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The Connors

In the city directories 1940 · 17 people at 17 addresses

The directories print 17 people named Connor at 17 addresses in 1940 in eleven of the city's neighbourhoods. 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 Connors 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

    1375 Burrard Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • Doug W Connor, a clerk 1940

    Next door in 1940: J Stark at 1359. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    5052 Chambers Street

    Renfrew-Collingwood, 1940

    • J Connor 1940

    Next door in 1940: P C MacFarlane at 5080. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    1746 Commercial Drive

    Grandview-Woodland, 1940

    • W A Connor 1940

    Next door in 1940: Grandview Furn at 1740 and C Ahone at 1748. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    199 East 17th Avenue

    Riley Park, 1940

    • Mrs H Connor, widow of J H C 1940

    Next door in 1940: A Stirton at 197. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    136 East 27th Avenue

    Riley Park, 1940

    • J E Connor, a conductor at the BC Electric Railway 1940

    Next door in 1940: J Bennett at 120 and R H Anderson at 142. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    421 East 44th Avenue

    Sunset, 1940

    • J H Connor, a conductor at the BC Electric Railway 1940

    Next door in 1940: C F Grant at 417 and J Campbell at 431. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    2727 East 47th Avenue

    Killarney, 1940

    • T Connor, a carpenter 1940

    Next door in 1940: M Murphy at 2765. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    2204 East Pender Street

    Grandview-Woodland, 1940

    • J S Connor, a trucker at the BC Electric Railway 1940

    Next door in 1940: D Davies at 2210. The block, door by door

  9. 9

    1175 Haro Street

    West End, 1940

    • Mrs Lena F Connor 1940

    Next door in 1940: Miss M K Milliken at 1165 and 11 listings at 1185. The block, door by door

  10. 10

    3720 Heather Street

    South Cambie, 1940

    • Elsie W Connor, widow of T 1940

    Next door in 1940: F J Wright at 3730. The block, door by door

  11. 11

    1612 Kamloops Street

    Hastings-Sunrise, 1940

    • John V Connor, a salesman 1940

    Next door in 1940: H M Morphy at 1630. The block, door by door

  12. 12

    5695 Ormidale Street

    Renfrew-Collingwood, 1940

    • Margaret Connor, widow of P 1940

    Next door in 1940: J W Peterson at 5679. The block, door by door

  13. 13

    1516 Powell Street

    Grandview-Woodland, 1940

    • H Connor 1940

    Next door in 1940: M Adachi at 1514. The block, door by door

  14. 14

    3131 Vanness Avenue

    Renfrew-Collingwood, 1940

    • Isabel Connor, widow of W E 1940

    Next door in 1940: A Dickinson at 3117. The block, door by door

  15. 15

    3738 West 13th Avenue

    West Point Grey, 1940

    • Mrs K E Connor, widow of D 1940

    Next door in 1940: J P Hall at 3730 and M M Frazer at 3746. The block, door by door

  16. 16

    4474 West 14th Avenue

    West Point Grey, 1940

    • Mary J Connor 1940

    Next door in 1940: W G Mitchell at 4478. The block, door by door

  17. 17

    3222 West 36th Avenue

    Dunbar-Southlands, 1940

    • C F Connor, a school teacher 1940

    Next door in 1940: R T Haggert at 3214 and K S Loucks at 3232. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for seven of the 17: a conductor (2), a carpenter, a clerk, a salesman, a school teacher and a trucker. Three of them worked for BC Electric Railway. Five are widows, listed under their own names.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Grandview-Woodland (3), Renfrew-Collingwood (3), Riley Park (2), West Point Grey (2), Downtown, Dunbar-Southlands, Hastings-Sunrise, Killarney, South Cambie, Sunset 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

The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Doug W Connor at 1375 Burrard Street, a clerk. J Connor is listed at 5052 Chambers Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists John Connor there as the householder. W A Connor is listed at 1746 Commercial Drive in 1940.

In 1940 the directory lists Mrs H Connor at 199 East 17th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Hilda Connor there as the householder, widow of J H C. In 1940 the directory lists J E Connor at 136 East 27th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists James E Connor there as the householder, a conductor at the BC Electric Railway.

In 1940 the directory lists J H Connor at 421 East 44th 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 Joseph H Connor there as the householder, a conductor at the BC Electric Railway. In 1940 the directory lists T Connor at 2727 East 47th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Thomas Connor there as the householder, a carpenter.

In 1940 the directory lists J S Connor at 2204 East Pender Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists John S Connor there as the householder, a trucker at the BC Electric Railway. The 1940 name section lists Mrs Lena F Connor at 1175 Haro Street. The 1940 name section lists Elsie W Connor at 3720 Heather Street, widow of T.

The 1940 name section lists John V Connor at 1612 Kamloops Street, a salesman. The 1940 name section lists Margaret Connor at 5695 Ormidale Street, widow of P. The 1940 name section lists H Connor at 1516 Powell Street. The 1940 name section lists Isabel Connor at 3131 Vanness Avenue as the householder, widow of W E.

In 1940 the directory lists Mrs K E Connor at 3738 West 13th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Kath E Connor there as the householder, widow of D. The 1940 name section lists Mary J Connor at 4474 West 14th Avenue.

C F Connor is listed at 3222 West 36th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Charles F Connor there as the householder, a school teacher.

Today

5052 Chambers, 1746 Commercial Drive, 199 East 17th, 2204 East Pender, 1612 Kamloops, 5695 Ormidale, 1516 Powell, 4474 West 14th and 3222 West 36th still have their buildings from before 1946, 1516 Powell on the Vancouver Heritage Register; 136 East 27th (1997), 421 East 44th (1995), 2727 East 47th (1961), 1175 Haro (1967) and 3738 West 13th (1991) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 1375 Burrard, 3720 Heather and 3131 Vanness, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 25 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
1940

British Columbia and Yukon Directory, name section, where each person's work is printed

The book of the Connors

Every directory, as one book

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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.