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The Cormacks

In the city directories 1940 · 18 people at twelve addresses

The directories print 18 people named Cormack at twelve addresses in 1940 in ten 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: four Cormacks at 2861 East Pender in 1940.

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Where the Cormacks lived

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

    5824 Chester Street

    Sunset, 1940

    • Mrs J Cormack, widow of R 1940

    Next door in 1940: W Leith at 5814 and J R Parker at 5834. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    762 East 12th Avenue

    Mount Pleasant, 1940

    • Robert Cormack, a laborer at Shell Oil 1940

    Next door in 1940: C D Strachan at 758 and A E Glover at 768. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    550 East 17th Avenue

    Riley Park, 1940

    • F G Cormack, a messenger at CP Express 1940

    Next door in 1940: A Taylor at 536 and S H Srigley at 578. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    477 East 44th Avenue

    Sunset, 1940

    • J Cormack, a tailor for T C Morgan 1940
    • George Cormack, a school teacher 1940
    • Peggy E Cormack, a saleswoman 1940

    Next door in 1940: W H Smith at 469 and S J Blight at 481. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    115 East 62nd Avenue

    Sunset, 1940

    • C D Cormack, an estimator at Cedar Cove S&D 1940
    • Edward McK Cormack, a laborer at Cedar Cove S&D 1940

    Next door in 1940: W Lamont at 103 and T J Davenport at 127. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    575 East Hastings Street

    Strathcona, 1940

    • David Cormack 1940
  7. 7

    2235 East Hastings Street

    Grandview-Woodland, 1940

    • J Cormack, a miner 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs R W Shaw at 2205 and Olympia Lbr at 2255. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    2861 East Pender Street

    Hastings-Sunrise, 1940

    • R B Cormack, a laborer at BC Sugar 1940
    • Charles D Cormack, a laborer at BC Sugar 1940
    • Charlotte D Cormack, a stenographer for H Hacking 1940
    • Ella J Cormack, a clerk at the BC Electric Railway 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs S Allen at 2857 and T Gordon at 2881. The block, door by door

  9. 9

    5295 Prince Albert Street

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • Mrs I W Cormack, widow of W 1940

    Next door in 1940: W H Bristow at 5273. The block, door by door

  10. 10

    3235 Renfrew Street

    Renfrew-Collingwood, 1940

    • R Cormack, a seaman for J Galt 1940

    Next door in 1940: T E Barrowclough at 3209 and W Maitland at 3281. The block, door by door

  11. 11

    814 Richards Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • Cormack 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs M Lalonde at 812 and T Bedale at 816. The block, door by door

  12. 12

    2410 West 47th Avenue

    Kerrisdale, 1940

    • Julia F Cormack, a nurse at the Vancouver General Hospital 1940

    Next door in 1940: C J Death at 2426. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for 14 of the 18: a laborer (4), a clerk, an estimator, a messenger, a miner and a nurse, among others. Some worked for the same employer: two for BC Sugar and two for Cedar Cove S&D. Two are widows, listed under their own names.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Sunset (3), Downtown, Grandview-Woodland, Hastings-Sunrise, Kensington-Cedar Cottage, Kerrisdale, Mount Pleasant, Renfrew-Collingwood, Riley Park and Strathcona. 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 June 1929 Mrs J Cormack took out the permit to build a house at 5824 Chester Street. In 1940 the directory lists Mrs J Cormack at 5824 Chester 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 Jean Cormack there as the householder, widow of R. The 1940 name section lists Robert Cormack at 762 East 12th Avenue, a laborer at Shell Oil.

F G Cormack is listed at 550 East 17th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Frank G Cormack there as the householder, a messenger at CP Express. J Cormack is listed at 477 East 44th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists John Cormack there as the householder, a tailor for T C Morgan, with Janet P M Cormack, George Cormack, a school teacher, and Peggy E Cormack, a saleswoman.

C D Cormack is listed at 115 East 62nd Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Charles D Cormack there as the householder, an estimator at Cedar Cove S&D, with Edward McK Cormack, a laborer at Cedar Cove S&D. The 1940 name section lists David Cormack at 575 East Hastings Street.

In 1940 the directory lists J Cormack at 2235 East Hastings Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists James Cormack there as the householder, a miner. In 1940 the directory lists R B Cormack at 2861 East Pender Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Robert B Cormack there as the householder, a laborer at BC Sugar, with Charles D Cormack, a laborer at BC Sugar, Charlotte D Cormack, a stenographer for H Hacking, and Ella J Cormack, a clerk at the BC Electric Railway.

In 1940 the directory lists Mrs I W Cormack at 5295 Prince Albert Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Isabella W Cormack there as the householder, widow of W. In 1940 the directory lists R Cormack at 3235 Renfrew Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Robert Cormack there as the householder, a seaman for J Galt.

The 1940 name section lists Cormack at 814 Richards Street. The 1940 name section lists Julia F Cormack at 2410 West 47th Avenue, a nurse at the Vancouver General Hospital.

Today

762 East 12th and 5295 Prince Albert still have their buildings from before 1946; 5824 Chester (2020), 550 East 17th (1995), 477 East 44th (2007), 2861 East Pender (1993), 3235 Renfrew (2000), 814 Richards (1971) and 2410 West 47th (1975) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 115 East 62nd, 575 East Hastings and 2235 East Hastings, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 27 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.