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A family name in Vancouver's city directories

The Oddys

In the city directories 1940 · six people at six addresses

The directories print six people named Oddy at six addresses in 1940 in five 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 Oddys 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

    436 East 19th Avenue

    Riley Park, 1940

    • Mrs A Oddy, widow of E 1940

    Next door in 1940: H Maides at 430 and J S Fiddler at 442. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    2866 East 1st Avenue

    Hastings-Sunrise, 1940

    • T E Oddy, a warehouseman 1940

    Next door in 1940: A W Buckle at 2838 and G Sweet at 2880. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    2066 East 44th Avenue

    Victoria-Fraserview, 1940

    • J H Oddy, retired 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs V J Grey at 2050 and R Reilly at 2078. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    1245 Nelson Street

    West End, 1940

    • A J Oddy, an office manager at Swifts 1940

    Next door in 1940: queen anne gardens at 1235. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    2366 West 12th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • N Oddy, who worked for Vancouver Breweries 1940

    Next door in 1940: J M Nicholson at 2356 and J Edwards at 2376. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    449 West 20th Avenue

    Riley Park, 1940

    • W V Oddy, a machinist at Boeing's 1940

    Next door in 1940: Miss R M MacDonald at 439 and C A P Morris at 459. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for four of the six: an employee, a machinist, an office manager and a warehouseman. One is a widow, listed under her own name.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Riley Park (2), Hastings-Sunrise, Kitsilano, Victoria-Fraserview 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

In 1940 the directory lists Mrs A Oddy at 436 East 19th 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 Appelonia Oddy there as the householder, widow of E. In 1940 the directory lists T E Oddy at 2866 East 1st Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Thomas E Oddy there as the householder, a warehouseman.

In 1940 the directory lists J H Oddy at 2066 East 44th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Joseph H Oddy there as the householder, retired. In 1940 the directory lists A J Oddy at 1245 Nelson Street. The 1940 name section lists Alvin J Oddy there as the householder, an office manager at Swifts.

The 1940 name section lists N Oddy at 2366 West 12th Avenue, who worked for Vancouver Breweries. W V Oddy is listed at 449 West 20th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Walter V Oddy there as the householder, a machinist at Boeing's.

Today

436 East 19th (1977), 2066 East 44th (1972) and 2366 West 12th (2002) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 2866 East 1st, 1245 Nelson and 449 West 20th, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 11 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 O. Want a name removed? Tell us.