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A family name in Vancouver's city directories

The Connollys

In the city directories 1940 · 14 people at ten addresses

The directories print 14 people named Connolly at ten addresses in 1940 in eight of the city's neighbourhoods, with the close spelling Conolly. 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 Connollys at 1996 West 41st in 1940.

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Where the Connollys 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

    3603 Commercial Street

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • S Connolly, a warehouseman at General Steel Wares 1940
    • Robert T Connolly, a laborer at Pacific Bolt 1940

    Next door in 1940: L T Seale at 3605. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    2526 Cornwall Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • Hugh Connolly, a class at the Sun 1940

    Next door in 1940: M J Hoffert at 2518 and J T Kinney at 2536. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    2102 East 54th Avenue

    Victoria-Fraserview, 1940

    • W Connolly, in coal and wood 1940

    Next door in 1940: L A McClelland at 2122. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    3100 Main Street

    Mount Pleasant, 1940

    • F Connolly, a caretaker at the Canadian Government 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs J E Grimway at 3124. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    845 West 13th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • Daniel Connolly, a dealer at Fuller Brush 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs P C Heathorn at 835 and T H Jackson at 855. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    3675 West 37th Avenue

    Dunbar-Southlands, 1940

    • W G Connolly, a city passenger agent at the CNR 1940
    • Madeleine Connolly, a nurse 1940

    Next door in 1940: J C Morley at 3657 and Mrs F M Shaw at 3691. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    1996 West 41st Avenue

    Kerrisdale, 1940

    • Mrs L Connolly, widow of G H 1940
    • Cairns Connolly, a clerk at Royal Insurance 1940
    • J Hudson Connolly, a clerk for Boultbee Sweet 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs G C Stuart at 1994. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    36 West Broadway

    Mount Pleasant, 1940

    • Mrs B Connolly, widow of E W 1940

    Next door in 1940: W G Sankey at 26 and J Irvine at 44. The block, door by door

  9. 9

    1876 West Broadway

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • Mrs C K Conolly 1940

    Next door in 1940: C R Bennett at 1846 and ventura (the) at 1886. The block, door by door

  10. 10

    1855 William Street

    Grandview-Woodland, 1940

    • J A Connolly, an engineer 1940

    Next door in 1940: I Etkin at 1849 and Mrs H Reilly at 1861. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for eleven of the 14: a clerk (2), a caretaker, a city passenger agent, a class, a coal and wood and a dealer, among others. Two are widows, listed under their own names.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Kitsilano (2), Mount Pleasant (2), Dunbar-Southlands, Fairview, Grandview-Woodland, Kensington-Cedar Cottage, Kerrisdale and Victoria-Fraserview. 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 S Connolly, a confectioner, at 3603 Commercial 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 Stewart Connolly there, a confectioner, with Stewart H Connolly, a warehouseman at General Steel Wares, and Robert T Connolly, a laborer at Pacific Bolt. The 1940 name section lists Hugh Connolly at 2526 Cornwall Avenue, a class at the Sun.

W Connolly, in fuel, is listed at 2102 East 54th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists William Connolly there, in coal and wood. F Connolly is listed at 3100 Main Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Frank Connolly there as the householder, a caretaker at the Canadian Government.

The 1940 name section lists Daniel Connolly at 845 West 13th Avenue, a dealer at Fuller Brush. In 1940 the directory lists W G Connolly at 3675 West 37th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists William G Connolly there as the householder, a city passenger agent at the CNR, with Madeleine Connolly, a nurse.

In 1940 the directory lists Mrs L Connolly at 1996 West 41st Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Lena Connolly there as the householder, widow of G H, with Cairns Connolly, a clerk at Royal Insurance, and J Hudson Connolly, a clerk for Boultbee Sweet. In 1940 the directory lists Mrs B Connolly at 36 West Broadway; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Betty Connolly there as the householder, widow of E W.

In 1940 the directory lists Mrs C K Conolly at 1876 West Broadway. The 1940 name section lists Mrs Cora K Conolly there as the householder. In 1940 the directory lists J A Connolly at 1855 William Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists James A Connolly there as the householder, an engineer.

Today

2526 Cornwall, 3675 West 37th, 1996 West 41st, 1876 West Broadway and 1855 William still have their buildings from before 1946; 3603 Commercial (1978) and 2102 East 54th (1988) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 3100 Main, 845 West 13th and 36 West Broadway, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

The 3500 block of Commercial Street, looking north from 20th Avenue past the Bank of Hamilton
About 1913 The 3500 block of Commercial Street, looking north from 20th Avenue past the Bank of Hamilton. Not at the house at 3603 Commercial: no archive photo of the 3600 block is known that we can show. City of Vancouver Archives, LGN 504. Public domain.

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 C. Want a name removed? Tell us.