A family name in Vancouver's city directories
The McCreerys
In the city directories 1940 · ten people at nine addresses
The directories print ten people named McCreery at nine addresses in 1940 in five 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 McCreerys lived
- 1
355 Burrard Street
Downtown, 1940
- H J McCreery, a manufacturers agent 1940
Next door in 1940: Bank of Montreal at 385. The block, door by door
- 2
- 3
413 Granville Street
Downtown, 1940
- J McCreery, a customs broker 1940
Next door in 1940: Ziegler's Chocolate Shops at 411 and Linforth's Ltd at 417. The block, door by door
- 4
1915 Haro Street
West End, 1940
- J R McCreery, a clerk 1940
Next door in 1940: haro lodge at 1935. The block, door by door
- 5
1955 West 44th Avenue
Kerrisdale, 1940
- P L McCreery, a school teacher 1940
Next door in 1940: W E Carr at 1945 and A J Burridge at 1961. The block, door by door
- 6
1617 West 49th Avenue
Kerrisdale, 1940
- H J McCreery, a manufacturers agent at D 401, 355 Burrard 1940
Next door in 1940: D M McCurdy at 1607 and W H Parker at 1661. The block, door by door
- 7
2334 West 8th Avenue
Kitsilano, 1940
- J McCreery, a customs broker 1940
- Wilfred L McCreery, a clerk for J McCreery 1940
Next door in 1940: Mrs J A G Simpson at 2324 and W G Clark at 2344. The block, door by door
- 8
3841 West Broadway
West Point Grey, 1940
- Robert J McCreery 1940
Next door in 1940: C V Lightheart at 3827 and Mrs I McM Thomson at 3849. The block, door by door
- 9
801 West Georgia Street
Downtown, 1940
- Mrs Nell McCreery, a department manager at Spencer's 1940
Next door in 1940: devonshire hotel at 849. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for six of the ten: a clerk (2), a customs broker, a department manager, a manufacturers agent and a school teacher.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in Downtown (3), Kerrisdale (2), Kitsilano (2), 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
In 1940 the directory lists H J McCreery, a manufacturers agent, at 355 Burrard Street. R McCreery is listed at 1609 Cypress Street in 1940. In 1940 the directory lists J McCreery, a customs broker, at 413 Granville Street.
J R McCreery is listed at 1915 Haro Street in 1940. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Joseph R McCreery there as the householder, a clerk. P L McCreery is listed at 1955 West 44th Avenue 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 Paul L McCreery there as the householder, a school teacher.
H J McCreery is listed at 1617 West 49th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Hugh J McCreery there as the householder, a manufacturers agent at D 401, 355 Burrard. J McCreery is listed at 2334 West 8th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Joseph McCreery there as the householder, a customs broker, with Wilfred L McCreery, a clerk for J McCreery.
The 1940 name section lists Robert J McCreery at 3841 West Broadway. The 1940 name section lists Mrs Nell McCreery at 801 West Georgia Street, a department manager at Spencer's.
Today
355 Burrard, 1609 Cypress, 1915 Haro, 1617 West 49th, 2334 West 8th, 3841 West Broadway and 801 West Georgia still have their buildings from before 1946, 801 West Georgia on the Vancouver Heritage Register; 1955 West 44th (1988) has a newer building, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 413 Granville, so that building is probably gone (inferred).
Every line as printed
All 14 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- McCreery H J mfrs agt355 Burrard, p. 21
- McCreery R1609 Cypress, p. 39
- McCreery J customs broker413 Granville, p. 62
- McCreery J R1915 Haro, p. 72
- McCreery Jos R clk1915 Haro, p. 367
- *McCreery P L1955 West 44th, p. 261
- McCreery Paul L sch tchr Van City1955 West 44th, p. 367
- *McCreery H J1617 West 49th, p. 265
- McCreery Hugh J mfrs agt D 401, 355 Burrard1617 West 49th, p. 367
- *McCreery J2334 West 8th, p. 196
- McCreery Jos customs broker 15, 413 Granville2334 West 8th, p. 367
- McCreery Wilfd L clk J McCreery2334 West 8th, p. 367
- McCreery Robt J3841 West Broadway, p. 367
- McCreery Mrs Nell dept mgr Spencers801 West Georgia, p. 367
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.