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A family name on West 14th Avenue, Fairview, Mount Pleasant, Kitsilano and West Point Grey

The McLeans

In the city directories 1940 · 13 people at six addresses

The directories print 13 people named McLean at six addresses in 1940, all on West 14th 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 151 West 14th 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

    151 West 14th Avenue

    Mount Pleasant, 1940

    • Mrs M C McLean, widow of C 1940
    • Kathleen D McLean, a stenographer for A R Williams 1940
    • Phyllis J McLean, a saleswoman at Beauticians 1940

    Next door in 1940: J Shaw at 145 and J Harley at 157. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    485 West 14th Avenue

    Mount Pleasant, 1940

    • J H McLean, an inspector at the Workmen's Compensation Board 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs F M Brewster at 443. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    1536 West 14th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • A McLean 1940
    • Dorothy B McLean, a school teacher 1940

    Next door in 1940: R J Foster at 1512 and A P Joel at 1546. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    1585 West 14th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • Marcella McLean, widow of H 1940

    Next door in 1940: aleeta (the) at 1575 and H E Selman at 1595. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    4098 West 14th Avenue

    West Point Grey, 1940

    • N MacLean, a master mariner at Canadian National Steamships 1940
    • J Harris MacLean, a porter at Canadian National Steamships 1940
    • Malcolm MacLean, an office boy at Kirkland & Rose 1940

    Next door in 1940: F J Tremblay at 4088. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    4348 West 14th Avenue

    West Point Grey, 1940

    • Rev H N Maclean, retired 1940
    • Don N Maclean, a school teacher 1940
    • Marion R Maclean, a telephone operator at the CBC 1940

    Next door in 1940: A E Dockrill at 4338 and F L Anscombe at 4354. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for nine of the 13: a school teacher (2), an inspector, a master mariner, an office boy, a porter and a saleswoman, among others. Some worked for the same employer: two for Canadian National Steamships and two for Vancouver City. Two are widows, listed under their own names.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Fairview (2), Mount Pleasant (2) and West Point Grey (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 Mrs M C McLean at 151 West 14th 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 May C McLean there as the householder, widow of C, with Kathleen D McLean, a stenographer for A R Williams, and Phyllis J McLean, a saleswoman at Beauticians. In 1940 the directory lists J H McLean at 485 West 14th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists James H McLean there as the householder, an inspector at the Workmen's Compensation Board.

In 1940 the directory lists A McLean at 1536 West 14th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Archibald McLean there as the householder, with Dorothy B McLean, a school teacher. The 1940 name section lists Marcella McLean at 1585 West 14th Avenue, widow of H.

N MacLean is listed at 4098 West 14th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Neil MacLean there as the householder, a master mariner at Canadian National Steamships, with J Harris MacLean, a porter at Canadian National Steamships, and Malcolm MacLean, an office boy at Kirkland & Rose. Rev H N Maclean is listed at 4348 West 14th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Rev Hector N Maclean there as the householder, retired, with Don N Maclean, a school teacher, and Marion R Maclean, a telephone operator at the CBC.

Today

151 West 14th, 485 West 14th, 1536 West 14th and 1585 West 14th still have their buildings from before 1946; 4098 West 14th (2003) and 4348 West 14th (1989) have newer buildings, by the City's record.

Every line as printed

All 18 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.