A family name in Vancouver's city directories
The Metcalfes
In the city directories 1940 · 48 addresses on 43 streets
The directories print the Metcalfe name at 48 addresses on 43 streets in 1940, in 15 of the city's neighbourhoods, with the close spelling Metcalf. At that many addresses it is many families, not one, so each street has its own page: the people we can follow there by first name and initials, and every line as printed.
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Where the Metcalfes lived
- Kitsilano8 addresses
- Mount Pleasant7 addresses
- West End7 addresses
- Downtown4 addresses
- Fairview4 addresses
- Grandview-Woodland3 addresses
- Hastings-Sunrise3 addresses
- Arbutus Ridge2 addresses
- Riley Park2 addresses
- South Cambie2 addresses
- West Point Grey2 addresses
- Dunbar-Southlands1 address
- Kensington-Cedar Cottage1 address
- Kerrisdale1 address
- Victoria-Fraserview1 address
Where the name was printed
The twelve streets with the most addresses first; tap one for its story and the record.
- 1East 1st AvenueTwo addresses in Hastings-Sunrise; two people: E Metcalfe and Chris Metcalfe1940
- 2Pendrell StreetTwo addresses in West End; two people: H E Metcalfe and J G Metcalfe1940
- 3West 18th AvenueTwo addresses in Riley Park and South Cambie; three people: Mrs M Metcalfe, W Metcalfe and Elizabeth Metcalfe1940
- 4West 5th AvenueTwo addresses in Fairview and Kitsilano; two people: J B Metcalf and Mrs I Metcalf1940
- 5Yew StreetTwo addresses in Kitsilano; two people: T H Metcalf and Holly Metcalfe1940
- 6Blenheim StreetOne address in Dunbar-Southlands; one person: G Metcalf1940
- 7Bute StreetOne address in West End; one person: Arthur Metcalfe1940
- 8Churchill StreetOne address in Kerrisdale; one person: S W Metcalfe1940
- 9Comox StreetOne address in West End; one person: Gertrude Metcalf1940
- 10East 13th AvenueOne address in Mount Pleasant; one person: Margaret Metcalfe1940
- 11East 15th AvenueOne address in Mount Pleasant; one person: C J Metcalfe1940
- 12East 32nd AvenueOne address in Riley Park; one person: E Metcalfe1940
31 more streets, by name: East 44th Avenue (1), East 4th Avenue (1), East 5th Avenue (1), Harwood Street (1), Hemlock Street (1), Howe Street (1), Jervis Street (1), Main Street (1), Manitoba Street (1), Maple Street (1), Nelson Street (1), Ontario Street (1), Spruce Street (1), Triumph Street (1), Victoria Drive (1), West 10th Avenue (1), West 11th Avenue (1), West 12th Avenue (1), West 13th Avenue (1), West 19th Avenue (1), West 1st Avenue (1), West 2nd Avenue (1), West 34th Avenue (1), West 35th Avenue (1), West 3rd Avenue (1), West 8th Avenue (1), West Broadway (1), West Georgia Street (1), West Hastings Street (1), West Pender Street (1), Woodland Drive (1).
Today
By the City's record, of the 48 addresses, eleven still have their buildings from before 1946, twelve have newer buildings and the City no longer lists 25; each street's page names them.
The book of the Metcalfes
Every directory, as one book
The family book reads the Metcalfe name in each Vancouver directory we hold from 1901 to 1945: everyone printed under it at every address, their work from the name sections, who lived next door, and the page behind every line, to read here or save as a PDF to print or give.
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Sources
Henderson's and successor city directories for Vancouver, read by us line by line (Vancouver Public Library, BC City Directories). Names are shown through 1945, as printed. Close spellings are grouped, as on the house pages; one name can be many families, and we join lines only where the first names or initials agree. More family names under M. Want a name removed? Tell us.