A family name in Vancouver's city directories
The McKinnies
In the city directories 1940 · three people at two addresses
The directories print three people named McKinnie at two addresses in 1940 in two of the city's neighbourhoods. No first name or initials tie one address to the other: we can't tell if they're one family.
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Where the McKinnies lived
- 1
3731 West 6th Avenue
West Point Grey, 1940
- Mrs M McKinnie, widow of H T 1940
- Dallas D McKinnie 1940
Next door in 1940: R Moncrieff at 3719 and S C Huntington at 3743. The block, door by door
- 2
446 West Pender Street
Downtown, 1940
- John McKinnie, retired 1940
Next door in 1940: Ship's Barber Shop at 444 and Gallagher W H & Co at 448. The block, door by door
What they did
One is a widow, listed under her own name.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in Downtown 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
In 1940 the directory lists Mrs M McKinnie at 3731 West 6th Avenue. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Madge McKinnie there as the householder, widow of H T, with Dallas D McKinnie. The 1940 name section lists John McKinnie at 446 West Pender Street, retired.
Today
3731 West 6th (1972) has a newer building, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 446 West Pender, so that building is probably gone (inferred).
Every line as printed
All 4 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- McKinnie Mrs M3731 West 6th, p. 189
- McKinnie Dallas D3731 West 6th, p. 387
- McKinnie Madge wid H T tchr Deaf & Blind Sch3731 West 6th, p. 387
- McKinnie John retired446 West Pender, p. 387
British Columbia and Yukon Directory, street section
The book of the McKinnies
Every directory, as one book
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Another name, or a house
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.