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The Gurneys

In the city directories 1940 · 15 people at ten addresses

The directories print 15 people named Gurney at ten addresses in 1940 in seven 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 Gurneys at 2779 West 34th in 1940.

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Where the Gurneys 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

    2419 Franklin Street

    Hastings-Sunrise, 1940

    • Mrs I Gurney 1940

    Next door in 1940: J E Shaw at 2411 and H Williamson at 2427. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    1461 Harwood Street

    West End, 1940

    • Lancelot A Gurney, retired 1940

    Next door in 1940: R L Roys at 1447. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    1336 Kamloops Street

    Hastings-Sunrise, 1940

    • Gurney 1940
    • Gurney 1940

    Next door in 1940: T S Mayson at 1322 and R J Cuming at 1366. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    1322 Kingsway

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • F J Gurney, proprietor of Kway Cleaners 1940
    • Hilda M Gurney, a presser at Kway Cleaners 1940

    Next door in 1940: Kway Clnrs at 1320 and J W Johnson at 1328. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    1183 Pacific Street

    West End, 1940

    • Mrs E R Gurney, widow of J J 1940
    • Gladys R Gurney, a clerk at Clarke & Stuart 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs A L Degg at 1169. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    2620 West 12th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • C J Gurney, a service manager at Finney Tractor & Equipment 1940

    Next door in 1940: R E Johnson at 2608 and J D Smiley at 2632. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    4012 West 20th Avenue

    Dunbar-Southlands, 1940

    • L F Gurney, a fireman at the City of Vancouver 1940

    Next door in 1940: L E Makepeace at 4004 and D S Magnuson at 4018. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    2779 West 34th Avenue

    Arbutus Ridge, 1940

    • R J Gurney, proprietor of G & H Garment 1940
    • Lyle R Gurney, a presser at G & H Garment 1940
    • Margaret E Gurney, a bookkeeper at G & H Garment 1940

    Next door in 1940: E H Burritt at 2765 and S C Mullett at 2791. The block, door by door

  9. 9

    1774 West 8th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • Arnold G Gurney, a factory worker at Canadian Canners 1940

    Next door in 1940: C Brownlee at 1764. The block, door by door

  10. 10

    3785 Windsor Street

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • L F Gurney, a presser at Kway Cleaners 1940

    Next door in 1940: T R Nelson at 3775. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for ten of the 15: a presser (3), a proprietor (2), a bookkeeper, a clerk, a factory worker and a fireman, among others. Some worked for the same employer: two for G & H Garment and two for Kway Cleaners. One is a widow, listed under her own name.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Hastings-Sunrise (2), Kensington-Cedar Cottage (2), West End (2), Arbutus Ridge, Dunbar-Southlands, Fairview and Kitsilano. 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 Mrs I Gurney at 2419 Franklin Street. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Mrs Irene Gurney there as the householder. The 1940 name section lists Lancelot A Gurney at 1461 Harwood Street, retired.

Gurney is listed at 1336 Kamloops Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Gurney there as the householder. F J Gurney is listed at 1322 Kingsway 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 lists Frederick J Gurney there as the householder, proprietor of Kway Cleaners, with Hilda M Gurney, a presser at Kway Cleaners.

Mrs E R Gurney is listed at 1183 Pacific Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Emily R Gurney there as the householder, widow of J J, with Gladys R Gurney, a clerk at Clarke & Stuart. C J Gurney is listed at 2620 West 12th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Conrad J Gurney there as the householder, a service manager at Finney Tractor & Equipment.

L F Gurney is listed at 4012 West 20th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Lloyd F Gurney there as the householder, a fireman at the City of Vancouver. R J Gurney is listed at 2779 West 34th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Robert J Gurney there as the householder, proprietor of G & H Garment, with Lyle R Gurney, a presser at G & H Garment, and Margaret E Gurney, a bookkeeper at G & H Garment.

The 1940 name section lists Arnold G Gurney at 1774 West 8th Avenue, a factory worker at Canadian Canners. In 1940 the directory lists L F Gurney at 3785 Windsor Street. The 1940 name section lists Lionel F Gurney there as the householder, a presser at Kway Cleaners.

Today

2419 Franklin, 1322 Kingsway, 2620 West 12th, 4012 West 20th, 2779 West 34th and 3785 Windsor still have their buildings from before 1946; 1461 Harwood (1962) and 1336 Kamloops (2008) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 1183 Pacific and 1774 West 8th, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 22 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.