A family name on Dunbar Street, Dunbar-Southlands and Kitsilano
The McKenzies
In the city directories 1940 · six people at three addresses
The directories print six people named McKenzie at three addresses in 1940, all on Dunbar Street, with the close spellings MacKenzie and Mackenzie. No first name or initials tie one address to another: we can't tell if they're one family. The directories print the name on 172 other streets too, all listed on the McKenzie name's own page.
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Where the McKenzies lived
- 1
2221 Dunbar Street
Kitsilano, 1940
- Mrs H M E McKenzie, widow of F 1940
- Ina McKenzie, a comptroller operator at Macdonalds Consolidated 1940
Next door in 1940: A S Munro at 2215. The block, door by door
- 2
4055 Dunbar Street
Dunbar-Southlands, 1940
- A Mackenzie, a student 1940
- C W Grant Mackenzie, proprietor of Grant's Imperial Station 1940
Next door in 1940: R M Orr at 4043 and S Kanelles at 4067. The block, door by door
- 3
4455 Dunbar Street
Dunbar-Southlands, 1940
- A McKenzie, proprietor of Mayfair Dairy 1940
- David McKenzie, a warehouseman at Slade & Stewart 1940
Next door in 1940: Golden Sheaf Bake Shop at 4445 and L H Palmer at 4465. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for four of the six: a proprietor (2), a comptroller operator and a warehouseman. One is a widow, listed under her own name.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in Dunbar-Southlands (2) and Kitsilano. 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 Mrs H M E McKenzie at 2221 Dunbar Street. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Hilda M E McKenzie there as the householder, widow of F, with Ina McKenzie, a comptroller operator at Macdonalds Consolidated. In 1940 the directory lists A Mackenzie at 4055 Dunbar Street. The 1940 name section lists Alex Mackenzie there as the householder, a salesman at Begg Motor, with Alex M Mackenzie, a student, and C W Grant Mackenzie, proprietor of Grant's Imperial Station.
In 1940 the directory lists A McKenzie at 4455 Dunbar Street. The 1940 name section lists Alex McKenzie there as the householder, proprietor of Mayfair Dairy, with David McKenzie, a warehouseman at Slade & Stewart.
Today
2221 Dunbar, 4055 Dunbar and 4455 Dunbar still have their buildings from before 1946.
Every line as printed
All 10 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- McKenzie Mrs H M E2221 Dunbar, p. 44
- McKenzie Hilda M E wid F2221 Dunbar, p. 384
- McKenzie Ina compt opr Macdonalds Consol2221 Dunbar, p. 384
- Mackenzie A4055 Dunbar, p. 45
- Mackenzie Alex slsmn Begg Motor4055 Dunbar, p. 383
- Mackenzie Alex M studt4055 Dunbar, p. 383
- Mackenzie C W Grant prop Grant's Imp Sta4055 Dunbar, p. 384
- McKenzie A4455 Dunbar, p. 45
- McKenzie Alex prop Mayfair Dairy4455 Dunbar, p. 383
- McKenzie David whsmn Slade & Stewart4455 Dunbar, p. 384
British Columbia and Yukon Directory, street section
The book of the McKenzies
Every directory, as one book
The family book reads the McKenzie name in each Vancouver directory we hold from 1901 to 1945: everyone printed under it at every address, their work from the name sections, who lived next door, and the page behind every line, to read here or save as a PDF to print or give.
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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.