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A family name in Vancouver's city directories

The McElroys

In the city directories 1940 · ten people at eight addresses

The directories print ten people named McElroy at eight 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.

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Where the McElroys 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

    4811 Dumfries Street

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • I McElroy, a driver 1940

    Next door in 1940: W Wood at 4833. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    796 East 12th Avenue

    Mount Pleasant, 1940

    • Mrs C A McElroy, widow of J E 1940
    • Margaret McElroy 1940

    Next door in 1940: A E Glover at 768. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    3045 Glen Drive

    Mount Pleasant, 1940

    • C W McElroy, a driver at Crown Cartage 1940
  4. 4

    3411 Oak Street

    Shaughnessy, 1940

    • William B McElroy, a salesman at H & M Motors 1940

    Next door in 1940: madeleine court at 3463. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    3432 Sophia Street

    Riley Park, 1940

    • H T McElroy, a laborer 1940

    Next door in 1940: R Merilees at 3422. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    2570 Spruce Street

    Fairview, 1940

    • Helen M McElroy, a stenographer at Pacific Coast Fire Insurance 1940
  7. 7

    1003 West 33rd Avenue

    Shaughnessy, 1940

    • Charlotte McElroy, a saleswoman 1940
    • Frank B McElroy, a manager for W H Grassie 1940

    Next door in 1940: W E Burns at 1009. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    2261 West 37th Avenue

    Arbutus Ridge, 1940

    • N R McElroy, a freight clerk at the Union Steamship Company 1940

    Next door in 1940: A J Armstrong at 2287. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for eight of the ten: a driver (2), a freight clerk, a laborer, a manager, a salesman and a saleswoman, among others. One is a widow, listed under her own name.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Mount Pleasant (2), Shaughnessy (2), Arbutus Ridge, Fairview, Kensington-Cedar Cottage and Riley Park. 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 I McElroy at 4811 Dumfries 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 Isaac McElroy there as the householder, a driver. In 1940 the directory lists Mrs C A McElroy at 796 East 12th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Clara A McElroy there as the householder, widow of J E, with Margaret McElroy.

In 1940 the directory lists C W McElroy at 3045 Glen Drive. The 1940 name section lists Carmen W McElroy there as the householder, a driver at Crown Cartage. The 1940 name section lists William B McElroy at 3411 Oak Street, a salesman at H & M Motors.

H T McElroy is listed at 3432 Sophia Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Herbert T McElroy there as the householder, a laborer. The 1940 name section lists Helen M McElroy at 2570 Spruce Street, a stenographer at Pacific Coast Fire Insurance. The 1940 name section lists Charlotte McElroy at 1003 West 33rd Avenue, a saleswoman, with Frank B McElroy, a manager for W H Grassie.

N R McElroy is listed at 2261 West 37th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Neil R McElroy there as the householder, a freight clerk at the Union Steamship Company.

Today

796 East 12th, 3045 Glen Drive, 3411 Oak, 3432 Sophia, 2570 Spruce and 2261 West 37th still have their buildings from before 1946; 4811 Dumfries (1968) and 1003 West 33rd (2012) have newer buildings, by the City's record.

Every line as printed

All 15 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.