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The McKinleys

In the city directories 1940 · twelve people at nine addresses

The directories print twelve people named McKinley at nine 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 McKinleys lived

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

    5825 Balsam Street

    Kerrisdale, 1940

    • W J McKinley, a watchmaker at Birks 1940
    • Mavis C McKinley, a warper for Gordon Campbell 1940

    Next door in 1940: W F Duncan at 5815 and H H Varey at 5835. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    601 Denman Street

    West End, 1940

    • McKinley (no first name printed) 1940
    • McKinley (no first name printed) 1940

    Next door in 1940: Wharf Denman at 607. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    2429 East 28th Avenue

    Renfrew-Collingwood, 1940

    • H L McKinley 1940

    Next door in 1940: W G Patterson at 2461. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    2256 East 30th Avenue

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • Frances M McKinley 1940
    • Lyle M McKinley, a deckhand 1940

    Next door in 1940: F J Short at 2248 and Mrs M A MacPhatter at 2288. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    1905 East 36th Avenue

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • G McKinley 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs A G Sharp at 1915. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    1363 Franklin Street

    Grandview-Woodland, 1940

    • A T McKinley, a postman 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs M Dauray at 1359 and Littler & Sons at 1375. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    862 Howe Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • S McKinley 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs L A Aivazoff at 856 and Panama Clnrs at 866. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    8250 Hudson Street

    Marpole, 1940

    • Mrs E E McKinley, widow of C D 1940

    Next door in 1940: J Syme at 8208 and R Manuel at 8264. The block, door by door

  9. 9

    2188 West 5th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • C H McKinley, a driver at Terminal Cartage 1940

    Next door in 1940: S McLeary at 2182 and F R Gardner at 2190. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for five of the twelve: a deckhand, a driver, a postman, a warper and a watchmaker. One is a widow, listed under her own name.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Kensington-Cedar Cottage (2), Downtown, Grandview-Woodland, Kerrisdale, Kitsilano, Marpole, Renfrew-Collingwood 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 J McKinley at 5825 Balsam 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 J McKinley there as the householder, a watchmaker at Birks, with Mavis C McKinley, a warper for Gordon Campbell. In 1940 the directory lists McKinley (no first name printed) at 601 Denman Street. The 1940 name section lists McKinley (no first name printed) there as the householder.

In 1940 the directory lists H L McKinley at 2429 East 28th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Hugh L McKinley there as the householder. The 1940 name section lists Frances M McKinley at 2256 East 30th Avenue, with Lyle M McKinley, a deckhand.

G McKinley is listed at 1905 East 36th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists George McKinley there as the householder. A T McKinley is listed at 1363 Franklin Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists A Tannihill McKinley there as the householder, a postman.

The 1940 name section lists S McKinley at 862 Howe Street. In 1940 the directory lists Mrs E E McKinley at 8250 Hudson Street. The 1940 name section lists Emma E McKinley there as the householder, widow of C D.

In 1940 the directory lists C H McKinley at 2188 West 5th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Charles H McKinley there as the householder, a driver at Terminal Cartage.

Today

2256 East 30th, 1905 East 36th and 2188 West 5th still have their buildings from before 1946; 2429 East 28th (1978) and 8250 Hudson (1993) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 5825 Balsam, 601 Denman, 1363 Franklin and 862 Howe, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 18 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.