A family name in Vancouver's city directories
The Cahills
In the city directories 1940 · 14 people at ten addresses
The directories print 14 people named Cahill at ten 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 Cahills at 3673 West 11th in 1940.
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Where the Cahills lived
- 1
1064 Balfour Avenue
Shaughnessy, 1940
- Mrs Rosalind Cahill 1940
Next door in 1940: Miss G I Palmer at 1054. The block, door by door
- 2
1101 Burrard Street
Downtown, 1940
- Margaret Cahill, a maid at the St Pauls Hospital 1940
Next door in 1940: C McKillop at 1143. The block, door by door
- 3
514 East 30th Avenue
Riley Park, 1940
- R J Cahill, a sheet metal worker 1940
- Cherice Cahill 1940
Next door in 1940: A R Delap at 520. The block, door by door
- 4
1835 Kitchener Street
Grandview-Woodland, 1940
- T J Cahill, retired 1940
Next door in 1940: J Borthwick at 1843. The block, door by door
- 5
1946 Main Street
Mount Pleasant, 1940
- Wilbert O Cahill 1940
Next door in 1940: Main Monumental Wks at 1930. The block, door by door
- 6
3239 Oak Street
South Cambie, 1940
- H P Cahill, a salesman at General Steel Wares 1940
Next door in 1940: Mrs L Marling at 3237 and E W Templeton at 3241. The block, door by door
- 7
646 Richards Street
Downtown, 1940
- Rev Father J E Cahill, an assistant at the Holy Rosary Cathedral 1940
Next door in 1940: holy rosary hall at 650. The block, door by door
- 8
3673 West 11th Avenue
Kitsilano, 1940
- G A Cahill, a clerk at Hall Holland 1940
- Helen M Cahill, a stenographer at Simpson-MacPherson 1940
- Lorna Cahill 1940
Next door in 1940: F B Herbert at 3669 and B F Greenwood at 3685. The block, door by door
- 9
3265 West 12th Avenue
Kitsilano, 1940
- J M Cahill, a serviceman at National Cash Register 1940
Next door in 1940: H C Huycke at 3255 and Mrs J I Doty at 3275. The block, door by door
- 10
1375 West 15th Avenue
Fairview, 1940
- Miss H M Cahill 1940
- Harriet M Cahill, a school teacher 1940
Next door in 1940: Shaughnessy Crescent at 1325 and braemar (the) at 1379. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for eight of the 14: an assistant, a clerk, a maid, a salesman, a school teacher and a serviceman, among others.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in Downtown (2), Kitsilano (2), Fairview, Grandview-Woodland, Mount Pleasant, Riley Park, Shaughnessy and South Cambie. 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
The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Mrs Rosalind Cahill at 1064 Balfour Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Margaret Cahill at 1101 Burrard Street, a maid at the St Pauls Hospital. In 1940 the directory lists R J Cahill at 514 East 30th 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 lists Ray J Cahill there as the householder, a sheet metal worker, with Cherice Cahill.
In 1940 the directory lists T J Cahill at 1835 Kitchener Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Thomas J Cahill there as the householder, retired. The 1940 name section lists Wilbert O Cahill at 1946 Main Street.
H P Cahill is listed at 3239 Oak Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Herbert P Cahill there as the householder, a salesman at General Steel Wares. The 1940 name section lists Rev Father J E Cahill at 646 Richards Street, an assistant at the Holy Rosary Cathedral.
In 1940 the directory lists G A Cahill at 3673 West 11th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Gordon A Cahill there as the householder, a clerk at Hall Holland, with Helen M Cahill, a stenographer at Simpson-MacPherson, and Lorna Cahill. In 1940 the directory lists J M Cahill at 3265 West 12th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists James M Cahill there as the householder, a serviceman at National Cash Register.
In 1940 the directory lists Miss H M Cahill at 1375 West 15th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Harriet M Cahill there as the householder, a school teacher.
Today
1064 Balfour, 1835 Kitchener, 646 Richards and 3265 West 12th still have their buildings from before 1946, 646 Richards on the Vancouver Heritage Register; 514 East 30th (2018) and 3673 West 11th (1995) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 1101 Burrard, 1946 Main, 3239 Oak and 1375 West 15th, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).
Every line as printed
All 19 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- Cahill Mrs Rosalind1064 Balfour, p. 86
- Cahill Margt maid St Pauls Hosp1101 Burrard, p. 86
- *Cahill R J514 East 30th, p. 246
- Cahill Cherice514 East 30th, p. 86
- Cahill Ray J sht mtl wkr514 East 30th, p. 86
- *Cahill T J1835 Kitchener, p. 99
- Cahill Thos J retired1835 Kitchener, p. 86
- Cahill Wilbert O1946 Main, p. 86
- Cahill H P3239 Oak, p. 121
- Cahill Herbt P slsmn Genl Steel Wares3239 Oak, p. 86
- Cahill Rev Father J E asst Holy Rosary Cathedral646 Richards, p. 86
- *Cahill G A3673 West 11th, p. 205
- Cahill Gordon A clk Hall Holland3673 West 11th, p. 86
- Cahill Helen M sten Simpson-MacPherson3673 West 11th, p. 86
- Cahill Lorna3673 West 11th, p. 86
- Cahill J M3265 West 12th, p. 209
- Cahill Jas M servmn Natl Cash Register3265 West 12th, p. 86
- Cahill Miss H M1375 West 15th, p. 219
- Cahill Harriet M sch tchr Van City1375 West 15th, p. 86
British Columbia and Yukon Directory, name section, where each person's work is printed
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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 C. Want a name removed? Tell us.