GOODFELLOW, William Douglas Bamford (1883-1958), was born in Shanghai, China on 29 September 1883 and was active in Vancouver from 1907 until 1914. He likely trained under his father William Goodfellow, an architect and builder in New Westminster. In 1908 William D. Goodfellow was recorded as the architect for the new 3 storey Knights of Pythias Hall in NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. (Province [Vancouver], 15 Aug. 1908, 9, t.c.).
W.D.B. Goodfellow was in partnership in 1911 with Sholto Smith (see list of works under Smith & Goodfellow), and they practised in Vancouver until early February 1912 when their partnership was dissolved (Daily Building Record [Vancouver], 5 Feb. 1912, 1). Smith left Vancouver "...for an extended holiday", and Goodfellow continued the practice under his own name. In that year he designed a substantial residence for Dr. John W. Thomson, in Shaughnessy Heights, as well as several other private houses in the area of South Vancouver and Point Grey. In November 1914 he joined the Canadian Overseas Expeditionary Force and served in Europe, later receiving the Military Cross on 1 January 1918 as well as several other British war medals for 'gallant services'. After being discharged in March 1919 he returned to China to pursue his career, and was associated with (or employed by?) Atkinson & Dallas, Architects in Hankow, China. Goodfellow then left China (via Hong Kong) and moved to England in 1926, and later died at Surbiton, Co. Surrey, England on 11 February 1958 (inf. Gordon Fulton, Ottawa).
WLLIAM D.B. GOODFELLOW (works in Vancouver and area)
WEST 5th AVENUE, near Balsam Street, residence for Currie & Wallace, contractors,1912 (Daily Building Record [Vancouver], 29 Feb. 1912, 1; City of Vancouver b.p. 1615, 1 March 1912)
PARK DRIVE, residence for W. Harrison, 1912 (Daily Building Record [Vancouver], 28 March 1912, 1)
WEST 3rd AVENUE, near Balaclava Street, residence for George A.D. Mailleue, 1912 (City of Vancouver b.p. 1993, 9 April 1912)
WEST 3rd AVENUE, near Dunbar Street, residence for Faris & Montserrat, 1912 (City of Vancouver b.p. 2274, 7 May 1912)
TRUTCH STREET, at 2nd Avenue, residence for Oliver & Wilson, contractors, 1912 (Daily Building Record [Vancouver], 31 May 1912, 1)
POINT GREY, store and apartments for M.G. Oliver, West 16th Avenue at Heather Street, 1912 (Point Grey b.p. 57, 12 June 1912)
SHAUGHNESSY HEIGHTS, residence for Dr. John W. Thomson, West 7th Avenue near Pine Street, 1912 (Province [Vancouver], 22 June 1912, 22; The Sun [Vancouver], 24 June 1912, 5, descrip.)
POINT GREY, residence, store and apartments for John McClashen, Trimble Street at West 10th Avenue, 1912 (Point Grey b.p. 108, 5 July 1912)
BAYSWATER STREET, at 2nd Avenue, residence for Dr. S. Beresford Peele, 1912 (City of Vancouver b.p. 3025, 26 July 1912)
WEST 1st AVENUE, at Waterloo Street, residence for John Oliver, 1912 (Daily Building Record [Vancouver], 30 Aug. 1912, 1; The Sun [Vancouver], 2 Sept. 1912, 27; City of Vancouver b.p. 3317, 29 Aug. 1912)
POINT GREY, residence for Thomas Cutts, 45th Avenue, Kerrisdale, 1912 (The Sun [Vancouver], 2 Sept. 1912, 27; Point Grey b.p. 293, 25 Sept. 1912)
VENABLES STREET, near Commercial Drive, a 2 storey auto garage for W.H. Patterson, 1912-13 (Daily Building Record [Vancouver], 13 Nov. 1912, 1)
WEST 3rd AVENUE, at Balsam Street, residence for Currie & Wallace, Builders 1913 (City of Vancouver b.p. 4131, 3 Jan. 1913)
POINT GREY, office and store for J.I. Farr, 1914 (Point Grey b.p. 1266, 13 Feb. 1914)