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A family name in Vancouver's city directories

The Kilgours

In the city directories 1940 · 15 people at eight addresses

The directories print 15 people named Kilgour at eight addresses in 1940 in six 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: six Kilgours at 261 East 64th in 1940.

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Where the Kilgours 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

    1785 East 14th Avenue

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • D Kilgour 1940

    Next door in 1940: A N Higham at 1779. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    220 East 59th Avenue

    Sunset, 1940

    • G B Kilgour, a shipper 1940

    Next door in 1940: E Stigant at 258. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    279 East 63rd Avenue

    Sunset, 1940

    • T Kilgour, a gardener at the National Harbours Board 1940

    Next door in 1940: J J Harpur at 265 and R Goltz at 287. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    261 East 64th Avenue

    Sunset, 1940

    • J Kilgour, an accountant at Swifts 1940
    • A Jean Kilgour, a school teacher 1940
    • Ethel M Kilgour, a boundary at Bulman Bros 1940
    • Margaret I Kilgour, a saleswoman at Woodward's 1940
    • Mary Kilgour, a packer at Baders' Dutch Bakeries 1940
    • Winnifred Kilgour 1940

    Next door in 1940: R H Jones at 251. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    7578 Montcalm Street

    Marpole, 1940

    • W Kilgour, an engineer 1940
  6. 6

    1595 West 15th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • J B Kilgour, proprietor of the Roxborough Apartments 1940

    Next door in 1940: oxford apts at 1585. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    4034 West 18th Avenue

    Dunbar-Southlands, 1940

    • J A Kilgour, retired 1940
    • Dorothy G Kilgour, a saleswoman for A G Jaffray 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs F L J Rollins at 4024 and C W Woodcock at 4038. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    1964 West 8th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • Miss D Kilgour 1940
    • Doris Kilgour, a manager at J E Ward 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs M S Cairns at 1960 and F Steine at 1986. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for eleven of the 15: a saleswoman (2), an accountant, a boundary, an engineer, a gardener and a manager, among others.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Sunset (3), Dunbar-Southlands, Fairview, Kensington-Cedar Cottage, Kitsilano and Marpole. 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 D Kilgour at 1785 East 14th 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, where each person's work is printed, lists David Kilgour there as the householder. In 1940 the directory lists G B Kilgour at 220 East 59th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists George B Kilgour there as the householder, a shipper.

In 1940 the directory lists T Kilgour at 279 East 63rd Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Thomas Kilgour there as the householder, a gardener at the National Harbours Board. In 1940 the directory lists J Kilgour at 261 East 64th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists James Kilgour there as the householder, an accountant at Swifts, with A Jean Kilgour, a school teacher, Ethel M Kilgour, a boundary at Bulman Bros, Margaret I Kilgour, a saleswoman at Woodward's, Mary Kilgour, a packer at Baders' Dutch Bakeries, and Winnifred Kilgour.

In 1940 the directory lists W Kilgour at 7578 Montcalm Street. The 1940 name section lists William Kilgour there as the householder, an engineer. In 1940 the directory lists J B Kilgour at 1595 West 15th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists John B Kilgour there as the householder, proprietor of the Roxborough Apartments, with Jean Kilgour.

In 1940 the directory lists J A Kilgour at 4034 West 18th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists John A Kilgour there as the householder, retired, with Dorothy G Kilgour, a saleswoman for A G Jaffray. In 1940 the directory lists Miss D Kilgour at 1964 West 8th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Doris Kilgour there as the householder, a manager at J E Ward.

Today

261 East 64th and 1595 West 15th still have their buildings from before 1946, 1595 West 15th on the Vancouver Heritage Register; 1785 East 14th (2008) and 220 East 59th (1990) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 279 East 63rd, 7578 Montcalm, 4034 West 18th and 1964 West 8th, 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, 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 K. Want a name removed? Tell us.