The McDermotts

The story, address by address

The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Nan McDermot at 908 Broughton Street. Mrs I D McDermott is listed at 629 Cambie Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Irene D McDermott there as the householder, widow of R M.

A B McDermott is listed at 674 Chilco Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Alex B McDermott there as the householder, a superintendent at Empire Stevedoring. H MacDermott is listed at 24 East 10th 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 Henry MacDermott there as the householder, a salesman at Clarke & Stuart.

The 1940 name section lists Francis McDermott at 1037 East 16th Avenue, a pressman at the Pacific Mills. In 1940 the directory lists H J McDermott at 1754 East 36th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Hugh J McDermott there as the householder, a lather. The 1940 name section lists Kate McDermott at 2225 East 44th Avenue, widow of D, with Kathleen F McDermott, a waitress at Spencer's.

W E McDermott is listed at 5910 Hudson Street in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists W Ernest McDermott there as the householder, a president at Gibraltar Financial and a managing-director at McDermott Motors. The 1940 name section lists Thomas A McDermott at 2324 Macdonald Street, a machinist at the Burrard Dry Dock. The 1940 name section lists Myrtle E McDermott at 1132 Nelson Street, a clerk at the Vancouver General Hospital.

The 1940 name section lists McDermot (no first name printed) at 1236 Seymour Street. In 1940 the directory lists W F McDermott at 1791 Wallace Street. The 1940 name section lists William F McDermott there as the householder, a sheet metal worker.

In 1940 the directory lists Mrs G McDermott at 1565 West 16th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Mrs Geraldine McDermott there as the householder. In 1940 the directory lists J J McDermott at 546 West 28th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists John J McDermott there as the householder, a superintendent at Empire Stevedoring, with Margot C McDermott, a school teacher at the Burnaby Corporation.

The 1940 name section lists Charles McDermott at 2221 West 35th Avenue, a watchmaker. A L McDermot is listed at 4547 West 7th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Alex L McDermot there as the householder, in tobacco, with Desmond A McDermot, a transmitter operator at the CKMO, and M Eileen McDermot, a stenographer. The 1940 name section lists Mrs A McDermott at 1125 West 8th Avenue, an operator at Reid's Holiday Togs.

In 1940 the directory lists J H MacDermot, a physician, at 925 West Georgia Street. A L McDermott, in tobacco, is listed at 614 West Pender Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Jean McDermott at 1033 West Pender Street. The 1940 name section lists Noel McDermott at 1115 West Pender Street, a metal worker at J M Brown Motor.

The 1940 name section lists Frederick McDermott at 1182 West Pender Street, a longshoreman. The 1940 name section lists Mrs Mary McDermott at 2720 Yukon Street.

Today

24 East 10th, 1754 East 36th, 1565 West 16th, 4547 West 7th and 614 West Pender still have their buildings from before 1946, 24 East 10th on the Vancouver Heritage Register; 2225 East 44th (1987), 5910 Hudson (1990), 2221 West 35th (1990) and 2720 Yukon (2006) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 908 Broughton, 629 Cambie, 674 Chilco, 1037 East 16th, 2324 Macdonald, 1132 Nelson, 1236 Seymour, 1791 Wallace, 546 West 28th, 1125 West 8th, 925 West Georgia, 1033 West Pender, 1115 West Pender and 1182 West Pender, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).