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The McIlwains

In the city directories 1940 · eleven people at nine addresses

The directories print eleven people named McIlwain at nine addresses in 1940 in seven of the city's neighbourhoods, with the close spelling McIlwaine. 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 McIlwains 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

    3759 Dumfries Street

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • S McIlwain, a superintendents assistant at BC Motor Transportation 1940

    Next door in 1940: H R H Stratford at 3741 and H F Thomson at 3775. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    22 East 18th Avenue

    Riley Park, 1940

    • Johnson McIlwain, a salesman at Sterling Furniture 1940

    Next door in 1940: irwin block at 8 and L B Tait at 34. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    3249 East 23rd Avenue

    Renfrew-Collingwood, 1940

    • Mrs M G McIlwain, widow of D 1940
    • Lillias C McIlwain, a labeller at Martin-Senour 1940

    Next door in 1940: D H McCulloch at 3245 and Mrs M Maher at 3265. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    446 East 34th Avenue

    Riley Park, 1940

    • A McIlwain, a helper at Canadian Bakeries 1940

    Next door in 1940: J Hunt at 428. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    377 East 36th Avenue

    Riley Park, 1940

    • E A McIlwain, a troubleman 1940

    Next door in 1940: A Enders at 371 and J L Mitchell at 383. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    2276 Franklin Street

    Grandview-Woodland, 1940

    • J I McIlwain, a plasterer 1940

    Next door in 1940: F L Harris at 2272. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    3142 Turner Street

    Hastings-Sunrise, 1940

    • J C McIlwain, a superintendent for Martin Senour 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs E Allenby at 3136 and R Alker at 3150. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    3267 West 21st Avenue

    Dunbar-Southlands, 1940

    • A E McIlwaine, an accountant at the Canadian Bank of Commerce 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs H D Butt at 3261 and F A Scott at 3275. The block, door by door

  9. 9

    4340 West 9th Avenue

    West Point Grey, 1940

    • Mrs A McIlwaine, widow of A J 1940
    • Sadie McIlwaine, a telephone operator at the BC Telephone 1940

    Next door in 1940: C G Ralph at 4330 and Mrs S W Webb at 4344. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for nine of the eleven: an accountant, a helper, a labeller, a plasterer, a salesman and a superintendent, among others. Two are widows, listed under their own names.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Riley Park (3), Dunbar-Southlands, Grandview-Woodland, Hastings-Sunrise, Kensington-Cedar Cottage, Renfrew-Collingwood and West Point Grey. 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 S McIlwain at 3759 Dumfries Street. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Sam McIlwain there as the householder, a superintendents assistant at BC Motor Transportation. The 1940 name section lists Johnson McIlwain at 22 East 18th Avenue, a salesman at Sterling Furniture.

Mrs M G McIlwain is listed at 3249 East 23rd 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 Margaret G McIlwain there as the householder, widow of D, with Lillias C McIlwain, a labeller at Martin-Senour. A McIlwain is listed at 446 East 34th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Albert McIlwain there as the householder, a helper at Canadian Bakeries.

E A McIlwain is listed at 377 East 36th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Edward A McIlwain there as the householder, a troubleman. J I McIlwain is listed at 2276 Franklin Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists John I McIlwain there as the householder, a plasterer.

J C McIlwain is listed at 3142 Turner Street in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists James C McIlwain there as the householder, a superintendent for Martin Senour. A E McIlwaine is listed at 3267 West 21st Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists A Edward McIlwaine there as the householder, an accountant at the Canadian Bank of Commerce.

Mrs A McIlwaine is listed at 4340 West 9th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Annie McIlwaine there as the householder, widow of A J, with Sadie McIlwaine, a telephone operator at the BC Telephone.

Today

22 East 18th, 377 East 36th and 3142 Turner still have their buildings from before 1946; 3759 Dumfries (2019), 3249 East 23rd (1966), 446 East 34th (1979) and 3267 West 21st (2017) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 2276 Franklin and 4340 West 9th, 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.