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A family name in Vancouver's city directories

The Glennies

In the city directories 1940 · ten people at seven addresses

The directories print ten people named Glennie at seven addresses in 1940 in five 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: three Glennies at 2964 West 40th in 1940.

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Where the Glennies 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

    1947 Commercial Drive

    Grandview-Woodland, 1940

    • C R Glennie 1940

    Next door in 1940: T Davies at 1943 and Sam's Gro at 1955. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    5175 Dunbar Street

    Dunbar-Southlands, 1940

    • W Glennie, a waiter 1940
    • Mary I Glennie, a stenographer at Powell Lake Shingle 1940
  3. 3

    1906 East 35th Avenue

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • A Glennie, an engineer at the Arts & Crafts Building 1940

    Next door in 1940: S J Surman at 1916. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    1636 West 10th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • Frank Glennie 1940

    Next door in 1940: Rev N D B Larmouth at 1626 and fernhurst apts at 1646. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    4573 West 12th Avenue

    West Point Grey, 1940

    • C A Glennie, a salesman for J I Reid 1940

    Next door in 1940: H R Gibson at 4569 and Mrs I Maltby at 4579. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    3738 West 17th Avenue

    Dunbar-Southlands, 1940

    • E A Glennie, a clerk at Gault Bros 1940

    Next door in 1940: I Score at 3728 and Miss T M Long at 3750. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    2964 West 40th Avenue

    Dunbar-Southlands, 1940

    • Mrs M Glennie, widow of W J 1940
    • Anne B Glennie, a dressmaker 1940
    • Louise M Glennie, a saleswoman 1940

    Next door in 1940: E R Forsberg at 2958 and J Hitchell at 2974. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for seven of the ten: a clerk, a dressmaker, an engineer, a salesman, a saleswoman and a stenographer, among others. One is a widow, listed under her own name.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Dunbar-Southlands (3), Fairview, Grandview-Woodland, Kensington-Cedar Cottage 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

In 1940 the directory lists C R Glennie at 1947 Commercial Drive. W Glennie is listed at 5175 Dunbar Street in 1940; 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 William Glennie there as the householder, a waiter, with Mary I Glennie, a stenographer at Powell Lake Shingle.

A Glennie is listed at 1906 East 35th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Alex Glennie there as the householder, an engineer at the Arts & Crafts Building. The 1940 name section lists Frank Glennie at 1636 West 10th Avenue.

In 1940 the directory lists C A Glennie at 4573 West 12th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Charles A Glennie there as the householder, a salesman for J I Reid. In 1940 the directory lists E A Glennie at 3738 West 17th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Ernest A Glennie there as the householder, a clerk at Gault Bros.

In 1940 the directory lists Mrs M Glennie at 2964 West 40th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Mary Glennie there as the householder, widow of W J, with Anne B Glennie, a dressmaker, and Louise M Glennie, a saleswoman.

Today

5175 Dunbar and 3738 West 17th still have their buildings from before 1946; 1906 East 35th (1985), 1636 West 10th (1961) and 4573 West 12th (2021) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 1947 Commercial Drive and 2964 West 40th, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 15 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 G. Want a name removed? Tell us.