The Abernethys

The story, address by address

In 1940 the directory lists Mrs C Abernethy at 3441 Adanac 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 Caroline Abernethy there as the householder, widow of H, with Cecil H Abernethy, a sub station manager at the Sun. The 1940 name section lists Mrs Cath Abernethy at 2719 Alder Street, with Norma Abernethy, a music teacher.

R S Abernethy is listed at 6150 Cypress Street in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists R Scott Abernethy there as the householder, a superintendent at the Eburne Saw Mills. R M Abernethy is listed at 5390 Larch Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists R Murray Abernethy there as the householder, an insurance manager for H A Roberts.

E M Abernethy is listed at 8812 Laurel Street in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Earle M Abernethy there as the householder, a yard foreman at Consolidated Coal. R Abernethy is listed at 3589 Osler Street in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Robert Abernethy there as the householder, a president at the Eburne Saw Mills, with Elizabeth B Abernethy, a secretary to president at UBC, and Mina D Abernethy, a saleswoman at the Eburne Saw Mills.

Mrs E E J Abernethy is listed at 4899 Quebec Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Mrs Emma E J Abernethy there as the householder. A Abernethy is listed at 220 Robson Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Alex Abernethy there as the householder, a swamper at the City of Vancouver, with Benjamin H C Abernethy, a messenger, and James A Abernethy, a driver at Northwestern Messenger.

J S Abernethy is listed at 564 West 24th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists John S Abernethy there as the householder, a carpenter, with Mossman E Abernethy, a maid for J H Hudson. The 1940 name section lists Jean Abernethey at 2327 West 34th Avenue, a maid for J H Edgell. The 1940 name section lists William Abernethy at 2605 West 37th Avenue.

The 1940 name section lists Gordon M Abernethy at 1538 West 40th Avenue, a log operator. The 1940 name section lists J O Abernethy at 837 West Hastings Street, a manager at Flack Investments.

Today

3441 Adanac, 6150 Cypress, 4899 Quebec, 564 West 24th, 2327 West 34th and 2605 West 37th still have their buildings from before 1946, 2605 West 37th on the Vancouver Heritage Register; 5390 Larch (2000), 8812 Laurel (1971), 3589 Osler (2003), 1538 West 40th (2018) and 837 West Hastings (1998) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 2719 Alder and 220 Robson, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).