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The Markhams

In the city directories 1940 · 17 people at twelve addresses

The directories print 17 people named Markham at twelve addresses in 1940 in eight 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 Markhams at 615 East 54th in 1940.

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Where the Markhams 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

    1727 Cedar Crescent

    Shaughnessy, 1940

    • B W Markham 1940

    Next door in 1940: A Smith at 1703 and J F Watkins at 1751. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    3259 Charles Street

    Hastings-Sunrise, 1940

    • T R Markham, an engraver at Trade Engraving 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs A Ogilvie at 3255 and L V Mayes at 3263. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    5732 Dunbar Street

    Dunbar-Southlands, 1940

    • Mrs Ernestine M Markham, a stenographer for H Hacking 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs E A Donohoe at 5744. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    1009 East 22nd Avenue

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • T Markham, of Trade Engraving 1940
    • Pearl I Markham, a stenographer at Canadian Stucco Products 1940

    Next door in 1940: A Morrow at 1015. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    615 East 54th Avenue

    Sunset, 1940

    • Mrs M Markham, widow of J B 1940
    • David W Markham, an accountant 1940
    • Florence Markham 1940

    Next door in 1940: J D Gordon at 605. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    718 Granville Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • Miss A E Markham, a physio therapist 1940

    Next door in 1940: Birks H & Sons (BC) Ltd at 710 and scott's cafe at 722. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    5962 Larch Street

    Kerrisdale, 1940

    • F J Markham, a salesman for Meadowvale Creameries 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs M J Hudson at 5938 and N N Ewart at 5986. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    3806 Victoria Drive

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • Esther Markham, widow of F E 1940

    Next door in 1940: J Work at 3818. The block, door by door

  9. 9

    6141 Vine Street

    Kerrisdale, 1940

    • H S Markham 1940

    Next door in 1940: L R Kendrick at 6125 and G Todman at 6157. The block, door by door

  10. 10

    1492 West 33rd Avenue

    Shaughnessy, 1940

    • Susan Markham, a housekeeper for F R Stewart 1940

    Next door in 1940: J E Murphy at 1476. The block, door by door

  11. 11

    2011 West 48th Avenue

    Kerrisdale, 1940

    • E A Markham, an assistant manager at Carter Halls Aldinger 1940
    • Doug A W Markham, a student at UBC 1940
    • Florence B Markham, widow of A J 1940

    Next door in 1940: C Henderson at 2023. The block, door by door

  12. 12

    3009 West 8th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • H Markham, a superintendent at Ruddy-Duker 1940

    Next door in 1940: J A Croft at 3007 and V Fontaine at 3037. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for eight of the 17: a stenographer (2), an accountant, an assistant manager, an engraver, a housekeeper and a salesman, among others. Two of them worked for Trade Engraving. Three are widows, listed under their own names.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Kerrisdale (3), Kensington-Cedar Cottage (2), Shaughnessy (2), Downtown, Dunbar-Southlands, Hastings-Sunrise, Kitsilano and Sunset. 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 B W Markham at 1727 Cedar Crescent; the 1940 line is marked *: some member of the family owns the property, to the best of our knowledge (the directory's own mark). T R Markham is listed at 3259 Charles Street in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Thomas R Markham there as the householder, an engraver at Trade Engraving. The 1940 name section lists Mrs Ernestine M Markham at 5732 Dunbar Street, a stenographer for H Hacking.

In 1940 the directory lists T Markham at 1009 East 22nd Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Thomas Markham there as the householder, of Trade Engraving, with Pearl I Markham, a stenographer at Canadian Stucco Products. In 1940 the directory lists Mrs M Markham at 615 East 54th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Marie Markham there as the householder, widow of J B, with David W Markham, an accountant, and Florence Markham.

In 1940 the directory lists Miss A E Markham, a physio therapist, at 718 Granville Street. F J Markham is listed at 5962 Larch Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Frederick J Markham there as the householder, a salesman for Meadowvale Creameries. The 1940 name section lists Esther Markham at 3806 Victoria Drive, widow of F E.

In 1940 the directory lists H S Markham at 6141 Vine Street. The 1940 name section lists Harry S Markham there as the householder. The 1940 name section lists Susan Markham at 1492 West 33rd Avenue, a housekeeper for F R Stewart.

E A Markham is listed at 2011 West 48th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Ernest A Markham there as the householder, an assistant manager at Carter Halls Aldinger, with Doug A W Markham, a student at UBC, and Florence B Markham, widow of A J. H Markham is listed at 3009 West 8th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Harry Markham there as the householder, a superintendent at Ruddy-Duker.

Today

1009 East 22nd, 5962 Larch, 1492 West 33rd and 2011 West 48th still have their buildings from before 1946; 1727 Cedar Crescent (1999), 3259 Charles (1982) and 3806 Victoria Drive (2011) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 5732 Dunbar, 615 East 54th, 718 Granville, 6141 Vine and 3009 West 8th, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 24 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.