A family name in Vancouver's city directories
The MacLaurins
In the city directories 1940 · six people at six addresses
The directories print six people named MacLaurin at six 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 MacLaurins lived
- 1
758 East 38th Avenue
Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940
- Archibald MacLaurin, a gardener 1940
Next door in 1940: A Hartfeil at 756 and W Hutton at 766. The block, door by door
- 2
- 3
3810 West 13th Avenue
West Point Grey, 1940
- Margaret MacLaurin, a school teacher 1940
Next door in 1940: E B Barteau at 3808 and W A Ballagh at 3814. The block, door by door
- 4
3952 West 22nd Avenue
Dunbar-Southlands, 1940
- Martha T McLaurin, an accountant at Vancouver Tug Boat 1940
Next door in 1940: A D Weeks at 3944 and P Nicholson at 3962. The block, door by door
- 5
1164 West 7th Avenue
Fairview, 1940
- M D MacLaurin, a dairyman at Associated Dairies 1940
Next door in 1940: J Ferris at 1160 and U Makino at 1182. The block, door by door
- 6
1120 West Pender Street
Downtown, 1940
- Charles McLarin 1940
Next door in 1940: S W H Mackay at 1114 and T Nakamura at 1122. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for five of the six: an accountant, a carpenter, a dairyman, a gardener and a school teacher.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in Downtown, Dunbar-Southlands, Fairview, Hastings-Sunrise, 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 Archibald MacLaurin at 758 East 38th Avenue, a gardener. C C MacLaurin is listed at 4 North Slocan Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Cecil C MacLaurin there as the householder, a carpenter. The 1940 name section lists Margaret MacLaurin at 3810 West 13th Avenue, a school teacher.
The 1940 name section lists Martha T McLaurin at 3952 West 22nd Avenue, an accountant at Vancouver Tug Boat. M D MacLaurin is listed at 1164 West 7th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Merwin D MacLaurin there as the householder, a dairyman at Associated Dairies. The 1940 name section lists Charles McLarin at 1120 West Pender Street.
Today
758 East 38th, 4 North Slocan, 3952 West 22nd and 1164 West 7th still have their buildings from before 1946, 1164 West 7th on the Vancouver Heritage Register; 3810 West 13th (2011) has a newer building, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 1120 West Pender, so that building is probably gone (inferred).
Every line as printed
All 8 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- MacLaurin Arch gdnr758 East 38th, p. 389
- MacLaurin C C4 North Slocan, p. 152
- MacLaurin Cecil C carp4 North Slocan, p. 389
- MacLaurin Margt sch tchr Van City3810 West 13th, p. 389
- McLaurin Martha T acct Van Tug Boat3952 West 22nd, p. 389
- MacLaurin M D1164 West 7th, p. 191
- MacLaurin Merwin D dairymn Assoc Dairies1164 West 7th, p. 389
- McLarin Chas1120 West Pender, p. 389
British Columbia and Yukon Directory, name section, where each person's work is printed
The book of the MacLaurins
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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.