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The McCoys

In the city directories 1940 · eleven people at ten addresses

The directories print eleven people named McCoy at ten 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.

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Where the McCoys 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

    1064 Balfour Avenue

    Shaughnessy, 1940

    • Harry A McCoy, a butler for J V Rounsefell 1940

    Next door in 1940: Miss G I Palmer at 1054. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    1032 Barclay Street

    West End, 1940

    • Alex McCoy, a driver at Champion & White 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs E E Cook at 1028 and W Nixon at 1036. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    1136 Clark Drive

    Grandview-Woodland, 1940

    • Carrie McCoy, a laundress at Peerless Laundry 1940
  4. 4

    845 Davie Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • R L McCoy, a purchasing agent at Hayes Manufacturing 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs M Milligan at 839 and United Electric at 847. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    111 East 27th Avenue

    Riley Park, 1940

    • Robert McCoy, a mechanic for R N Lovegrove 1940

    Next door in 1940: A S Percy at 119. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    1749 East 49th Avenue

    Victoria-Fraserview, 1940

    • A J McCoy, a mechanic at Stratchona Garage 1940

    Next door in 1940: V E Bennett at 1735 and E C McKenzie at 1767. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    801 Helmcken Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • Winnifred McCoy, widow of J 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs A D Binns at 807. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    4567 West 14th Avenue

    West Point Grey, 1940

    • M A McCoy, a foreman at UBC 1940

    Next door in 1940: A J Bell at 4557 and P W H Pleming at 4573. The block, door by door

  9. 9

    3450 West 7th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • J W McCoy, a student 1940
    • Keith D McCoy, a student 1940

    Next door in 1940: G P Blake at 3436 and Miss M A Johnson at 3460. The block, door by door

  10. 10

    1891 West Broadway

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • Mrs Cath McCoy 1940

    Next door in 1940: A M Currie at 1885 and G M Williamson at 1893. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for seven of the eleven: a mechanic (2), a butler, a driver, a foreman, a laundress and a purchasing agent. One is a widow, listed under her own name.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Downtown (2), Kitsilano (2), Grandview-Woodland, Riley Park, Shaughnessy, Victoria-Fraserview, West End 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

The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Harry A McCoy at 1064 Balfour Avenue, a butler for J V Rounsefell. The 1940 name section lists Alex McCoy at 1032 Barclay Street, a driver at Champion & White. The 1940 name section lists Carrie McCoy at 1136 Clark Drive, a laundress at Peerless Laundry.

R L McCoy is listed at 845 Davie Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Richard L McCoy there as the householder, a purchasing agent at Hayes Manufacturing. The 1940 name section lists Robert McCoy at 111 East 27th Avenue, a mechanic for R N Lovegrove.

In 1940 the directory lists A J McCoy at 1749 East 49th 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 lists A James McCoy there as the householder, a mechanic at Stratchona Garage. The 1940 name section lists Winnifred McCoy at 801 Helmcken Street, widow of J.

M A McCoy is listed at 4567 West 14th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Martin A McCoy there as the householder, a foreman at UBC. J W McCoy is listed at 3450 West 7th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists John W McCoy there as the householder, a bridgeman for W Greenlees, with Joyce McCoy, a student, and Keith D McCoy, a student.

The 1940 name section lists Mrs Cath McCoy at 1891 West Broadway.

Today

1064 Balfour, 111 East 27th, 1749 East 49th and 3450 West 7th still have their buildings from before 1946; 4567 West 14th (1994) has a newer building, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 1032 Barclay, 1136 Clark Drive, 845 Davie, 801 Helmcken and 1891 West Broadway, 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

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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.