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A family name in Vancouver's city directories

The McKinnells

In the city directories 1940 · six people at four addresses

The directories print six people named McKinnell at four addresses in 1940 in four 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 McKinnells 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

    112 East 45th Avenue

    Sunset, 1940

    • G P McKinnell, retired 1940
    • Margaret M McKinnell 1940

    Next door in 1940: J H A Grant at 128. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    343 East King Edward Avenue

    Riley Park, 1940

    • C S McKinnell, a watchman at Buckerfield's 1940
    • Archibald J McKinnell, an electrician 1940

    Next door in 1940: L E Ord at 341 and J Wood at 345. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    943 West 21st Avenue

    South Cambie, 1940

    • D W McKinnell, a watch repairer for F Hinchcliffe 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs U Wakefield at 937 and J Livingstone at 949. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    2115 West 34th Avenue

    Arbutus Ridge, 1940

    • S C McKinnell, retired 1940

    Next door in 1940: J F Ellis at 2111 and C Larkin at 2125. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for three of the six: an electrician, a watch repairer and a watchman.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Arbutus Ridge, Riley Park, South Cambie and Sunset. 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 G P McKinnell at 112 East 45th 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, where each person's work is printed, lists Gilbert P McKinnell there as the householder, retired, with Margaret M McKinnell. In 1940 the directory lists C S McKinnell at 343 East King Edward Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Colin S McKinnell there as the householder, a watchman at Buckerfield's, with Archibald J McKinnell, an electrician.

In 1940 the directory lists D W McKinnell at 943 West 21st Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists David W McKinnell there as the householder, a watch repairer for F Hinchcliffe. In 1940 the directory lists S C McKinnell at 2115 West 34th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Stewart C McKinnell there as the householder, retired.

Today

343 East King Edward and 2115 West 34th still have their buildings from before 1946; 112 East 45th (1987) and 943 West 21st (1991) have newer buildings, by the City's record.

Every line as printed

All 10 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.