A family name on West 13th Avenue, Fairview, Mount Pleasant, Kitsilano and West Point Grey
The McKenzies
In the city directories 1940 · 13 people at eight addresses
The directories print 13 people named McKenzie at eight addresses in 1940, all on West 13th Avenue, 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 most under one roof: three McKenzies at 816 West 13th in 1940. 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
645 West 13th Avenue
Fairview, 1940
- Miss E MacKenzie 1940
- Enid MacKenzie, a nurse at the Vancouver General Hospital 1940
Next door in 1940: Mrs M A Manahan at 655. The block, door by door
- 2
816 West 13th Avenue
Fairview, 1940
- C G MacKenzie, an assistant engineer at the CNR 1940
- Doreen E MacKenzie, a saleswoman for Baby Boudoir 1940
- G Lloyd MacKenzie, a student 1940
Next door in 1940: R S Jennings at 806 and J Nicol at 826. The block, door by door
- 3
914 West 13th Avenue
Fairview, 1940
- Roy D McKenzie, a circulation at the Sun 1940
Next door in 1940: A J Baker at 926. The block, door by door
- 4
1256 West 13th Avenue
Fairview, 1940
- Kay McKenzie, a saleswoman at Woodward's 1940
Next door in 1940: Mrs B R All at 1246 and Miss J E Pounder at 1266. The block, door by door
- 5
1584 West 13th Avenue
Fairview, 1940
- Isabel McKenzie, a stenographer at Massie & Renwick 1940
Next door in 1940: clifcoe (the) at 1572 and T J Behan at 1594. The block, door by door
- 6
1966 West 13th Avenue
Kitsilano, 1940
- H H MacKenzie, a school inspector at the BC Government 1940
- Isabel K MacKenzie, a student 1940
Next door in 1940: J J Gilmore at 1956 and R G Ball at 1976. The block, door by door
- 7
3889 West 13th Avenue
West Point Grey, 1940
- J F McKenzie, a warehouseman at the Northern Electric 1940
Next door in 1940: A Coburn at 3881 and J W Richmond at 3893. The block, door by door
- 8
4307 West 13th Avenue
West Point Grey, 1940
- W C McKenzie, a warehouseman at Macdonalds Consolidated 1940
- William J McKenzie, an apprentice at the McLean & Powell Iron Works 1940
Next door in 1940: A Hunter at 4309. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for ten of the 13: a saleswoman (2), a warehouseman (2), an apprentice, an assistant engineer, a circulation and a nurse, among others.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in Fairview (5), West Point Grey (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 Miss E MacKenzie at 645 West 13th Avenue. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Enid MacKenzie there as the householder, a nurse at the Vancouver General Hospital. In 1940 the directory lists C G MacKenzie at 816 West 13th Avenue; 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 Charters G MacKenzie there as the householder, an assistant engineer at the CNR, with Doreen E MacKenzie, a saleswoman for Baby Boudoir, and G Lloyd MacKenzie, a student.
The 1940 name section lists Roy D McKenzie at 914 West 13th Avenue, a circulation at the Sun. The 1940 name section lists Kay McKenzie at 1256 West 13th Avenue, a saleswoman at Woodward's. The 1940 name section lists Isabel McKenzie at 1584 West 13th Avenue, a stenographer at Massie & Renwick.
H H MacKenzie is listed at 1966 West 13th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Harry H MacKenzie there as the householder, a school inspector at the BC Government, with Isabel K MacKenzie, a student. J F McKenzie is listed at 3889 West 13th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists John F McKenzie there as the householder, a warehouseman at the Northern Electric.
W C McKenzie is listed at 4307 West 13th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists William C McKenzie there as the householder, a warehouseman at Macdonalds Consolidated, with William J McKenzie, an apprentice at the McLean & Powell Iron Works.
Today
816 West 13th (1981), 3889 West 13th (1989) and 4307 West 13th (2018) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 645 West 13th, 914 West 13th, 1256 West 13th, 1584 West 13th and 1966 West 13th, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).
Every line as printed
All 17 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- MacKenzie Miss E645 West 13th, p. 211
- MacKenzie Enid nurse Van Genl Hosp645 West 13th, p. 384
- *MacKenzie C G816 West 13th, p. 211
- MacKenzie Charters G asst eng CNR816 West 13th, p. 384
- MacKenzie Doreen E slswm Baby Boudoir816 West 13th, p. 384
- MacKenzie G Lloyd studt816 West 13th, p. 384
- McKenzie Roy D circ Sun914 West 13th, p. 385
- McKenzie Kay slswm Woodwards1256 West 13th, p. 385
- McKenzie Isabel sten Massie & Renwick1584 West 13th, p. 384
- *MacKenzie H H1966 West 13th, p. 212
- MacKenzie Harry H sch inspr BC Govt1966 West 13th, p. 384
- MacKenzie Isabel K studt1966 West 13th, p. 384
- McKenzie J F3889 West 13th, p. 213
- McKenzie John F whsmn Northern Elec3889 West 13th, p. 385
- *McKenzie W C4307 West 13th, p. 213
- McKenzie Wm C whsmn Macdonalds Consol4307 West 13th, p. 386
- McKenzie Wm J appr McLean & Powell Iron Wks4307 West 13th, p. 386
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.