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The Newells

In the city directories 1940 · 17 people at 15 addresses

The directories print 17 people named Newell at 15 addresses in 1940 in ten 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 Newells 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

    5596 Aberdeen Street

    Renfrew-Collingwood, 1940

    • Reginald J Newell, a warehouseman at Black Bros Motor Products 1940
  2. 2

    2855 Balaclava Street

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • A Newell, a mechanic at Begg Motor 1940

    Next door in 1940: T O'Connor at 2875. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    6951 Dawson Street

    Killarney, 1940

    • W Newell, a clerk at the Pacific Mills 1940

    Next door in 1940: L S Cameron at 6981. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    1435 East 19th Avenue

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • A E Newell, a laborer 1940

    Next door in 1940: F McMullan at 1411 and H S Harvey at 1447. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    36 East 38th Avenue

    Riley Park, 1940

    • A Newell, retired 1940

    Next door in 1940: J C Bird at 20 and A Ielmini at 50. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    632 East 5th Avenue

    Mount Pleasant, 1940

    • E Newell, a laborer 1940

    Next door in 1940: W J Main at 624. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    2895 East Georgia Street

    Hastings-Sunrise, 1940

    • S J Newell, a building contractor 1940
    • John R Newell, a carpenter 1940

    Next door in 1940: A Anderson at 2887. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    3620 Main Street

    Riley Park, 1940

    • Calvin Newell, a carpenter 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs C F Wilkins at 3622. The block, door by door

  9. 9

    1173 Nelson Street

    West End, 1940

    • Richard Newell 1940

    Next door in 1940: W B Pitman at 1171. The block, door by door

  10. 10

    1872 Pendrell Street

    West End, 1940

    • H F Newell, a salesman at the Denman Wharf 1940

    Next door in 1940: A Dobson at 1840 and J W Newman at 1874. The block, door by door

  11. 11

    2829 Stephens Street

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • C H Newell 1940
    • Elva M Newell, a saleswoman at Cake Box 1940

    Next door in 1940: T Read at 2835. The block, door by door

  12. 12

    1514 West 13th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • C E Newell, proprietor of International Barber Shop 1940

    Next door in 1940: D A Ward at 1510 and Mrs O Craig at 1518. The block, door by door

  13. 13

    2525 West 13th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • Norma M Newell, a stenographer for Mutual Life 1940

    Next door in 1940: G W Richardson at 2515 and A H Easton at 2535. The block, door by door

  14. 14

    987 West 21st Avenue

    South Cambie, 1940

    • Mrs Jessie Newell 1940

    Next door in 1940: R G MacKenzie at 981. The block, door by door

  15. 15

    1536 West 4th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • Miss J Newell, a waitress at the Hudson's Bay Company 1940

    Next door in 1940: J A Duthie at 1532 and Greenwood Drug & Paper at 1550. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for twelve of the 17: a carpenter (2), a laborer (2), a clerk, a mechanic, a proprietor and a salesman, among others.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Kitsilano (3), Fairview (2), Riley Park (2), West End (2), Hastings-Sunrise, Kensington-Cedar Cottage, Killarney, Mount Pleasant, Renfrew-Collingwood and South Cambie. 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 Reginald J Newell at 5596 Aberdeen Street, a warehouseman at Black Bros Motor Products. A Newell is listed at 2855 Balaclava Street in 1940; 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 Arthur Newell there as the householder, a mechanic at Begg Motor.

W Newell is listed at 6951 Dawson Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists William Newell there as the householder, a clerk at the Pacific Mills. A E Newell is listed at 1435 East 19th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Arthur E Newell there as the householder, a laborer.

A Newell is listed at 36 East 38th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Albert Newell there as the householder, retired. E Newell is listed at 632 East 5th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Edward Newell there as the householder, a laborer.

S J Newell, a building contractor, is listed at 2895 East Georgia Street in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists John R Newell there, a carpenter. The 1940 name section lists Calvin Newell at 3620 Main Street, a carpenter. The 1940 name section lists Richard Newell at 1173 Nelson Street.

H F Newell is listed at 1872 Pendrell Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Harold F Newell there as the householder, a salesman at the Denman Wharf. C H Newell is listed at 2829 Stephens Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Clif H Newell there as the householder, with Elva M Newell, a saleswoman at Cake Box.

C E Newell is listed at 1514 West 13th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Clarence E Newell there as the householder, proprietor of International Barber Shop. The 1940 name section lists Norma M Newell at 2525 West 13th Avenue, a stenographer for Mutual Life. The 1940 name section lists Mrs Jessie Newell at 987 West 21st Avenue.

The 1940 name section lists Miss J Newell at 1536 West 4th Avenue, a waitress at the Hudson's Bay Company.

Today

5596 Aberdeen, 2855 Balaclava, 2829 Stephens, 2525 West 13th and 987 West 21st still have their buildings from before 1946; 6951 Dawson (1956), 1435 East 19th (1989), 36 East 38th (1996) and 2895 East Georgia (1974) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 632 East 5th, 3620 Main, 1173 Nelson, 1872 Pendrell, 1514 West 13th and 1536 West 4th, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 25 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 N. Want a name removed? Tell us.