A family name in Vancouver's city directories
The McLartys
In the city directories 1940 · eight people at seven addresses
The directories print eight people named McLarty 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.
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Where the McLartys lived
- 1
823 Broughton Street
West End, 1940
- George H McLarty, a salesman 1940
Next door in 1940: Mrs S M Mullin at 821 and A Foden at 825. The block, door by door
- 2
2316 East 11th Avenue
Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940
- Mary McLarty, widow of D 1940
Next door in 1940: W A Smith at 2310 and J C Porter at 2322. The block, door by door
- 3
1675 East 37th Avenue
Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940
- Clif C McLarty, a trimmer at Reliable Garment 1940
Next door in 1940: N Stensaker at 1617. The block, door by door
- 4
555 Renfrew Street
Hastings-Sunrise, 1940
- I W McLarty, an engineer at the Sun 1940
Next door in 1940: H Smith at 523. The block, door by door
- 5
1259 Robson Street
West End, 1940
- Archie McLarty, a watchman at Shell Oil 1940
Next door in 1940: H Richards at 1241 and Mrs K S Graves at 1267. The block, door by door
- 6
1366 Seymour Street
Downtown, 1940
- E A McClarty 1940
Next door in 1940: J Troll at 1358 and W Enman at 1372. The block, door by door
- 7
What they did
The name section prints a trade for five of the eight: an engineer, a salesman, a school teacher, a trimmer and a watchman. One is a widow, listed under her own name.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in Kensington-Cedar Cottage (2), West End (2), Downtown, Hastings-Sunrise and Kerrisdale. 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 George H McLarty at 823 Broughton Street, a salesman. The 1940 name section lists Mary McLarty at 2316 East 11th Avenue, widow of D. The 1940 name section lists Clif C McLarty at 1675 East 37th Avenue, a trimmer at Reliable Garment.
I W McLarty is listed at 555 Renfrew Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Ivan W McLarty there as the householder, an engineer at the Sun. The 1940 name section lists Archie McLarty at 1259 Robson Street, a watchman at Shell Oil. The 1940 name section lists E A McClarty at 1366 Seymour Street.
J McLarty is listed at 2196 West 44th Avenue 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 James McLarty there as the householder, retired, with E Islay McLarty, a school teacher.
Today
823 Broughton and 2316 East 11th still have their buildings from before 1946; 1675 East 37th (1999) and 555 Renfrew (1994) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 1259 Robson, 1366 Seymour and 2196 West 44th, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).
Every line as printed
All 10 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- McLarty Geo H slsmn823 Broughton, p. 389
- McLarty Mary wid D2316 East 11th, p. 389
- McLarty Clif C trmr Reliable Garment1675 East 37th, p. 389
- McLarty I W555 Renfrew, p. 140
- McLarty Ivan W eng Sun555 Renfrew, p. 389
- McLarty Archie wtchmn Shell Oil1259 Robson, p. 389
- McClarty E A1366 Seymour, p. 365
- *McLarty J2196 West 44th, p. 261
- McLarty E Islay sch tchr Van City2196 West 44th, p. 389
- McLarty Jas retired2196 West 44th, p. 389
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.