A family name in Vancouver's city directories
The Roddans
In the city directories 1940 · six people at three addresses
The directories print six people named Roddan at three addresses in 1940 in three of the city's neighbourhoods. No first name or initials tie one address to another: we can't tell if they're one family. The most under one roof: four Roddans at 3106 Alberta in 1940.
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Where the Roddans lived
- 1
3106 Alberta Street
Mount Pleasant, 1940
- Rev A Roddan, a student at UBC 1940
- Margaret R Roddan, a student 1940
- Ruth M Roddan 1940
- Sam M Roddan, a school teacher at the Burnaby Corporation 1940
Next door in 1940: S C Gale at 3118. The block, door by door
- 2
- 3
5407 Sherbrooke Street
Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940
- S Roddan, retired 1940
Next door in 1940: Miss M J Burgess at 5469. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for one of the six: a school teacher.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in Fairview, Kensington-Cedar Cottage and Mount Pleasant. 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 Rev A Roddan at 3106 Alberta 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, where each person's work is printed, lists Rev Andrew Roddan there as the householder, a pastor at the First United Church, with Andrew Roddan Jr, a student at UBC, Margaret R Roddan, a student, Ruth M Roddan, and Sam M Roddan, a school teacher at the Burnaby Corporation. The 1940 name section lists Arthur Roddan at 2232 Alder Street.
S Roddan is listed at 5407 Sherbrooke Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Sam Roddan there as the householder, retired.
Today
3106 Alberta still has its building from before 1946, dated 1913 by the City's record and on the Vancouver Heritage Register; 5407 Sherbrooke (1965) has a newer building, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 2232 Alder, so that building is probably gone (inferred).
Every line as printed
All 9 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- *Roddan Rev A3106 Alberta, p. 3
- Roddan Rev Andw pastor First United Ch3106 Alberta, p. 528
- Roddan Andw Jr studt UBC3106 Alberta, p. 528
- Roddan Margt R studt3106 Alberta, p. 528
- Roddan Ruth M3106 Alberta, p. 528
- Roddan Sam M sch tchr Bby Corpn3106 Alberta, p. 528
- Roddan Arth2232 Alder, p. 528
- Roddan S5407 Sherbrooke, p. 151
- Roddan Sam retired5407 Sherbrooke, p. 528
British Columbia and Yukon Directory, street section
The book of the Roddans
Every directory, as one book
The family book reads the Roddan 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: 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 R. Want a name removed? Tell us.