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A family name in Vancouver's city directories

The McCombs

In the city directories 1940 · ten people at ten addresses

The directories print ten people named McComb at ten addresses in 1940 in six of the city's neighbourhoods, with the close spelling McCombe. 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 McCombs lived

Each pin is on its own block, numbered as the households below. Three 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

    4850 Angus Drive

    Shaughnessy, 1940

    • Sadie A McComb, a maid for R W Falkins 1940

    Next door in 1940: Dr R A Palmer at 4816 and R J Kenmuir at 4862. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    1260 Barclay Street

    West End, 1940

    • Lula E McComb, a nurse 1940

    Next door in 1940: K S Hay at 1248 and Stratford Lodge at 1274. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    837 East King Edward Avenue

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • Morley J McComb, a doorman at the Alma Theatre 1940

    Next door in 1940: A Richardson at 825 and Mrs I Montgomery at 839. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    5888 Fleming Street

    Victoria-Fraserview, 1940

    • W McCombe, a seaman at Kingsley Navigation 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs S Gibson at 5878. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    1111 Jervis Street

    West End, 1940

    • I W McComb, an accountant at Boeing's 1940
  6. 6

    1235 Nelson Street

    West End, 1940

    • Norma V McComb, a cashier 1940

    Next door in 1940: beverly (the) at 1225 and tweedsmuir apts at 1245. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    1847 Pendrell Street

    West End, 1940

    • Jack McComb, a painter 1940

    Next door in 1940: J Hawkins at 1835 and A E Sinton at 1853. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    3158 West 32nd Avenue

    Dunbar-Southlands, 1940

    • W L McComb, a stereotyper at the Province 1940

    Next door in 1940: L J Wagner at 3142 and J Routledge at 3176. The block, door by door

  9. 9

    1932 West 6th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • G McComb, retired 1940

    Next door in 1940: P R M Jamieson at 1918 and A H Kirby at 1936. The block, door by door

  10. 10

    3622 West 7th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • G E McComb, a sales manager at Standard Brands 1940

What they did

The name section prints a trade for nine of the ten: an accountant, a cashier, a doorman, a maid, a nurse and a painter, among others.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in West End (4), Kitsilano (2), Dunbar-Southlands, Kensington-Cedar Cottage, Shaughnessy and Victoria-Fraserview. 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

The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Sadie A McComb at 4850 Angus Drive, a maid for R W Falkins. The 1940 name section lists Lula E McComb at 1260 Barclay Street, a nurse. The 1940 name section lists Morley J McComb at 837 East King Edward Avenue, a doorman at the Alma Theatre.

W McCombe is listed at 5888 Fleming Street in 1940; 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 lists William McCombe there as the householder, a mate, with William McCombe Jr, a seaman at Kingsley Navigation. I W McComb is listed at 1111 Jervis Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Ivan W McComb there as the householder, an accountant at Boeing's.

The 1940 name section lists Norma V McComb at 1235 Nelson Street, a cashier. The 1940 name section lists Jack McComb at 1847 Pendrell Street, a painter. W L McComb is listed at 3158 West 32nd Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Wilmer L McComb there as the householder, a stereotyper at the Province.

G McComb is listed at 1932 West 6th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists George McComb there as the householder, retired. G E McComb is listed at 3622 West 7th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists George E McComb there as the householder, a sales manager at Standard Brands.

Today

1111 Jervis, 1235 Nelson, 1932 West 6th and 3622 West 7th still have their buildings from before 1946, 1111 Jervis, 1235 Nelson and 3622 West 7th on the Vancouver Heritage Register; 1847 Pendrell (1957) and 3158 West 32nd (2019) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 4850 Angus Drive, 1260 Barclay, 837 East King Edward and 5888 Fleming, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 16 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
1940

British Columbia and Yukon Directory, name section, where each person's work is printed

The book of the McCombs

Every directory, as one book

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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.