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The McKechnies

In the city directories 1940 · 14 people at 14 addresses

The directories print 14 people named McKechnie at 14 addresses in 1940 in eight of the city's neighbourhoods, with the close spelling MacKechnie. 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 McKechnies 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

    5788 Angus Drive

    Kerrisdale, 1940

    • Dr R E McKechnie, of Medical Clinic 1940
  2. 2

    777 Burrard Street

    West End, 1940

    • J G McKechnie, of J G Potts & Assocs 1940

    Next door in 1940: McLean, Rowles & Co hairdrsr's supp at 775 and Irwinton Gro at 779. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    2083 Comox Street

    West End, 1940

    • Dr W C McKechnie, a physician 1940

    Next door in 1940: A H Bradbury at 2077 and W L Haskins at 2091. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    105 East 15th Avenue

    Mount Pleasant, 1940

    • J MacKechnie 1940

    Next door in 1940: C A Billing at 125. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    536 East 18th Avenue

    Riley Park, 1940

    • J McKechnie, a carpenter 1940

    Next door in 1940: H Cottam at 522 and W Trinder at 544. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    718 Granville Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • R E McKechnie, a physician 1940

    Next door in 1940: Birks H & Sons (BC) Ltd at 710 and scott's cafe at 722. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    751 Granville Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • W C McKechnie, a physician 1940

    Next door in 1940: Orpheum Hosiery Shop at 749 and Aloha Hat Shop at 755. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    952 Hornby Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • Robert W McKechnie 1940

    Next door in 1940: A B Huffman at 946 and C H Boycott at 956. The block, door by door

  9. 9

    5342 Joyce Street

    Renfrew-Collingwood, 1940

    • Flora McKechnie, widow of J 1940

    Next door in 1940: C T Strom at 5332 and G W Hoyle at 5352. The block, door by door

  10. 10

    3538 Osler Street

    Shaughnessy, 1940

    • Dr R E McKechnie, a physician 1940
  11. 11

    1901 Pendrell Street

    West End, 1940

    • Dr H A MacKechnie, a physician 1940

    Next door in 1940: R Hopkins at 1915. The block, door by door

  12. 12

    975 West 10th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • N MacKechnie, a sheet metal worker 1940

    Next door in 1940: P J Mackay at 967 and Mrs M Johnstone at 985. The block, door by door

  13. 13

    107 West 8th Avenue

    Mount Pleasant, 1940

    • M McKechnie 1940

    Next door in 1940: G Holtby at 103 and T Robinson at 109. The block, door by door

  14. 14

    925 West Georgia Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • H A MacKechnie, a physician 1940

    Next door in 1940: Lunch Sandwich at 915 and Macdonald's Prescriptions at 929. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for five of the 14: a physician (3), a carpenter and a sheet metal worker. One is a widow, listed under her own name.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Downtown (4), West End (3), Mount Pleasant (2), Fairview, Kerrisdale, Renfrew-Collingwood, Riley Park and Shaughnessy. 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 Dr R E McKechnie at 5788 Angus Drive. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Robert E McKechnie there as the householder, of Medical Clinic. In 1940 the directory lists J G McKechnie at 777 Burrard Street. The 1940 name section lists John G McKechnie there as the householder, of J G Potts & Assocs.

In 1940 the directory lists Dr W C McKechnie at 2083 Comox 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 lists William C McKechnie there as the householder, a physician. In 1940 the directory lists J MacKechnie at 105 East 15th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists John MacKechnie there as the householder.

In 1940 the directory lists J McKechnie at 536 East 18th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists John McKechnie there as the householder, a carpenter. In 1940 the directory lists R E McKechnie, a physician, at 718 Granville Street. W C McKechnie, a physician, is listed at 751 Granville Street in 1940.

The 1940 name section lists Robert W McKechnie at 952 Hornby Street. The 1940 name section lists Flora McKechnie at 5342 Joyce Street, widow of J. In 1940 the directory lists Dr R E McKechnie at 3538 Osler Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Robert E McKechnie there as the householder, a physician.

In 1940 the directory lists Dr H A MacKechnie at 1901 Pendrell Street. The 1940 name section lists Hugh A MacKechnie there as the householder, a physician. In 1940 the directory lists N MacKechnie at 975 West 10th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Neil MacKechnie there as the householder, a sheet metal worker.

In 1940 the directory lists M McKechnie at 107 West 8th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Malcolm McKechnie there as the householder. In 1940 the directory lists H A MacKechnie, a physician, at 925 West Georgia Street.

Today

777 Burrard, 536 East 18th, 5342 Joyce, 3538 Osler and 975 West 10th still have their buildings from before 1946, 3538 Osler on the Vancouver Heritage Register; 5788 Angus Drive (2020) and 105 East 15th (2008) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 2083 Comox, 718 Granville, 751 Granville, 952 Hornby, 1901 Pendrell, 107 West 8th and 925 West Georgia, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

A man on a white horse at the first camp for clearing Shaughnessy, near Angus Drive
1912 A man on a white horse at the first camp for clearing Shaughnessy, near Angus Drive. Not at the house at 5788 Angus Drive: no archive photo of the 5700 block is known that we can show. City of Vancouver Archives, Dist P24.1. Public domain.

Every line as printed

All 23 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.