A family name in Vancouver's city directories
The Lennies
In the city directories 1940 · 16 people at nine addresses
The directories print 16 people named Lennie at nine addresses in 1940 in five 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 Lennies at 1436 Thurlow in 1940.
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Where the Lennies lived
- 1
6162 Angus Drive
Kerrisdale, 1940
- G S Lennie 1940
Next door in 1940: W V Belcher at 6138 and S Keenlyside at 6188. The block, door by door
- 2
- 3
736 Granville Street
Downtown, 1940
- Miss E B C Lennie, a sculptor 1940
- R S Lennie, a barrister 1940
Next door in 1940: Nippon Silk Co at 732 and Mayfair Style Shop at 738. The block, door by door
- 4
5786 Marguerite Street
Kerrisdale, 1940
- T J Lennie, a secretary at Lennie & Co 1940
- David G Lennie, a president at Lennie & Co Ltd 1940
Next door in 1940: C O Scott at 5760. The block, door by door
- 5
1436 Thurlow Street
West End, 1940
- J J Lennie, a salesman 1940
- Agnes J Lennie, who worked for the BC Telephone 1940
- Edith I Lennie, a school teacher 1940
Next door in 1940: H Edwards at 1418. The block, door by door
- 6
4540 West 3rd Avenue
West Point Grey, 1940
- Dr T H Lennie, a physician 1940
- Doris C Lennie, a student at UBC 1940
Next door in 1940: G R Merrick at 4534 and P Traill at 4552. The block, door by door
- 7
2307 West 41st Avenue
Arbutus Ridge, 1940
- R S Lennie 1940
- E Beatrice S Lennie, a sculptor 1940
- R Doug Lennie, a managing director at Pacific Coast Mine Operators Ltd 1940
Next door in 1940: A N Daykin at 2305 and J L Christie at 2319. The block, door by door
- 8
177 West Cordova Street
Downtown, 1940
- J Lennie, a machinist at the Burrard Dry Dock 1940
Next door in 1940: Goodrich B F Rubber at 175. The block, door by door
- 9
925 West Georgia Street
Downtown, 1940
- T H Lennie, a physician 1940
Next door in 1940: Lunch Sandwich at 915 and Macdonald's Prescriptions at 929. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for ten of the 16: an employee, a loan manager, a machinist, a managing director, a physician and a president, among others.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in Downtown (3), Kerrisdale (3), Arbutus Ridge, West End 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
In 1940 the directory lists G S Lennie at 6162 Angus Drive. G S Lennie is listed at 6691 Churchill 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, where each person's work is printed, lists Gerald S Lennie there as the householder, a loan manager for Mutual Life.
R S Lennie, a barrister, is listed at 736 Granville Street in 1940. In 1940 the listing there is Miss E B C Lennie, a sculptor. T J Lennie is listed at 5786 Marguerite Street in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Thomas J Lennie there as the householder, a secretary at Lennie & Co, with David G Lennie, a president at Lennie & Co Ltd.
J J Lennie is listed at 1436 Thurlow Street in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists John J Lennie there as the householder, a salesman, with Agnes J Lennie, who worked for the BC Telephone, and Edith I Lennie, a school teacher. Dr T H Lennie is listed at 4540 West 3rd Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Theo H Lennie there as the householder, a physician, with Doris C Lennie, a student at UBC.
R S Lennie is listed at 2307 West 41st Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists E Beatrice S Lennie there, a sculptor, with R Doug Lennie, a managing director at Pacific Coast Mine Operators Ltd. The 1940 name section lists J Lennie at 177 West Cordova Street, a machinist at the Burrard Dry Dock. In 1940 the directory lists T H Lennie, a physician, at 925 West Georgia Street.
Today
736 Granville, 5786 Marguerite and 4540 West 3rd still have their buildings from before 1946; 6162 Angus Drive (2000) has a newer building, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 6691 Churchill, 1436 Thurlow, 2307 West 41st, 177 West Cordova and 925 West Georgia, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).
Every line as printed
All 20 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- Lennie G S6162 Angus Drive, p. 5
- *Lennie G S6691 Churchill, p. 30
- Lennie Gerald S loan mgr Mutual Life6691 Churchill, p. 345
- Lennie Miss E B C sculptor736 Granville, p. 65
- Lennie R S barr736 Granville, p. 65
- *Lennie T J5786 Marguerite, p. 111
- Lennie David G pres Lennie & Co Ltd5786 Marguerite, p. 345
- Lennie Thos J sec Lennie & Co5786 Marguerite, p. 345
- *Lennie J J1436 Thurlow, p. 156
- Lennie Agnes J emp BC Tel1436 Thurlow, p. 345
- Lennie Edith I sch tchr Van City1436 Thurlow, p. 345
- Lennie John J slsmn1436 Thurlow, p. 345
- *Lennie Dr T H4540 West 3rd, p. 180
- Lennie Doris C studt UBC4540 West 3rd, p. 345
- Lennie Theo H phys 925, 925 W Georgia4540 West 3rd, p. 345
- Lennie R S2307 West 41st, p. 258
- Lennie E Beatrice S sculptor 1501, 736 Granville2307 West 41st, p. 345
- Lennie R Doug mng dir Pac Coast Mine Operators Ltd2307 West 41st, p. 345
- Lennie J mach Burrard Dry Dock177 West Cordova, p. 345
- Lennie T H phys925 West Georgia, p. 57
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 L. Want a name removed? Tell us.