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The McKennas

In the city directories 1940 · 16 people at eleven addresses

The directories print 16 people named McKenna at eleven 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 McKennas lived

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

    1283 Burrard Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • Miss A McKenna 1940
    • Agnes McKenna 1940

    Next door in 1940: H Barrett at 1275. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    1163 East Pender Street

    Strathcona, 1940

    • Mrs A C McKenna, widow of T 1940

    Next door in 1940: A Hodgkisson at 1161 and V Kirincic at 1165. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    813 Homer Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • B McKenna 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs M Baker at 811 and Mrs M K Robertson at 829. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    3444 Knight Street

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • J McKenna, who worked for the BC Telephone 1940
    • Annie McKenna, widow of J 1940

    Next door in 1940: W J Read at 3482. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    1850 Powell Street

    Grandview-Woodland, 1940

    • Mrs H McKenna 1940

    Next door in 1940: C S Seymour at 1840 and Fairway Mkt at 1876. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    541 Prior Street

    Strathcona, 1940

    • M J McKenna, retired 1940

    Next door in 1940: G Calabrigo at 537 and A Zanatta at 553. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    1530 West 13th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • Mrs A McKenna, widow of F 1940
    • Mae L McKenna, a nurse at the City of Vancouver 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs M Wilson at 1540. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    1686 West 13th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • J McKenna, a clerk 1940
    • Anne M McKenna, a clerk at the Royal Bank 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs E Brooks at 1676 and J T Hatcher at 1696. The block, door by door

  9. 9

    3757 West 14th Avenue

    West Point Grey, 1940

    • J J McKenna, an accountant at the Dominion Income Tax 1940
    • Margaret G McKenna, a stenographer at Granby Consolidated 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs H Bridge at 3749 and C H Whitfield at 3775. The block, door by door

  10. 10

    3767 West 19th Avenue

    Dunbar-Southlands, 1940

    • A P McKenna, a waiter at the Castle Hotel 1940

    Next door in 1940: B G Long at 3755 and H W H Gillanders at 3791. The block, door by door

  11. 11

    2922 West 6th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • J M McKenna, a salesman 1940

    Next door in 1940: E J Tennant at 2906 and Mrs M J Broadfoot at 2940. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for eight of the 16: a clerk (2), an accountant, an employee, a nurse, a salesman and a stenographer, among others. Three are widows, listed under their own names.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Downtown (2), Fairview (2), Strathcona (2), Dunbar-Southlands, Grandview-Woodland, Kensington-Cedar Cottage, Kitsilano 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 Miss A McKenna at 1283 Burrard Street. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Agnes McKenna there as the householder. In 1940 the directory lists Mrs A C McKenna at 1163 East Pender Street. The 1940 name section lists Anna C McKenna there as the householder, widow of T.

In 1940 the directory lists B McKenna at 813 Homer Street. The 1940 name section lists Barney McKenna there as the householder. In 1940 the directory lists J McKenna at 3444 Knight 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 Joseph McKenna there as the householder, who worked for the BC Telephone, with Annie McKenna, widow of J.

In 1940 the directory lists Mrs H McKenna at 1850 Powell Street. The 1940 name section lists Mrs Helga McKenna there as the householder. The 1940 name section lists M J McKenna at 541 Prior Street, retired.

Mrs A McKenna is listed at 1530 West 13th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Annie McKenna there as the householder, widow of F, with Mae L McKenna, a nurse at the City of Vancouver. J McKenna is listed at 1686 West 13th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists James McKenna there as the householder, a clerk, with Anne M McKenna, a clerk at the Royal Bank.

J J McKenna is listed at 3757 West 14th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists John J McKenna there as the householder, an accountant at the Dominion Income Tax, with Margaret G McKenna, a stenographer at Granby Consolidated. A P McKenna is listed at 3767 West 19th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Alex P McKenna there as the householder, a waiter at the Castle Hotel.

J M McKenna is listed at 2922 West 6th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists James M McKenna there as the householder, a salesman.

Today

1163 East Pender, 541 Prior, 1530 West 13th, 3757 West 14th, 3767 West 19th and 2922 West 6th still have their buildings from before 1946; 3444 Knight (1972), 1850 Powell (1976) and 1686 West 13th (1994) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 1283 Burrard and 813 Homer, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

George, a young man in a bowler hat, standing in a yard on Knight Road (now Knight Street) in Cedar Cottage
November 1907 George, a young man in a bowler hat, standing in a yard on Knight Road (now Knight Street) in Cedar Cottage. Not at the house at 3444 Knight: no archive photo of the 3400 block is known that we can show. City of Vancouver Archives, CVA 330-4. Public domain.

Every line as printed

All 25 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.