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The McKeowns

In the city directories 1940 · 14 people at twelve addresses

The directories print 14 people named McKeown at twelve 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 McKeowns 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

    989 Bute Street

    West End, 1940

    • Lillian McKeown, widow of C S 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs M Brown at 983 and U Thibaudeau at 995. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    125 East 23rd Avenue

    Riley Park, 1940

    • J W McKeown 1940

    Next door in 1940: A Thomson at 141. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    74 East 5th Avenue

    Mount Pleasant, 1940

    • S A McKeown, on active service 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs E J Ellis at 70. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    1608 Franklin Street

    Grandview-Woodland, 1940

    • Thomas G McKeown, a salesman at Shell Oil 1940
  5. 5

    1616 Grant Street

    Grandview-Woodland, 1940

    • Sam McKeown, a warehouseman for W H Malkin 1940

    Next door in 1940: E Wiltshire at 1606 and G F Wales at 1622. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    2066 Parker Street

    Grandview-Woodland, 1940

    • W A McKeown, a school teacher 1940

    Next door in 1940: D V Baker at 2056 and R Lund at 2074. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    2579 Wall Street

    Hastings-Sunrise, 1940

    • Mrs E A McKeown, widow of E N 1940
    • Edward J McKeown, a salesman 1940
  8. 8

    1695 West 11th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • H L McKeown, an inspector at Boeing's 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs U Baker at 1685. The block, door by door

  9. 9

    2266 West 12th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • J McKeown 1940
    • Orville McKeown, an electrician 1940

    Next door in 1940: J W Paget at 2256 and G Hatchwell at 2276. The block, door by door

  10. 10

    1395 West 14th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • W A McKeown, of McKeown & Wilson Drugs 1940

    Next door in 1940: florence (the) at 1375. The block, door by door

  11. 11

    173 West 21st Avenue

    Riley Park, 1940

    • J R McKeown, a carpenter 1940

    Next door in 1940: J Rippard at 165 and R C Ellett at 179. The block, door by door

  12. 12

    4575 West 7th Avenue

    West Point Grey, 1940

    • Mrs J L McKeown, widow of W S 1940

    Next door in 1940: Rev A H Huntley at 4563 and Mrs I M E Rietchel at 4587. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for eight of the 14: a salesman (2), a carpenter, an electrician, an inspector, an on active service and a school teacher, among others. Three are widows, listed under their own names.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Grandview-Woodland (3), Fairview (2), Riley Park (2), Hastings-Sunrise, Kitsilano, Mount Pleasant, West End 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

The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Lillian McKeown at 989 Bute Street, widow of C S. J W McKeown is listed at 125 East 23rd Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists John W McKeown there as the householder.

S A McKeown is listed at 74 East 5th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Steph A McKeown there as the householder, on active service. The 1940 name section lists Thomas G McKeown at 1608 Franklin Street, a salesman at Shell Oil. The 1940 name section lists Sam McKeown at 1616 Grant Street, a warehouseman for W H Malkin.

W A McKeown is listed at 2066 Parker 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 W Alfred McKeown there as the householder, a school teacher. Mrs E A McKeown is listed at 2579 Wall Street in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Eva A McKeown there as the householder, widow of E N, with Edward J McKeown, a salesman.

H L McKeown is listed at 1695 West 11th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Harry L McKeown there as the householder, an inspector at Boeing's. J McKeown is listed at 2266 West 12th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists James McKeown there as the householder, with Orville McKeown, an electrician.

W A McKeown is listed at 1395 West 14th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists William A McKeown there as the householder, of McKeown & Wilson Drugs. J R McKeown is listed at 173 West 21st Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists John R McKeown there as the householder, a carpenter.

Mrs J L McKeown is listed at 4575 West 7th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Jessie L McKeown there as the householder, widow of W S.

Today

989 Bute, 125 East 23rd, 2066 Parker, 2579 Wall, 1695 West 11th and 1395 West 14th still have their buildings from before 1946, 989 Bute and 1395 West 14th on the Vancouver Heritage Register; 1616 Grant (1997), 173 West 21st (1995) and 4575 West 7th (2013) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 74 East 5th, 1608 Franklin and 2266 West 12th, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

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, 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.