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A family name on West 13th Avenue, Fairview, Mount Pleasant, Kitsilano and West Point Grey

The McLeans

In the city directories 1940 · 14 people at eight addresses

The directories print 14 people named McLean at eight addresses in 1940, all on West 13th Avenue, with the close spellings MacLean, Maclean and McClean. No first name or initials tie one address to another: we can't tell if they're one family. The most under one roof: three McLeans at 1895 West 13th in 1940. The directories print the name on 151 other streets too, all listed on the McLean name's own page.

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Where the McLeans lived

Each pin is on its own block, numbered as the households below. Today's land, parks, main roads and local areas: City of Vancouver Open Data (Open Government Licence – Vancouver).
  1. 1

    915 West 13th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • W A McLean, a stenographer 1940
    • Allan B McLean, a student 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs F Muir at 905 and J W Unicume at 925. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    1545 West 13th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • L A MacLean, retired 1940
    • Gertrude MacLean 1940

    Next door in 1940: T Funston at 1555. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    1895 West 13th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • M A McLean, a manager at Pioneer Equipment 1940
    • Agnes McLean, a stenographer at Begg Motor 1940
    • Cecilia McLean, a music teacher 1940

    Next door in 1940: J Munro at 1885. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    2850 West 13th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • Mrs N M McLean, widow of G 1940
    • Elsye M McLean, who worked for the BC Telephone 1940

    Next door in 1940: T McRobbie at 2838 and A F Warnken at 2860. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    3485 West 13th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • M MacLean, an engineer 1940

    Next door in 1940: T T Hill at 3473 and W S Bell at 3493. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    4021 West 13th Avenue

    West Point Grey, 1940

    • Mrs L McLean, widow of J A 1940

    Next door in 1940: W A Found at 4015. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    4464 West 13th Avenue

    West Point Grey, 1940

    • K McLean, a packer at American Can 1940
    • Doreen McLean, a stenographer 1940

    Next door in 1940: F Taylor at 4458 and J S Hucks at 4468. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    4640 West 13th Avenue

    West Point Grey, 1940

    • D M McLean, a manager at the Trimble Service 1940

    Next door in 1940: J M Anderson at 4616 and G G Allen at 4650. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for nine of the 14: a stenographer (3), a manager (2), an employee, an engineer, a music teacher and a packer. Two are widows, listed under their own names.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Kitsilano (3), West Point Grey (3) and Fairview (2). Each neighbourhood's page shows its trades, its people and every street in it, the way the directory printed them.

The story, address by address

In 1940 the directory lists W A McLean at 915 West 13th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked *: some member of the family owns the property, to the best of our knowledge (the directory's own mark). The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists William A McLean there as the householder, a superintendent at Crone Storage, with Winnifred A McLean, a stenographer, and Allan B McLean, a student. In 1940 the directory lists L A MacLean at 1545 West 13th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Laurent A MacLean there as the householder, retired, with Gertrude MacLean.

In 1940 the directory lists M A McLean at 1895 West 13th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Michael A McLean there as the householder, a manager at Pioneer Equipment, with Agnes McLean, a stenographer at Begg Motor, and Cecilia McLean, a music teacher. In 1940 the directory lists Mrs N M McLean at 2850 West 13th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Nannie M McLean there as the householder, widow of G, with Elsye M McLean, who worked for the BC Telephone.

In 1940 the directory lists M MacLean at 3485 West 13th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Malcolm MacLean there as the householder, an engineer. In 1940 the directory lists Mrs L McLean at 4021 West 13th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Lois McLean there as the householder, widow of J A.

In 1940 the directory lists K McLean at 4464 West 13th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Ken McLean there as the householder, a salesman at Norfolk Paper, with Ken W H McLean, a packer at American Can, and Doreen McLean, a stenographer. In 1940 the directory lists D M McLean at 4640 West 13th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists D Munroe McLean there as the householder, a manager at the Trimble Service.

Today

2850 West 13th, 3485 West 13th, 4021 West 13th, 4464 West 13th and 4640 West 13th still have their buildings from before 1946; 1545 West 13th (1985) has a newer building, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 915 West 13th and 1895 West 13th, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 24 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
1940

British Columbia and Yukon Directory, street section

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Sources

Henderson's and successor city directories for Vancouver, read by us line by line: the street sections for 1905, 1915, 1925, 1935, 1940 and 1945, and the name section for 1930 and 1940 where we've read it (Vancouver Public Library, BC City Directories). Names are shown through 1945, as printed. Close spellings are grouped, as on the house pages, since a family's name was often spelled differently from one year to the next; one name can still be several families, and we join lines only where the first names or initials agree. Many Chinese, Japanese and other residents weren't named by the canvassers, so they can't be listed by name: their houses' pages say where. More family names under M. Want a name removed? Tell us.