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A family name in Vancouver's city directories

The Kinnears

In the city directories 1940 · ten people at seven addresses

The directories print ten people named Kinnear at seven addresses in 1940 in four 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 Kinnears at 2262 East 33rd in 1940.

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Where the Kinnears lived

Each pin is on its own block, numbered as the households below. Three 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

    4704 Earles Street

    Renfrew-Collingwood, 1940

    • N Kinnear, a warehouseman 1940

    Next door in 1940: G E Oliver at 4712. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    2784 East 27th Avenue

    Renfrew-Collingwood, 1940

    • J Kinnear, a foreman at Vancouver Ice & Cold Storage 1940
    • Ray Kinnear, a laborer 1940

    Next door in 1940: J A Mann at 2764 and W J Tucker at 2796. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    2262 East 33rd Avenue

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • Miss L A E Kinnear 1940
    • Lucie A E Kinnear, a checker at Nelson's Laundries 1940
    • Florence J Kinnear, a stenographer 1940

    Next door in 1940: B W Greenhough at 2256 and W E Macdonald at 2270. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    5522 Fleming Street

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • A F Kinnear, a driver at Canadian Bakeries 1940

    Next door in 1940: P D Stewart at 5514 and C L Dodd at 5532. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    4865 Henry Street

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • Margaret Kinnear 1940
  6. 6

    1076 Richards Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • R K Kinnear, a carpenter 1940

    Next door in 1940: D D Davies at 1062 and A Mathieson at 1080. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    3535 West 19th Avenue

    Dunbar-Southlands, 1940

    • Margaret I Kinnear, a student 1940

    Next door in 1940: J Mulligan at 3527 and F J Topping at 3543. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for seven of the ten: a carpenter, a checker, a driver, a foreman, a laborer and a stenographer, among others.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Kensington-Cedar Cottage (3), Renfrew-Collingwood (2), Downtown and Dunbar-Southlands. 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 N Kinnear at 4704 Earles Street. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Norman Kinnear there as the householder, a warehouseman. In 1940 the directory lists J Kinnear at 2784 East 27th 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 lists James Kinnear there as the householder, a foreman at Vancouver Ice & Cold Storage, with Ray Kinnear, a laborer.

In 1940 the directory lists Miss L A E Kinnear at 2262 East 33rd Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Lucie A E Kinnear there as the householder, a checker at Nelson's Laundries, with Florence J Kinnear, a stenographer. In 1940 the directory lists A F Kinnear at 5522 Fleming Street. The 1940 name section lists Alex F Kinnear there as the householder, a driver at Canadian Bakeries.

The 1940 name section lists Margaret Kinnear at 4865 Henry Street. R K Kinnear is listed at 1076 Richards Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Robert K Kinnear there as the householder, a carpenter. The 1940 name section lists Margaret I Kinnear at 3535 West 19th Avenue, a student.

Today

2784 East 27th and 3535 West 19th still have their buildings from before 1946; 2262 East 33rd (2007) and 5522 Fleming (1993) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 4704 Earles, 4865 Henry and 1076 Richards, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 14 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.