Vancouver / Names / H / Hennessy

A family name in Vancouver's city directories

The Hennessys

In the city directories 1940 · twelve people at nine addresses

The directories print twelve people named Hennessy at nine addresses in 1940 in seven of the city's neighbourhoods, with the close spelling Hennessey. No first name or initials tie one address to another: we can't tell if they're one family.

Reserve this family's book, freeThe name in every directory we hold from 1901 to 1945, at every address, each line with its page, to read here or save as a PDF. About $29 when orders open.

Where the Hennessys 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

    1128 East Hastings Street

    Strathcona, 1940

    • C L Hennessy, an engineer 1940

    Next door in 1940: J Kivilehto at 1122 and Natl Dairies Ltd at 1132. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    4495 Gladstone Street

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • D S Hennessy, a freight operator at BC Motor Transportation 1940
    • Gerald Hennessy 1940

    Next door in 1940: A E Strubin at 4481. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    5870 Highbury Street

    Dunbar-Southlands, 1940

    • G J Hennessey, a sawyer at H M Shingle 1940

    Next door in 1940: J O Witherspoon at 5884. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    2047 Mannering Avenue

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • A E Hennessey, a clerk at the Post Office 1940

    Next door in 1940: H W Parr at 2039 and C M Marshall at 2061. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    1165 Richards Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • J Hennesy 1940
    • T Hennesy 1940

    Next door in 1940: Trade Roasting Co at 1169. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    1944 Rupert Street

    Hastings-Sunrise, 1940

    • J R Hennessey, an auditor at Little Bros 1940

    Next door in 1940: J Esselmont at 1906. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    1455 West 14th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • W E Hennessy, a district sales manager at United Cigar Stores 1940
    • Bernard S Hennessy, a clerk at the Imperial Bank 1940

    Next door in 1940: R B King at 1445 and queen mary apts at 1465. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    4615 West 15th Avenue

    West Point Grey, 1940

    • R P Hennessy, on active service 1940

    Next door in 1940: A C Watkins at 4637. The block, door by door

  9. 9

    4055 West 41st Avenue

    Dunbar-Southlands, 1940

    • J L Hennessy, a sheet metal worker at Boeings 1940

    Next door in 1940: R J Peyton at 4063. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for nine of the twelve: a clerk (2), an auditor, a district sales manager, an engineer, a freight operator and an on active service, among others.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Dunbar-Southlands (2), Kensington-Cedar Cottage (2), Downtown, Fairview, Hastings-Sunrise, Strathcona 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 L Hennessy at 1128 East Hastings 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 Charles L Hennessy there as the householder, an engineer. In 1940 the directory lists D S Hennessy at 4495 Gladstone Street. The 1940 name section lists David S Hennessy there as the householder, a freight operator at BC Motor Transportation, with Gerald Hennessy.

In 1940 the directory lists G J Hennessey at 5870 Highbury Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Gordon J Hennessey there as the householder, a sawyer at H M Shingle. In 1940 the directory lists A E Hennessey at 2047 Mannering Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Alex E Hennessey there as the householder, a clerk at the Post Office.

The 1940 name section lists J Hennesy at 1165 Richards Street, with T Hennesy. J R Hennessey is listed at 1944 Rupert Street in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists John R Hennessey there as the householder, an auditor at Little Bros.

W E Hennessy is listed at 1455 West 14th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists William E Hennessy there as the householder, a district sales manager at United Cigar Stores, with Bernard S Hennessy, a clerk at the Imperial Bank. R P Hennessy is listed at 4615 West 15th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Reginald P Hennessy there as the householder, on active service, with Reginald Hennessy.

J L Hennessy is listed at 4055 West 41st Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists James L Hennessy there as the householder, a sheet metal worker at Boeings.

Today

4495 Gladstone, 2047 Mannering and 1455 West 14th still have their buildings from before 1946; 5870 Highbury (2002), 4615 West 15th (1987) and 4055 West 41st (1950) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 1128 East Hastings, 1165 Richards and 1944 Rupert, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 21 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
1940

British Columbia and Yukon Directory, street section

The book of the Hennessys

Every directory, as one book

The family book reads the Hennessy name in each Vancouver directory we hold from 1901 to 1945: everyone printed under it at every address, their work from the name sections, who lived next door, and the page behind every line, to read here or save as a PDF to print or give.

We're opening orders soon. Join the list to be first in line; we expect about $29 a family.

One email, when it's ready. We use your email for nothing else and never share it. Privacy

Another name, or a house

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 H. Want a name removed? Tell us.