A family name in Vancouver's city directories
The McGuffins
In the city directories 1940 · three people at three addresses
The directories print three people named McGuffin at three addresses in 1940 in two 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 McGuffins lived
- 1
925 Cardero Street
West End, 1940
- Don McP McGuffin, a secretary at McGugan & Co 1940
Next door in 1940: A Sheppard at 977. The block, door by door
- 2
1611 Davie Street
West End, 1940
- J L McGuffin, a department manager at Shores Ltd 1940
Next door in 1940: J Blair at 1627. The block, door by door
- 3
630 East 19th Avenue
Riley Park, 1940
- A F McGuffin, a benchman at Imperial Casket 1940
Next door in 1940: F T Pitcher at 614 and R Jude at 650. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for all three: a benchman, a department manager and a secretary.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in West End (2) 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
The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Don McP McGuffin at 925 Cardero Street as the householder, a secretary at McGugan & Co. J L McGuffin is listed at 1611 Davie Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists John L McGuffin there as the householder, a department manager at Shores Ltd.
A F McGuffin is listed at 630 East 19th 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 Albert F McGuffin there as the householder, a benchman at Imperial Casket.
Today
925 Cardero still has its building from before 1946, dated 1927 by the City's record; 1611 Davie (2020) and 630 East 19th (2013) have newer buildings, by the City's record.
Every line as printed
All 5 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- McGuffin Don McP sec McGugan & Co925 Cardero, p. 378
- McGuffin J L1611 Davie, p. 41
- McGuffin John L dept mgr Shores Ltd1611 Davie, p. 378
- *McGuffin A F630 East 19th, p. 228
- McGuffin Albt F benchmn Imp Casket630 East 19th, p. 378
British Columbia and Yukon Directory, name section, where each person's work is printed
The book of the McGuffins
Every directory, as one book
The family book reads the McGuffin name in each Vancouver directory we hold from 1901 to 1945: everyone printed under it at every address, their work from the name sections, who lived next door, and the page behind every line, to read here or save as a PDF to print or give.
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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.