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A family name in Vancouver's city directories

The Kissacks

In the city directories 1940 · ten people at five addresses

The directories print ten people named Kissack at five 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: four Kissacks at 2165 West 15th in 1940.

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Where the Kissacks 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

    119 East Cordova Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • John Kissack, a mechanic at International Harvester 1940

    Next door in 1940: Eagle Mill & Log Supp at 117 and Nicol G Oil Supp at 123. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    2711 Grant Street

    Hastings-Sunrise, 1940

    • E Kissack, a shipper for P Paris 1940

    Next door in 1940: J Keith at 2709 and E Pitman at 2715. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    2031 Victoria Drive

    Grandview-Woodland, 1940

    • A Kissack, a tanner for P Paris 1940
    • Margaret Kissack, widow of H 1940
    • Robert Kissack, a delivery at Supreme Meat Market 1940

    Next door in 1940: D T Abe at 2009 and L Robson at 2033. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    2227 West 14th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • C Kissack, an engineer at Liquid Carbonic 1940

    Next door in 1940: 4 listings at 2203 and Mrs C Knight at 2235. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    2165 West 15th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • D H Kissack, a plastering contractor 1940
    • Harold Kissack, a laborer for D H Kissack 1940
    • Lorne Kissack, a plasterer for D H Kissack 1940
    • Roy Kissack, a laborer for D H Kissack 1940

    Next door in 1940: T J Monahan at 2155 and T McSmart at 2175. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for nine of the ten: a laborer (2), a delivery, an engineer, a mechanic, a plasterer and a plastering contractor, among others. Some worked for the same employer: three for D H Kissack and two for P Paris. One is a widow, listed under her own name.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Kitsilano (2), Downtown, Grandview-Woodland 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

The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists John Kissack at 119 East Cordova Street, a mechanic at International Harvester. E Kissack is listed at 2711 Grant 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 Eric Kissack there as the householder, a shipper for P Paris.

A Kissack is listed at 2031 Victoria Drive in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Alan Kissack there as the householder, a tanner for P Paris, with Margaret Kissack, widow of H, and Robert Kissack, a delivery at Supreme Meat Market. C Kissack is listed at 2227 West 14th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Cyril Kissack there as the householder, an engineer at Liquid Carbonic.

D H Kissack, a plastering contractor, is listed at 2165 West 15th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists David H Kissack there as the householder, a plastering contractor, with Harold Kissack, a laborer for D H Kissack, Lorne Kissack, a plasterer for D H Kissack, and Roy Kissack, a laborer for D H Kissack.

Today

2227 West 14th still has its building from before 1946, dated 1944 by the City's record; 119 East Cordova (1987), 2711 Grant (1987) and 2165 West 15th (1987) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 2031 Victoria Drive, so that building is 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, name section, where each person's work is printed

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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.