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A family name in Vancouver's city directories

The McIvors

In the city directories 1940 · ten people at ten addresses

The directories print ten people named McIvor at ten addresses in 1940 in eight 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 McIvors lived

Each pin is on its own block, numbered as the households below. Two addresses aren't on today's map, so they have no pin. Today's land, parks, main roads and local areas: City of Vancouver Open Data (Open Government Licence – Vancouver).
  1. 1

    1060 Alberni Street

    West End, 1940

    • John McIvor 1940

    Next door in 1940: A Cowsill at 1058. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    3381 Dundas Street

    Hastings-Sunrise, 1940

    • W McIvor, a longshoreman 1940

    Next door in 1940: C N Eburne at 3395. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    442 East 24th Avenue

    Riley Park, 1940

    • Isabel C McIvor, a saleswoman at The Modiste 1940

    Next door in 1940: H I Arnold at 436 and Mrs C E Bairnes at 460. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    374 East 28th Avenue

    Riley Park, 1940

    • Hester McIvor, widow of G W 1940

    Next door in 1940: Miss E L Breen at 366. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    34 East 50th Avenue

    Sunset, 1940

    • J A McIvor, a machinist 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs I Woodhead at 20 and M M Gavet at 48. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    250 Rupert Street

    Hastings-Sunrise, 1940

    • J D McIvor, a salesman at Associated Dairies 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mushroom Farm Hastings at 248. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    1036 West 10th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • Mabel McIvor, a matron at the Detention Home 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs I McDonald at 1000 and H K Diebel at 1054. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    2849 West 13th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • J McIvor, a fireman at the City of Vancouver 1940

    Next door in 1940: J M Morrow at 2845 and G H Griffin at 2873. The block, door by door

  9. 9

    727 West 20th Avenue

    South Cambie, 1940

    • C McIvor, a chauffeur at BC Motor Transportation 1940

    Next door in 1940: W R McLean at 707 and A Philip at 729. The block, door by door

  10. 10

    327 West 8th Avenue

    Mount Pleasant, 1940

    • William A McIvor, a carpenter 1940

    Next door in 1940: R Keir at 323 and W J Baxter at 339. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for eight of the ten: a carpenter, a chauffeur, a fireman, a longshoreman, a machinist and a matron, among others. One is a widow, listed under her own name.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Hastings-Sunrise (2), Riley Park (2), Fairview, Kitsilano, Mount Pleasant, South Cambie, Sunset 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 McIvor at 1060 Alberni Street. W McIvor is listed at 3381 Dundas Street 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 William McIvor there as the householder, a longshoreman. The 1940 name section lists Isabel C McIvor at 442 East 24th Avenue, a saleswoman at The Modiste.

The 1940 name section lists Hester McIvor at 374 East 28th Avenue, widow of G W. J A McIvor is listed at 34 East 50th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists John A McIvor there as the householder, a machinist.

J D McIvor is listed at 250 Rupert Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists John D McIvor there as the householder, a salesman at Associated Dairies. The 1940 name section lists Mabel McIvor at 1036 West 10th Avenue, a matron at the Detention Home.

In 1940 the directory lists J McIvor at 2849 West 13th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists John McIvor there as the householder, a fireman at the City of Vancouver. In 1940 the directory lists C McIvor at 727 West 20th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Charles McIvor there as the householder, a chauffeur at BC Motor Transportation.

The 1940 name section lists William A McIvor at 327 West 8th Avenue, a carpenter.

Today

442 East 24th, 374 East 28th, 34 East 50th, 2849 West 13th and 727 West 20th still have their buildings from before 1946; 1060 Alberni (1988) has a newer building, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 3381 Dundas, 250 Rupert, 1036 West 10th and 327 West 8th, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

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, name section, where each person's work is printed

The book of the McIvors

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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.