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The Kirklands

In the city directories 1940 · eleven people at ten addresses

The directories print eleven people named Kirkland at ten 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.

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Where the Kirklands 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

    846 Denman Street

    West End, 1940

    • Isabel Kirkland, a widow 1940

    Next door in 1940: Shell Serv Sta at 828. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    4578 Dumfries Street

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • J Kirkland, a janitor at Boeings 1940

    Next door in 1940: F W Hicklenton at 4570. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    1033 Howe Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • C M Kirkland, a painter 1940

    Next door in 1940: T J Dowman at 1027 and H W Lovell at 1035. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    1537 Marpole Avenue

    Shaughnessy, 1940

    • H S Kirkland, of Kirkland & Rose 1940

    Next door in 1940: A F Nation at 1511 and Dr A H Spohn at 1589. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    1245 Nicola Street

    West End, 1940

    • Lily Kirkland 1940

    Next door in 1940: T M Ramsay at 1255. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    2090 Pendrell Street

    West End, 1940

    • F W Kirkland, a superintendent at B & K Logging 1940

    Next door in 1940: W G Stephen at 2076. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    4262 Pine Crescent

    Shaughnessy, 1940

    • H N Kirkland 1940

    Next door in 1940: Dr J C Moscovich at 4238 and W M Walsh at 4288. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    1507 West 12th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • Mrs W Kirkland 1940

    Next door in 1940: Cosy Nook Cafe at 1509. The block, door by door

  9. 9

    3731 West 7th Avenue

    West Point Grey, 1940

    • J Kirkland, of Kirkland & Thompson 1940

    Next door in 1940: H Aley at 3719 and H S Jameson at 3743. The block, door by door

  10. 10

    1064 West 8th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • J Kirkland, a farmer 1940
    • Ruby H Kirkland 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs W Ito at 1060 and R W Cloke at 1074. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for four of the eleven: a farmer, a janitor, a painter and a superintendent. One is a widow, listed under her own name.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in West End (3), Fairview (2), Shaughnessy (2), Downtown, Kensington-Cedar Cottage 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

The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Isabel Kirkland at 846 Denman Street, a widow. J Kirkland is listed at 4578 Dumfries Street 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 John Kirkland there as the householder, a janitor at Boeings.

C M Kirkland is listed at 1033 Howe Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Carl M Kirkland there as the householder, a painter. H S Kirkland is listed at 1537 Marpole Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Harry S Kirkland there as the householder, of Kirkland & Rose.

The 1940 name section lists Lily Kirkland at 1245 Nicola Street. In 1940 the directory lists F W Kirkland at 2090 Pendrell Street. The 1940 name section lists Frederick W Kirkland there as the householder, a superintendent at B & K Logging. In 1940 the directory lists H N Kirkland at 4262 Pine Crescent; the 1940 line is marked * too.

Mrs W Kirkland is listed at 1507 West 12th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Mrs Wilhelmine Kirkland there as the householder. J Kirkland is listed at 3731 West 7th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists James Kirkland there as the householder, of Kirkland & Thompson.

J Kirkland is listed at 1064 West 8th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists John Kirkland there as the householder, a farmer, with Ruby H Kirkland.

Today

1537 Marpole and 1507 West 12th still have their buildings from before 1946; 4578 Dumfries (2019) and 1245 Nicola (1955) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 846 Denman, 1033 Howe, 2090 Pendrell, 4262 Pine Crescent, 3731 West 7th and 1064 West 8th, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 18 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
1940

British Columbia and Yukon Directory, name section, where each person's work is printed

The book of the Kirklands

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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.