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The Manleys

In the city directories 1940 · twelve people at ten addresses

The directories print twelve people named Manley at ten addresses in 1940 in nine of the city's neighbourhoods, with the close spelling Manly. 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 Manleys 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

    2719 Alma Street

    West Point Grey, 1940

    • J V Manley, an engineer at the CPR 1940
    • John R Manley, a naturopath for E J Fridleifson 1940

    Next door in 1940: J W Dobbie at 2707 and A E Davis at 2743. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    1899 Dunbar Street

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • Hilda Manley 1940

    Next door in 1940: T V Doyle at 1845. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    1734 East 11th Avenue

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • W Manley, a branch manager at Safeway 1940

    Next door in 1940: H W Gunn at 1738. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    3592 East 29th Avenue

    Renfrew-Collingwood, 1940

    • Rev J D Manly, retired 1940

    Next door in 1940: P Sundell-Bahrd at 3586. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    5075 Marguerite Street

    Shaughnessy, 1940

    • D B Manley, a broker 1940

    Next door in 1940: J Andrews at 5057 and J E Hill-Tout at 5091. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    485 West 14th Avenue

    Mount Pleasant, 1940

    • D V Manley, a refinery foreman at Standard Oil 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs F M Brewster at 443. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    3731 West 19th Avenue

    Dunbar-Southlands, 1940

    • J Manley 1940

    Next door in 1940: H M Morris-Reade at 3719 and W H Welsh at 3743. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    2177 West 44th Avenue

    Kerrisdale, 1940

    • Mrs M A Manley 1940
    • Don R Manley, in printing at the Sun 1940

    Next door in 1940: A S Lynn at 2171 and J Brechin at 2183. The block, door by door

  9. 9

    2177 West 4th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • Bryan W Manley, a clerk 1940

    Next door in 1940: H G Siver at 2175 and Can Bk of Com at 2199. The block, door by door

  10. 10

    1040 West Georgia Street

    West End, 1940

    • Fanny M Manley, a housekeeper for Rev C Davies 1940

    Next door in 1940: McDermott Motors Ltd at 1018 and Begg Motor Co Ltd (used cars) at 1056. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for eight of the twelve: a branch manager, a broker, a clerk, an engineer, a housekeeper and a naturopath, among others.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Kitsilano (2), Dunbar-Southlands, Kensington-Cedar Cottage, Kerrisdale, Mount Pleasant, Renfrew-Collingwood, Shaughnessy, 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 J V Manley at 2719 Alma Street; 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 John V Manley there as the householder, an engineer at the CPR, with John R Manley, a naturopath for E J Fridleifson. The 1940 name section lists Hilda Manley at 1899 Dunbar Street.

W Manley is listed at 1734 East 11th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists William Manley there as the householder, a branch manager at Safeway. Rev J D Manly is listed at 3592 East 29th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Rev John D Manly there as the householder, retired.

D B Manley is listed at 5075 Marguerite Street in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Davison B Manley there as the householder, a broker. D V Manley is listed at 485 West 14th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Doug V Manley there as the householder, a refinery foreman at Standard Oil.

J Manley is listed at 3731 West 19th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. In 1940 the directory lists Mrs M A Manley at 2177 West 44th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Mrs Miriam A Manley there as the householder, with Don R Manley, in printing at the Sun. The 1940 name section lists Bryan W Manley at 2177 West 4th Avenue, a clerk.

The 1940 name section lists Fanny M Manley at 1040 West Georgia Street, a housekeeper for Rev C Davies.

Today

2719 Alma, 1899 Dunbar, 3592 East 29th, 5075 Marguerite, 485 West 14th and 3731 West 19th still have their buildings from before 1946, 1899 Dunbar on the Vancouver Heritage Register; 1040 West Georgia (1985) has a newer building, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 2177 West 44th and 2177 West 4th, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred); for 1734 East 11th, its page says what we could and couldn't match to today's buildings.

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, 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.