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The Waddells

In the city directories 1940 · 15 people at twelve addresses

The directories print 15 people named Waddell at twelve 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. The most under one roof: three Waddells at 2623 West 5th in 1940.

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Where the Waddells 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

    1350 Devonshire Crescent

    Shaughnessy, 1940

    • F F Waddell 1940

    Next door in 1940: G A Flavelle at 1336 and Mrs M Lewis at 1364. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    3547 Dundas Street

    Hastings-Sunrise, 1940

    • W E Waddell, a postman 1940

    Next door in 1940: T R Mitchell at 3545 and F Stephens at 3551. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    1336 East 13th Avenue

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • E Waddell, a carpenter at the CPR 1940

    Next door in 1940: E A Cornford at 1330 and S J Lockyer at 1344. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    574 East 47th Avenue

    Sunset, 1940

    • W J Waddell, a groundsman at Langara Golf Links 1940

    Next door in 1940: T Grice at 566. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    385 East 8th Avenue

    Mount Pleasant, 1940

    • W Waddell, a steamfitter 1940

    Next door in 1940: R Morrison at 379. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    543 East Broadway

    Mount Pleasant, 1940

    • William W Waddell, a helper at N Vancouver Ship Repairs 1940

    Next door in 1940: G Woodcock at 537 and T Symington at 549. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    2428 Pandora Street

    Hastings-Sunrise, 1940

    • Mrs M Waddell, widow of T 1940

    Next door in 1940: A Kennedy at 2422 and J P Bain at 2436. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    4069 West 13th Avenue

    West Point Grey, 1940

    • David B Waddell, an assistant at UBC 1940

    Next door in 1940: C A Butler at 4065 and N R Porter at 4077. The block, door by door

  9. 9

    2861 West 15th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • D G A Waddell, a transfer officer at Toronto General Trusts 1940

    Next door in 1940: H V Tuff at 2853 and F G Claydon at 2877. The block, door by door

  10. 10

    3641 West 15th Avenue

    West Point Grey, 1940

    • M G Waddell, retired 1940
    • Grace N Waddell, a stenographer at Finning Tractor & Equipment 1940

    Next door in 1940: T G McNames at 3625 and F McCallum at 3651. The block, door by door

  11. 11

    3878 West 37th Avenue

    Dunbar-Southlands, 1940

    • Emily L Waddell, widow of A G 1940

    Next door in 1940: E F McDonagh at 3870 and P Jorgenson at 3886. The block, door by door

  12. 12

    2623 West 5th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • G Waddell, an electrician engineer 1940
    • Andrew G Waddell, a stockman at Spencer's 1940
    • John J Waddell, a salesman 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs E Cartwright at 2617 and J R McKay at 2629. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for eleven of the 15: an assistant, a carpenter, an electrician engineer, a groundsman, a helper and a postman, among others. Two are widows, listed under their own names.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Hastings-Sunrise (2), Kitsilano (2), Mount Pleasant (2), West Point Grey (2), Dunbar-Southlands, Kensington-Cedar Cottage, Shaughnessy and Sunset. 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 F F Waddell at 1350 Devonshire Crescent. W E Waddell is listed at 3547 Dundas 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, where each person's work is printed, lists William E Waddell there as the householder, a postman.

E Waddell is listed at 1336 East 13th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Edmund Waddell there as the householder, a carpenter at the CPR. W J Waddell is listed at 574 East 47th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists William J Waddell there as the householder, a groundsman at Langara Golf Links.

W Waddell is listed at 385 East 8th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Wilson Waddell there as the householder, a steamfitter. The 1940 name section lists William W Waddell at 543 East Broadway, a helper at N Vancouver Ship Repairs.

In 1940 the directory lists Mrs M Waddell at 2428 Pandora Street. The 1940 name section lists Mary Waddell there as the householder, widow of T. The 1940 name section lists David B Waddell at 4069 West 13th Avenue, an assistant at UBC.

D G A Waddell is listed at 2861 West 15th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists D Graeme A Waddell there as the householder, a transfer officer at Toronto General Trusts. M G Waddell is listed at 3641 West 15th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Malcolm G Waddell there as the householder, retired, with Grace N Waddell, a stenographer at Finning Tractor & Equipment.

The 1940 name section lists Emily L Waddell at 3878 West 37th Avenue, widow of A G. In 1940 the directory lists G Waddell at 2623 West 5th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists George Waddell there as the householder, an electrician engineer, with Andrew G Waddell, a stockman at Spencer's, and John J Waddell, a salesman.

Today

1336 East 13th, 2428 Pandora, 2861 West 15th, 3641 West 15th and 2623 West 5th still have their buildings from before 1946; 3547 Dundas (1972), 574 East 47th (2004), 543 East Broadway (1969), 4069 West 13th (2008) and 3878 West 37th (1998) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 1350 Devonshire Crescent and 385 East 8th, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 23 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 W. Want a name removed? Tell us.