A family name in Vancouver's city directories
The McGiverons
In the city directories 1940 · twelve people at nine addresses
The directories print twelve people named McGiveron at nine addresses in 1940 in five of the city's neighbourhoods, with the close spelling McGovern. 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 McGiverons at 2275 West 7th in 1940.
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Where the McGiverons lived
- 1
- 2
1124 East 12th Avenue
Mount Pleasant, 1940
- T S McGiveron 1940
Next door in 1940: T Gaston at 1122 and Mrs A Quick at 1132. The block, door by door
- 3
419 East 46th Avenue
Sunset, 1940
- May McGiveron, widow of R 1940
Next door in 1940: T J Bond at 415 and W Harveyson at 423. The block, door by door
- 4
1118 East 54th Avenue
Sunset, 1940
- R McGiveron, a salesman at Associated Dairies 1940
Next door in 1940: W A Adams at 1152. The block, door by door
- 5
- 6
1164 Robson Street
West End, 1940
- McGovern (no first name printed) 1940
Next door in 1940: J Long at 1172. The block, door by door
- 7
2275 West 7th Avenue
Kitsilano, 1940
- Miss C A McGovern 1940
- Rose McGovern, proprietor of the S'en Registration Bureau 1940
- Cath A McGovern, a nurse 1940
Next door in 1940: Mrs J Lamprecht at 2267 and J McNeil at 2283. The block, door by door
- 8
2033 West 8th Avenue
Kitsilano, 1940
- M McGovern, a laborer 1940
- John J McGovern, a student 1940
Next door in 1940: Rev A Jordan at 2015 and T J Weston at 2037. The block, door by door
- 9
57 West Cordova Street
Downtown, 1940
- J McGovern, a shingle weaver 1940
Next door in 1940: City Clo Exch at 53 and Sullivan Block at 61. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for six of the twelve: a laborer, a miner, a nurse, a proprietor, a salesman and a shingle weaver. Two are widows, listed under their own names.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in Kitsilano (3), Downtown (2), Sunset (2), Mount Pleasant 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
The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists John McGovern at 160 Cambie Street, a miner. T S McGiveron is listed at 1124 East 12th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Thomas S McGiveron there as the householder. The 1940 name section lists May McGiveron at 419 East 46th Avenue, widow of R.
In 1940 the directory lists R McGiveron at 1118 East 54th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Robert McGiveron there as the householder, a salesman at Associated Dairies. The 1940 name section lists Alberta McGovern at 1727 Macdonald Street, widow of J M. The 1940 name section lists McGovern (no first name printed) at 1164 Robson Street.
In 1940 the directory lists Miss C A McGovern at 2275 West 7th Avenue; 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 Rose McGovern there as the householder, proprietor of the S'en Registration Bureau, with Cath A McGovern, a nurse. In 1940 the directory lists M McGovern at 2033 West 8th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Michael McGovern there as the householder, a laborer, with Mary K McGovern, an elevator operator at Spencer's, and John J McGovern, a student.
The 1940 name section lists J McGovern at 57 West Cordova Street, a shingle weaver.
Today
1727 Macdonald, 2275 West 7th and 57 West Cordova still have their buildings from before 1946, 57 West Cordova on the Vancouver Heritage Register; 419 East 46th (2004), 1118 East 54th (2021) and 1164 Robson (1955) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 160 Cambie, 1124 East 12th and 2033 West 8th, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).
Every line as printed
All 16 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- McGovern John miner160 Cambie, p. 377
- McGiveron T S1124 East 12th, p. 206
- McGiveron Thos S1124 East 12th, p. 377
- McGiveron May wid R419 East 46th, p. 377
- McGiveron R1118 East 54th, p. 267
- McGiveron Robt slsmn Assoc Dairies1118 East 54th, p. 377
- McGovern Alberta wid J M1727 Macdonald, p. 377
- McGovern —1164 Robson, p. 377
- *McGovern Miss C A2275 West 7th, p. 192
- McGovern Cath A nurse2275 West 7th, p. 377
- McGovern Rose prop S'en Registration Bur2275 West 7th, p. 377
- McGovern M2033 West 8th, p. 195
- McGovern John J studt2033 West 8th, p. 377
- McGovern Mary K elev opr Spencers2033 West 8th, p. 377
- McGovern Michl lab2033 West 8th, p. 377
- McGovern J shingle weaver57 West Cordova, p. 377
British Columbia and Yukon Directory, name section, where each person's work is printed
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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.