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A family name in Vancouver's city directories

The McCarrons

In the city directories 1940 · four people at four addresses

The directories print four people named McCarron 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 McCarrons 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

    4833 Earles Street

    Renfrew-Collingwood, 1940

    • F McCarron, of Central Realty 1940

    Next door in 1940: R W Brown at 4847. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    3331 Kingsway

    Renfrew-Collingwood, 1940

    • J R McCarron, proprietor of Gem Barber Shop 1940

    Next door in 1940: S H Thorne at 3329 and Dry Goods Carleton at 3335. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    1636 Kitchener Street

    Grandview-Woodland, 1940

    • Francis E McCarron, a butcher 1940

    Next door in 1940: H A Finch at 1628 and Mrs A Philip at 1642. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    4376 West 10th Avenue

    West Point Grey, 1940

    • G V McCarron, proprietor of West Point Grey Barber Shop 1940

    Next door in 1940: F K Hartin at 4374. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for three of the four: a proprietor (2) and a butcher.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Renfrew-Collingwood (2), Grandview-Woodland 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 F McCarron at 4833 Earles 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 Francis McCarron there as the householder, of Central Realty. In 1940 the directory lists J R McCarron at 3331 Kingsway. The 1940 name section lists John R McCarron there as the householder, proprietor of Gem Barber Shop.

The 1940 name section lists Francis E McCarron at 1636 Kitchener Street, a butcher. G V McCarron is listed at 4376 West 10th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Gerald V McCarron there as the householder, proprietor of West Point Grey Barber Shop.

Today

1636 Kitchener still has its building from before 1946, dated 1910 by the City's record; 4833 Earles (1956) and 3331 Kingsway (1987) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 4376 West 10th, so that building is probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 7 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.