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The Gilmores

In the city directories 1940 · 15 people at eleven addresses

The directories print 15 people named Gilmore at eleven 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 Gilmores at 1878 East 16th in 1940.

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Where the Gilmores 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

    36 East 10th Avenue

    Mount Pleasant, 1940

    • Michael Gilmore, a buyer at Bissinger & Co 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs L G Condon at 32. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    1878 East 16th Avenue

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • D A Gilmore, an engineer 1940
    • Albert H Gilmore, a laborer at Pacific Wood Products 1940
    • Minnie Gilmore, an operator at Bowman's Apron & Uniform 1940
    • Robert L Gilmore 1940

    Next door in 1940: B McLean at 1886. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    2930 East 1st Avenue

    Hastings-Sunrise, 1940

    • Mrs Olive Gilmore 1940

    Next door in 1940: F Moor at 2918 and J Kenny at 2940. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    635 East 57th Avenue

    Sunset, 1940

    • M Gilmore, an engineer 1940

    Next door in 1940: C McLeod at 627 and J A Parry at 641. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    8056 Hudson Street

    Marpole, 1940

    • E J Gilmore, a salesman at Marpole Grain 1940

    Next door in 1940: E Jones at 8042 and J I Mundie at 8070. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    4282 Prince Edward Street

    Riley Park, 1940

    • C R Gilmore, a longshoreman 1940

    Next door in 1940: A Baudoux at 4230 and D Lynds at 4296. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    4658 Walden Street

    Riley Park, 1940

    • J J Gilmore, a master mariner 1940

    Next door in 1940: G R Howden at 4642 and C Dunn at 4678. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    4177 West 11th Avenue

    West Point Grey, 1940

    • Mrs S F Gilmore, widow of E S 1940

    Next door in 1940: J A Gray at 4165 and S R Coombes at 4183. The block, door by door

  9. 9

    1956 West 13th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • J J Gilmore, a sales manager at Scale Shop 1940
    • James P Gilmore, a technician at the CJOR 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs H E Copp at 1946 and H H MacKenzie at 1966. The block, door by door

  10. 10

    3345 West 24th Avenue

    Dunbar-Southlands, 1940

    • J S Gilmore, an engineer 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs M D Schultz at 3329 and G W Chrisos at 3369. The block, door by door

  11. 11

    1364 West 7th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • Edward B Gilmore, a helper at Alberta Lumber 1940

    Next door in 1940: R S Holt at 1358 and J H Edamura at 1372. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for twelve of the 15: an engineer (3), a buyer, a helper, a laborer, a longshoreman and a master mariner, among others. One is a widow, listed under her own name.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Riley Park (2), Dunbar-Southlands, Fairview, Hastings-Sunrise, Kensington-Cedar Cottage, Kitsilano, Marpole, Mount Pleasant, Sunset and West Point Grey. 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 Michael Gilmore at 36 East 10th Avenue, a buyer at Bissinger & Co. D A Gilmore is listed at 1878 East 16th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists David A Gilmore there as the householder, an engineer, with Albert H Gilmore, a laborer at Pacific Wood Products, Minnie Gilmore, an operator at Bowman's Apron & Uniform, and Robert L Gilmore. The 1940 name section lists Mrs Olive Gilmore at 2930 East 1st Avenue.

In 1940 the directory lists M Gilmore at 635 East 57th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Maurice Gilmore there as the householder, an engineer. In 1940 the directory lists E J Gilmore at 8056 Hudson Street. The 1940 name section lists Edward J Gilmore there as the householder, a salesman at Marpole Grain.

In 1940 the directory lists C R Gilmore at 4282 Prince Edward Street. The 1940 name section lists C Ray Gilmore there as the householder, a longshoreman. In 1940 the directory lists J J Gilmore at 4658 Walden Street. The 1940 name section lists John J Gilmore there as the householder, a master mariner.

In 1940 the directory lists Mrs S F Gilmore at 4177 West 11th 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 Septima F Gilmore there as the householder, widow of E S. In 1940 the directory lists J J Gilmore at 1956 West 13th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists James J Gilmore there as the householder, a sales manager at Scale Shop, with James P Gilmore, a technician at the CJOR.

In 1940 the directory lists J S Gilmore at 3345 West 24th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists James S Gilmore there as the householder, an engineer. The 1940 name section lists Edward B Gilmore at 1364 West 7th Avenue, a helper at Alberta Lumber.

Today

2930 East 1st and 635 East 57th still have their buildings from before 1946; 1878 East 16th (1964), 8056 Hudson (2008), 4282 Prince Edward (2016), 4177 West 11th (2004), 1956 West 13th (2002) and 3345 West 24th (2013) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 36 East 10th, 4658 Walden and 1364 West 7th, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

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, 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 G. Want a name removed? Tell us.