A family name in Vancouver's city directories
The Marpoles
In the city directories 1940 · five people at four addresses
The directories print five people named Marpole at four addresses in 1940 in three 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 Marpoles lived
- 1
1155 Harwood Street
West End, 1940
- Mrs K A Marpole, widow of D P 1940
- Dalton P Marpole, a saleswoman at Birks 1940
Next door in 1940: C Webber at 1149 and L T Solloway at 1157. The block, door by door
- 2
- 3
778 West 62nd Avenue
Marpole, 1940
- Marpole 1940
Next door in 1940: K E Gallant at 766 and J R Dunne at 782. The block, door by door
- 4
1322 West King Edward Avenue
Shaughnessy, 1940
- Mrs J Marpole, widow of R F 1940
Next door in 1940: Mrs H A Wallbridge at 1310 and A McK Bull at 1336. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for one of the five: a saleswoman. Two are widows, listed under their own names.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in Marpole (2), Shaughnessy and West End. 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 Mrs K A Marpole at 1155 Harwood Street. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Kath A Marpole there as the householder, widow of D P, with Dalton P Marpole, a saleswoman at Birks. In 1940 the directory lists Woodyard Marpole at 9149 Hudson Street. The 1940 name section lists Marpole at 778 West 62nd Avenue.
In 1940 the directory lists Mrs J Marpole at 1322 West King Edward Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Joy Marpole there as the householder, widow of R F.
Today
1322 West King Edward still has its building from before 1946, dated 1929 by the City's record; 1155 Harwood (1970) and 778 West 62nd (1957) have newer buildings, by the City's record; for 9149 Hudson, its page says what we could and couldn't match to today's buildings.
Every line as printed
All 7 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- Marpole Mrs K A1155 Harwood, p. 73
- Marpole Dalton P slswm Birks1155 Harwood, p. 414
- Marpole Kath A wid D P1155 Harwood, p. 414
- Marpole Woodyard9149 Hudson, p. 89
- Marpole E McRory778 West 62nd, p. 348
- Marpole Mrs J1322 West King Edward, p. 96
- Marpole Joy wid R F1322 West King Edward, p. 414
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.