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A family name in Vancouver's city directories

The McKibbins

In the city directories 1940 · eleven people at seven addresses

The directories print eleven people named McKibbin 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 McKibbins at 2845 West 10th in 1940.

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Where the McKibbins 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

    4175 Carnarvon Street

    Dunbar-Southlands, 1940

    • W McKibbin, a division manager at Standard Brands 1940
  2. 2

    3693 Dundas Street

    Hastings-Sunrise, 1940

    • Thomas S McKibbin, a conductor at the BC Electric Railway 1940

    Next door in 1940: F J Pullyblank at 3683. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    1057 Homer Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • Mrs I McKibbin, widow of C 1940
    • Tillie McKibbin, a waitress 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs J McKinnon at 1053 and Truck Parts & Equip at 1095. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    123 Powell Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • J McKibbin 1940

    Next door in 1940: B C Junk at 135. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    1543 Robson Street

    West End, 1940

    • H McKibbin, who kept rooms to let 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs H Clark at 1537 and Mrs B Thompson at 1555. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    2845 West 10th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • T McKibbin, retired 1940
    • Bertha McKibbin, an operator at the BC Telephone 1940
    • Margaret McKibbin, a hairdresser for Maison Henri 1940

    Next door in 1940: S O Blakely at 2833 and A J Teiffel at 2865. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    3286 West 12th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • J A McKibbin, a collector 1940
    • John G McKibbin, a shipper at Murphy & Chapman 1940

    Next door in 1940: J Nelson at 3276. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for seven of the eleven: a collector, a conductor, a division manager, a hairdresser, an operator and a shipper, among others. One is a widow, listed under her own name.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Downtown (2), Kitsilano (2), Dunbar-Southlands, Hastings-Sunrise and West End. 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 W McKibbin at 4175 Carnarvon 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, where each person's work is printed, lists William McKibbin there as the householder, a division manager at Standard Brands. The 1940 name section lists Thomas S McKibbin at 3693 Dundas Street as the householder, a conductor at the BC Electric Railway.

Mrs I McKibbin is listed at 1057 Homer Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Isabella McKibbin there as the householder, widow of C, with Tillie McKibbin, a waitress. The 1940 name section lists J McKibbin at 123 Powell Street.

In 1940 the directory lists H McKibbin, rooms to let, at 1543 Robson Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Hugh McKibbin there, who kept rooms to let. In 1940 the directory lists T McKibbin at 2845 West 10th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Thomas McKibbin there as the householder, retired, with Bertha McKibbin, an operator at the BC Telephone, and Margaret McKibbin, a hairdresser for Maison Henri.

In 1940 the directory lists J A McKibbin at 3286 West 12th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists John A McKibbin there as the householder, a collector, with John G McKibbin, a shipper at Murphy & Chapman.

Today

4175 Carnarvon, 3693 Dundas, 2845 West 10th and 3286 West 12th still have their buildings from before 1946; 1057 Homer (2003) has a newer building, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 123 Powell and 1543 Robson, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 16 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.