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A family name in Vancouver's city directories

The Mackintoshes

In the city directories 1940 · 21 people at ten addresses

The directories print 21 people named Mackintosh at ten addresses in 1940 in seven of the city's neighbourhoods, with the close spelling MacKintosh. No first name or initials tie one address to another: we can't tell if they're one family. The most under one roof: seven Mackintoshes at 131 West 13th in 1940.

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Where the Mackintoshes 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

    757 East 10th Avenue

    Mount Pleasant, 1940

    • Rev J Mackintosh, a pastor at the Free Church of Scotland (Highland Church) 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs O T Bratus at 749 and A Morison at 759. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    4024 Gladstone Street

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • J Mackintosh, a police officer at the CPR 1940

    Next door in 1940: S McDowell at 4008 and T W Foan at 4040. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    1018 Granville Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • Martin MacKintosh, an elevator operator at the Vancouver Hotel 1940

    Next door in 1940: Oil Burner Dominion at 1016 and Alberta Furn at 1020. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    1125 Granville Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • Norman J MacKintosh, a shop representative for Brisbane Aviation 1940

    Next door in 1940: Hemenway & Son at 1123 and L N Gowdy at 1127. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    1209 Jervis Street

    West End, 1940

    • T MacKintosh, an elevator operator 1940
    • Margaret E MacKintosh, an operator at the BC Telephone 1940
  6. 6

    5346 Taunton Street

    Renfrew-Collingwood, 1940

    • Sophia Mackintosh, widow of C 1940

    Next door in 1940: J S Benson at 5328. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    4396 West 11th Avenue

    West Point Grey, 1940

    • T A F Mackintosh, a vendor at the Liquor Control Board 1940
    • G Cameron McD Mackintosh 1940
    • Helen F Mackintosh 1940

    Next door in 1940: A Sutherland at 4388. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    131 West 13th Avenue

    Mount Pleasant, 1940

    • A Mackintosh, a machinist at the National Harbours Board 1940
    • Bruce R Mackintosh 1940
    • Don Mackintosh 1940
    • Gordon Mackintosh, a student 1940
    • Gregor Mackintosh, a salesman 1940
    • Harold Mackintosh, a machinist at the National Harbours Board Terminal Railway 1940
    • Jessie E Mackintosh, who worked for the BC Telephone 1940

    Next door in 1940: W G Taylor at 127 and J A Conlin at 135. The block, door by door

  9. 9

    1025 West 15th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • A St L Mackintosh, retired 1940
    • Catharine M Mackintosh 1940

    Next door in 1940: A R Marchese at 1035. The block, door by door

  10. 10

    1344 West Georgia Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • Mrs E S Mackintosh, rooms to let 1940
    • Jean Mackintosh, a clerk at the Royal Bank 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs M Steward at 1330 and W A Knox at 1356. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for 13 of the 21: an elevator operator (2), a machinist (2), a clerk, an employee, an operator and a pastor, among others. Two of them worked for BC Telephone. One is a widow, listed under her own name.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Downtown (3), Mount Pleasant (2), Fairview, Kensington-Cedar Cottage, Renfrew-Collingwood, 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 Rev J Mackintosh at 757 East 10th 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 Rev James Mackintosh there as the householder, a pastor at the Free Church of Scotland (Highland Church). In 1940 the directory lists J Mackintosh at 4024 Gladstone Street. The 1940 name section lists John Mackintosh there as the householder, a police officer at the CPR.

The 1940 name section lists Martin MacKintosh at 1018 Granville Street, an elevator operator at the Vancouver Hotel. The 1940 name section lists Norman J MacKintosh at 1125 Granville Street, a shop representative for Brisbane Aviation. In 1940 the directory lists T MacKintosh at 1209 Jervis Street. The 1940 name section lists Thomas MacKintosh there as the householder, an elevator operator, with Margaret E MacKintosh, an operator at the BC Telephone.

The 1940 name section lists Sophia Mackintosh at 5346 Taunton Street, widow of C. T A F Mackintosh is listed at 4396 West 11th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Thomas A F Mackintosh there as the householder, a vendor at the Liquor Control Board, with G Cameron McD Mackintosh and Helen F Mackintosh.

A Mackintosh is listed at 131 West 13th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Allan Mackintosh there as the householder, a machinist at the National Harbours Board, with Bruce R Mackintosh, Don Mackintosh, Gordon Mackintosh, a student, Gregor Mackintosh, a salesman, Harold Mackintosh, a machinist at the National Harbours Board Terminal Railway, and Jessie E Mackintosh, who worked for the BC Telephone. A St L Mackintosh is listed at 1025 West 15th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists A St Lawrence Mackintosh there as the householder, retired, with Catharine M Mackintosh.

Mrs E S Mackintosh, rooms to let, is listed at 1344 West Georgia Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Jean Mackintosh there, a clerk at the Royal Bank.

Today

757 East 10th, 4024 Gladstone, 1018 Granville, 1125 Granville, 1209 Jervis, 5346 Taunton and 131 West 13th still have their buildings from before 1946, 1209 Jervis on the Vancouver Heritage Register; 4396 West 11th (1990) has a newer building, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 1025 West 15th and 1344 West Georgia, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 27 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 M. Want a name removed? Tell us.