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A family name in Vancouver's city directories

The McCurdys

In the city directories 1940 · 13 people at seven addresses

The directories print 13 people named McCurdy at seven addresses in 1940 in six of the city's neighbourhoods. No first name or initials tie one address to another: we can't tell if they're one family. The most under one roof: three McCurdys at 1846 West 11th in 1940.

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Where the McCurdys 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

    4819 Collingwood Street

    Dunbar-Southlands, 1940

    • W M McCurdy, a foreman at Bates Valve Bag 1940

    Next door in 1940: A G Brown at 4807 and F E Nichols at 4831. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    1819 Dunbar Street

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • R B McCurdy, a salesman for H A Roberts 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs F A Lund at 1807 and T V Doyle at 1845. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    4425 Hudson Street

    Shaughnessy, 1940

    • A Elva McCurdy, a stenographer for Parsons Brown 1940
  4. 4

    1038 Nelson Street

    West End, 1940

    • S G McCurdy, a carpenter 1940
    • William T W McCurdy 1940

    Next door in 1940: J Eusanio at 1034 and Star Garage at 1042. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    1846 West 11th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • E C McCurdy 1940
    • Mrs Elizabeth C McCurdy 1940
    • Claire E McCurdy, an operator at the BC Telephone 1940

    Next door in 1940: J E Matheson at 1836 and R Braidie at 1856. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    464 West 13th Avenue

    Mount Pleasant, 1940

    • W H McCurdy, a foreman at the CPR 1940
    • Bard McCurdy 1940
    • Margaret McCurdy 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs B Guttridge at 456. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    1607 West 49th Avenue

    Kerrisdale, 1940

    • D M McCurdy, retired 1940
    • Rita P McCurdy, a stenographer at Ruddy-Duker 1940

    Next door in 1940: Dr J R Naden at 1603 and H J McCreery at 1617. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for seven of the 13: a foreman (2), a stenographer (2), a carpenter, an operator and a salesman.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Kitsilano (2), Dunbar-Southlands, Kerrisdale, Mount Pleasant, Shaughnessy and West End. 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 W M McCurdy at 4819 Collingwood 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 W Melville McCurdy there as the householder, a foreman at Bates Valve Bag. In 1940 the directory lists R B McCurdy at 1819 Dunbar Street. The 1940 name section lists Reginald B McCurdy there as the householder, a salesman for H A Roberts.

The 1940 name section lists A Elva McCurdy at 4425 Hudson Street, a stenographer for Parsons Brown. S G McCurdy is listed at 1038 Nelson Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Sam G McCurdy there as the householder, a carpenter, with William T W McCurdy.

E C McCurdy is listed at 1846 West 11th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Mrs Elizabeth C McCurdy there as the householder, with Claire E McCurdy, an operator at the BC Telephone. W H McCurdy is listed at 464 West 13th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists William H McCurdy there as the householder, a foreman at the CPR, with Bard McCurdy and Margaret McCurdy.

D M McCurdy is listed at 1607 West 49th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Daniel M McCurdy there as the householder, retired, with Dorothy M McCurdy, and Rita P McCurdy, a stenographer at Ruddy-Duker.

Today

4819 Collingwood, 1819 Dunbar and 1607 West 49th still have their buildings from before 1946; 4425 Hudson (1964) and 464 West 13th (1982) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 1038 Nelson and 1846 West 11th, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 19 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.