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A family name on West 12th Avenue, Fairview, Mount Pleasant, Kitsilano and West Point Grey

The Marshalls

In the city directories 1940 · seven people at five addresses

The directories print seven people named Marshall at five addresses in 1940, all on West 12th Avenue. No first name or initials tie one address to another: we can't tell if they're one family. The directories print the name on 102 other streets too, all listed on the Marshall name's own page.

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Where the Marshalls lived

Each pin is on its own block, numbered as the households below. Today's land, parks, main roads and local areas: City of Vancouver Open Data (Open Government Licence – Vancouver).
  1. 1

    1594 West 12th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • Mrs B I Marshall, widow of G 1940
    • Marion Marshall 1940

    Next door in 1940: J D Dunsmuir at 1584. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    1866 West 12th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • J J Marshall 1940
    • Kathleen M Marshall 1940

    Next door in 1940: D McGeer at 1856 and D Langfield at 1876. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    1976 West 12th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • C R Marshall, proprietor of Marshall's Super Service 1940

    Next door in 1940: Miss M H Busteed at 1966 and A O Walter at 1986. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    2714 West 12th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • J S Marshall, a master mariner 1940

    Next door in 1940: Miss A M Fortune at 2704 and E E Stark at 2726. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    2785 West 12th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • E B Marshall, a movie operator at the Capitol Theatre 1940

    Next door in 1940: R M Campbell at 2775 and J W R Jones at 2795. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for three of the seven: a master mariner, a movie operator and a proprietor. One is a widow, listed under her own name.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Kitsilano (4) and Fairview. 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 B I Marshall at 1594 West 12th 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 Bertha I Marshall there as the householder, widow of G, with Marion Marshall. In 1940 the directory lists J J Marshall at 1866 West 12th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists James J Marshall there as the householder, with Kathleen M Marshall.

In 1940 the directory lists C R Marshall at 1976 West 12th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Clif R Marshall there as the householder, proprietor of Marshall's Super Service. In 1940 the directory lists J S Marshall at 2714 West 12th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists James S Marshall there as the householder, a master mariner.

In 1940 the directory lists E B Marshall at 2785 West 12th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Edward B Marshall there as the householder, a movie operator at the Capitol Theatre.

Today

2714 West 12th and 2785 West 12th still have their buildings from before 1946; 1976 West 12th (2001) has a newer building, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 1594 West 12th and 1866 West 12th, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 12 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.