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The McKendricks

In the city directories 1940 · nine people at seven addresses

The directories print nine people named McKendrick at seven addresses in 1940 in five of the city's neighbourhoods. 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 McKendricks at 2146 West 43rd in 1940.

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Where the McKendricks 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

    1149 Melville Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • Mrs Jean McKendrick 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs M J Bright at 1133 and G H L Smith at 1153. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    8614 Osler Street

    Marpole, 1940

    • Mrs A J McKendrick, widow of J 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs E A Campbell at 8622. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    1516 Powell Street

    Grandview-Woodland, 1940

    • C J McKendrick 1940

    Next door in 1940: M Adachi at 1514. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    5908 Trafalgar Street

    Kerrisdale, 1940

    • W McKendrick, a salesman at Kloepfer Hardware 1940

    Next door in 1940: E R Redpath at 5926. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    2776 West 38th Avenue

    Arbutus Ridge, 1940

    • J McKendrick, a branch manager at the Bank of Toronto 1940

    Next door in 1940: H C Dupuy at 2766 and Miss A L Holloway at 2786. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    2146 West 43rd Avenue

    Kerrisdale, 1940

    • S McKendrick, retired 1940
    • Helen H McKendrick, a saleswoman at Elcho Bakery 1940
    • John W McKendrick, a salesman at Kloepfer Hardware 1940

    Next door in 1940: clandonald (the) at 2130 and Mrs A M Chambers at 2158. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    1220 West 64th Avenue

    Marpole, 1940

    • V L McKendrick, a salesman at Knights Tea & Coffee 1940

    Next door in 1940: R L Stacey at 1238. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for five of the nine: a salesman (3), a branch manager and a saleswoman. Two of them worked for Kloepfer Hardware. One is a widow, listed under her own name.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Kerrisdale (2), Marpole (2), Arbutus Ridge, Downtown and Grandview-Woodland. 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 Mrs Jean McKendrick at 1149 Melville Street. Mrs A J McKendrick is listed at 8614 Osler 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 Alma J McKendrick there as the householder, widow of J. The 1940 name section lists C J McKendrick at 1516 Powell Street.

In 1940 the directory lists W McKendrick at 5908 Trafalgar Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists William McKendrick there as the householder, a salesman at Kloepfer Hardware. In 1940 the directory lists J McKendrick at 2776 West 38th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists James McKendrick there as the householder, a branch manager at the Bank of Toronto.

In 1940 the directory lists S McKendrick at 2146 West 43rd Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Sam McKendrick there as the householder, retired, with Helen H McKendrick, a saleswoman at Elcho Bakery, and John W McKendrick, a salesman at Kloepfer Hardware. In 1940 the directory lists V L McKendrick at 1220 West 64th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Val L McKendrick there as the householder, a salesman at Knights Tea & Coffee.

Today

1516 Powell still has its building from before 1946, dated 1905 by the City's record and on the Vancouver Heritage Register; 5908 Trafalgar (2004), 2776 West 38th (1985), 2146 West 43rd (1956) and 1220 West 64th (2021) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 1149 Melville and 8614 Osler, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 14 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

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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.