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A family name in Vancouver's city directories

The Cairneys

In the city directories 1940 · eight people at eight addresses

The directories print eight people named Cairney at eight addresses in 1940 in six of the city's neighbourhoods, with the close spelling Carney. No first name or initials tie one address to another: we can't tell if they're one family.

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Where the Cairneys lived

Each pin is on its own block, numbered as the households below. One address isn't on today's map, so it has no pin. Today's land, parks, main roads and local areas: City of Vancouver Open Data (Open Government Licence – Vancouver).
  1. 1

    7398 Berkeley Street

    Victoria-Fraserview, 1940

    • J Carney, a janitor at the BC Government 1940

    Next door in 1940: R C Pattison at 7396. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    869 East 21st Avenue

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • Mrs A Cairney, widow of T 1940

    Next door in 1940: G T White at 835 and A A Davidson Jr at 871. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    982 East 22nd Avenue

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • Mrs C Cairney, widow of J J 1940

    Next door in 1940: H Hagen at 976 and K A Wright at 992. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    2171 East Hastings Street

    Grandview-Woodland, 1940

    • T Carney, a laborer 1940

    Next door in 1940: G B Northcott at 2167. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    222 Keefer Street

    Strathcona, 1940

    • J Carney 1940

    Next door in 1940: Greenhouses Parkview at 218 and Pong Gay Chan at 232. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    1448 Nelson Street

    West End, 1940

    • William Carney, a laborer at the Burrard Dry Dock 1940

    Next door in 1940: C F Virgo at 1442 and clifton apts at 1460. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    889 Seymour Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • Joseph T Carney, a waiter at the Vancouver Hotel 1940

    Next door in 1940: Roper's June B C School of Dancing at 887. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    50 West Cordova Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • James D Cairney, a seaman 1940

    Next door in 1940: Hatchery Queen at 36 and C Carlson at 52. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for five of the eight: a laborer (2), a janitor, a seaman and a waiter. Two are widows, listed under their own names.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Downtown (2), Kensington-Cedar Cottage (2), Grandview-Woodland, Strathcona, Victoria-Fraserview and West End. 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 J Carney at 7398 Berkeley 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 John Carney there as the householder, a janitor at the BC Government. In 1940 the directory lists Mrs A Cairney at 869 East 21st Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Agnes Cairney there as the householder, widow of T.

In 1940 the directory lists Mrs C Cairney at 982 East 22nd Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Christina Cairney there as the householder, widow of J J. In 1940 the directory lists T Carney at 2171 East Hastings Street. The 1940 name section lists Thomas Carney there as the householder, a laborer.

The 1940 name section lists J Carney at 222 Keefer Street. The 1940 name section lists William Carney at 1448 Nelson Street, a laborer at the Burrard Dry Dock. The 1940 name section lists Joseph T Carney at 889 Seymour Street, a waiter at the Vancouver Hotel. The 1940 name section lists James D Cairney at 50 West Cordova Street, a seaman.

Today

222 Keefer and 50 West Cordova still have their buildings from before 1946; 982 East 22nd (1992) has a newer building, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 7398 Berkeley, 869 East 21st, 2171 East Hastings, 1448 Nelson and 889 Seymour, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 12 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 C. Want a name removed? Tell us.