Vancouver / Names / K / Katnich

A family name in Vancouver's city directories

The Katniches

In the city directories 1940 · nine people at seven addresses

The directories print nine people named Katnich at seven addresses in 1940 in three of the city's neighbourhoods. 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 Katniches 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

    1026 East Cordova Street

    Strathcona, 1940

    • J Katnich, a fisherman 1940

    Next door in 1940: C H Strong at 1024 and Miss E Larkin at 1030. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    1170 East Georgia Street

    Strathcona, 1940

    • J Katnich, a fisherman 1940

    Next door in 1940: J Twisk at 1166. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    1406 East Pender Street

    Grandview-Woodland, 1940

    • M Katnich, a fisherman 1940
    • John Katnich, a fisherman 1940

    Next door in 1940: A Carr at 1416. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    1486 East Pender Street

    Grandview-Woodland, 1940

    • J Katnich, a fisherman 1940

    Next door in 1940: A Jankovich at 1476 and J Cohen at 1496. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    734 Keefer Street

    Strathcona, 1940

    • M T Katnich 1940
    • Mrs M Theresa Katnich 1940

    Next door in 1940: W H Lee at 730 and S Isoshima at 742. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    431 McLean Drive

    Grandview-Woodland, 1940

    • A Katnich, a fisherman 1940

    Next door in 1940: J Premack at 435. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    2766 Turner Street

    Hastings-Sunrise, 1940

    • M Katnich, a fisherman 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs A Wright at 2760. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for seven of the nine: a fisherman (7).

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Grandview-Woodland (3), Strathcona (3) and Hastings-Sunrise. 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 J Katnich at 1026 East Cordova Street. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Joseph Katnich there as the householder, a fisherman. In 1940 the directory lists J Katnich at 1170 East Georgia 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 lists John Katnich there as the householder, a fisherman.

In 1940 the directory lists M Katnich at 1406 East Pender Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Mate Katnich there as the householder, a fisherman, with Mike Katnich, a fisherman, and John Katnich, a fisherman. In 1940 the directory lists J Katnich at 1486 East Pender Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Joseph Katnich there as the householder, a fisherman.

In 1940 the directory lists M T Katnich at 734 Keefer Street. The 1940 name section lists Mrs M Theresa Katnich there as the householder. In 1940 the directory lists A Katnich at 431 McLean Drive. The 1940 name section lists Andrew Katnich there as the householder, a fisherman.

In 1940 the directory lists M Katnich at 2766 Turner Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Mirko Katnich there as the householder, a fisherman.

Today

1170 East Georgia, 431 McLean Drive and 2766 Turner still have their buildings from before 1946; 1486 East Pender (1973) has a newer building, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 1026 East Cordova, 1406 East Pender and 734 Keefer, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Riders in costume in a Chinese parade on East Pender Street, past the Kwong Yee Lung Co.
1936–1938 Riders in costume in a Chinese parade on East Pender Street, past the Kwong Yee Lung Co.. Not at the house at 1406 East Pender: no archive photo of the 1400 block is known that we can show. City of Vancouver Archives, CVA 300-101. Public domain.

Every line as printed

All 16 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 Katniches

Every directory, as one book

The family book reads the Katnich 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 K. Want a name removed? Tell us.