A family name in Vancouver's city directories
The McCrindles
In the city directories 1940 · four people at three addresses
The directories print four people named McCrindle at three 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 McCrindles lived
- 1
8696 Laurel Street
Marpole, 1940
- J McCrindle, a tallyman at the Eburne Saw Mills 1940
- Beth McCrindle, an attendant at the Provincial Infirmary 1940
Next door in 1940: G W Hine at 8646. The block, door by door
- 2
715 Robson Street
Downtown, 1940
- Mrs O M McCrindle, a saleswoman at the Hudson's Bay Company 1940
Next door in 1940: Badette Barbara at 711 and Star Loan Co at 719. The block, door by door
- 3
3556 West 21st Avenue
Dunbar-Southlands, 1940
- J A McCrindle, a seaman 1940
Next door in 1940: E Walter at 3550. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for all four: an attendant, a saleswoman, a seaman and a tallyman.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in Downtown, Dunbar-Southlands and Marpole. 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 J McCrindle at 8696 Laurel 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 James McCrindle there as the householder, retired, with James M McCrindle, a tallyman at the Eburne Saw Mills, and Beth McCrindle, an attendant at the Provincial Infirmary. In 1940 the directory lists Mrs O M McCrindle at 715 Robson Street. The 1940 name section lists Mrs Ottie M McCrindle there as the householder, a saleswoman at the Hudson's Bay Company.
In 1940 the directory lists J A McCrindle at 3556 West 21st Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists John A McCrindle there as the householder, an instrumentman at the City of Vancouver, with John A McCrindle Jr, a seaman.
Today
3556 West 21st still has its building from before 1946, dated 1929 by the City's record; the City no longer lists 8696 Laurel and 715 Robson, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).
Every line as printed
All 9 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- *McCrindle J8696 Laurel, p. 102
- McCrindle Beth atdt Prov Infirmary8696 Laurel, p. 367
- McCrindle Jas retired8696 Laurel, p. 367
- McCrindle Jas M tallymn Eburne Saw Mills8696 Laurel, p. 367
- McCrindle Mrs O M715 Robson, p. 143
- McCrindle Mrs Ottie M slswm HBC715 Robson, p. 367
- *McCrindle J A3556 West 21st, p. 233
- McCrindle John A instrumentmn Van City3556 West 21st, p. 367
- McCrindle John A Jr seamn3556 West 21st, p. 367
British Columbia and Yukon Directory, street section
The book of the McCrindles
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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.