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The Moodies

In the city directories 1940 · 20 people at 13 addresses

The directories print 20 people named Moodie at 13 addresses in 1940 in eight of the city's neighbourhoods. No first name or initials tie one address to another: we can't tell if they're one family.

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Where the Moodies lived

Each pin is on its own block, numbered as the households below. One address isn't on today's map, so it has no pin. Today's land, parks, main roads and local areas: City of Vancouver Open Data (Open Government Licence – Vancouver).
  1. 1

    2021 Charles Street

    Grandview-Woodland, 1940

    • James S Moodie 1940

    Next door in 1940: R F Simpson at 2025. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    519 Hamilton Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • George K Moodie, a packer 1940

    Next door in 1940: City Dye Works at 517 and Pac Gar at 523. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    540 Helmcken Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • Elizabeth L Moodie, widow of E L 1940
    • Bethia E A Moodie, a school teacher 1940

    Next door in 1940: F Smith at 538 and E Schofield at 542. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    641 Helmcken Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • Mrs E L Moodie 1940

    Next door in 1940: R G Topliss at 639 and Miss B Davies at 643. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    3101 Main Street

    Mount Pleasant, 1940

    • Mrs V Moodie 1940
    • Victoria Moodie 1940

    Next door in 1940: A W McCutcheon at 3115. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    8607 Montcalm Street

    Marpole, 1940

    • G C Moodie, a carpenter 1940

    Next door in 1940: H J Watson at 8619. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    8809 Montcalm Street

    Marpole, 1940

    • Mrs Rachel Moodie 1940

    Next door in 1940: J W Furlong at 8849. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    1284 Nelson Street

    West End, 1940

    • S F M Moodie 1940
    • Stan E M Moodie, on active service 1940

    Next door in 1940: Miss E M Whitehead at 1270. The block, door by door

  9. 9

    2507 Wall Street

    Hastings-Sunrise, 1940

    • Mrs D A Moodie 1940
    • Clyde R Moodie, who worked for Woodward's 1940

    Next door in 1940: G E Small at 2523. The block, door by door

  10. 10

    4395 West 10th Avenue

    West Point Grey, 1940

    • C H Moodie, in meats 1940

    Next door in 1940: T Braidwood at 4393 and Varsity Dairy Lunch at 4397. The block, door by door

  11. 11

    4261 West 12th Avenue

    West Point Grey, 1940

    • Miss E M Moodie 1940
    • Eleanor M Moodie, a nurse 1940

    Next door in 1940: F R Seymour at 4255 and Miss M A Robertson at 4273. The block, door by door

  12. 12

    4394 West 9th Avenue

    West Point Grey, 1940

    • C H Moodie, in meats 1940
    • Helen Moodie, a student 1940

    Next door in 1940: J McR Brough at 4390. The block, door by door

  13. 13

    1350 West King Edward Avenue

    Shaughnessy, 1940

    • W T Moodie, an assistant accountant at the Royal Bank 1940
    • Walter J Moodie, a student at UBC 1940

    Next door in 1940: A McK Bull at 1336 and A J MacDonald at 1360. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for eight of the 20: an assistant accountant, a carpenter, an employee, a meats, a nurse and an on active service, among others. One is a widow, listed under her own name.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Downtown (3), West Point Grey (3), Marpole (2), Grandview-Woodland, Hastings-Sunrise, Mount Pleasant, Shaughnessy and West End. 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

The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists James S Moodie at 2021 Charles Street. The 1940 name section lists George K Moodie at 519 Hamilton Street, a packer. The 1940 name section lists Elizabeth L Moodie at 540 Helmcken Street as the householder, widow of E L, with Bethia E A Moodie, a school teacher. Mrs E L Moodie is listed at 641 Helmcken Street in 1940.

In 1940 the directory lists Mrs V Moodie at 3101 Main Street; 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 lists Victoria Moodie there as the householder. In 1940 the directory lists G C Moodie at 8607 Montcalm Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Gordon C Moodie there as the householder, a carpenter.

The 1940 name section lists Mrs Rachel Moodie at 8809 Montcalm Street. S F M Moodie is listed at 1284 Nelson Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Stan F M Moodie there as the householder, with Stan E M Moodie, on active service.

Mrs D A Moodie is listed at 2507 Wall Street in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Mrs Daisy A Moodie there as the householder, with Clyde R Moodie, who worked for Woodward's. C H Moodie, in meats, is listed at 4395 West 10th Avenue in 1940.

In 1940 the directory lists Miss E M Moodie at 4261 West 12th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Eleanor M Moodie there as the householder, a nurse. In 1940 the directory lists C H Moodie at 4394 West 9th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Charles H Moodie there as the householder, in meats, with Helen Moodie, a student.

In 1940 the directory lists W T Moodie at 1350 West King Edward Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Walter T Moodie there as the householder, a general superintendent at the CNR, with William T Moodie, an assistant accountant at the Royal Bank, and Walter J Moodie, a student at UBC.

Today

540 Helmcken, 2507 Wall, 4261 West 12th, 4394 West 9th and 1350 West King Edward still have their buildings from before 1946, 540 Helmcken and 4261 West 12th on the Vancouver Heritage Register; 3101 Main (1991) has a newer building, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 2021 Charles, 519 Hamilton, 641 Helmcken, 8607 Montcalm, 8809 Montcalm, 1284 Nelson and 4395 West 10th, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 26 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
1940

British Columbia and Yukon Directory, name section, where each person's work is printed

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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.