A family name on East 34th Avenue, Kensington-Cedar Cottage, Riley Park and Renfrew-Collingwood
The McLeods
In the city directories 1940 · five people at two addresses
The directories print five people named McLeod at two addresses in 1940, all on East 34th Avenue, with the close spellings MacLeod and Macleod. No first name or initials tie one address to the other: we can't tell if they're one family. The most under one roof: four McLeods at 2525 East 34th in 1940. The directories print the name on 158 other streets too, all listed on the McLeod name's own page.
Reserve this family's book, freeThe name in every directory we hold from 1901 to 1945, at every address, each line with its page, to read here or save as a PDF. About $29 when orders open.
Where the McLeods lived
- 1
2060 East 34th Avenue
Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940
- K McLeod, a miner 1940
Next door in 1940: J Brownlee at 2048 and C L McNish at 2072. The block, door by door
- 2
2525 East 34th Avenue
Renfrew-Collingwood, 1940
- D McLeod, a laborer 1940
- Barbara M McLeod 1940
- Hugh D McLeod 1940
- James M McLeod 1940
Next door in 1940: R R Rosse at 2533. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for two of the five: a laborer and a miner.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in Kensington-Cedar Cottage and Renfrew-Collingwood. 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 K McLeod at 2060 East 34th 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 Ken McLeod there as the householder, a miner. In 1940 the directory lists D McLeod at 2525 East 34th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Duncan McLeod there as the householder, a laborer, with Barbara M McLeod, Hugh D McLeod and James M McLeod.
Today
2525 East 34th (1963) has a newer building, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 2060 East 34th, so that building is probably gone (inferred).
Every line as printed
All 7 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- *McLeod K2060 East 34th, p. 249
- McLeod Ken miner2060 East 34th, p. 394
- *McLeod D2525 East 34th, p. 250
- McLeod Barbara M2525 East 34th, p. 392
- McLeod Duncan lab EC & E2525 East 34th, p. 393
- McLeod Hugh D2525 East 34th, p. 393
- McLeod Jas M2525 East 34th, p. 393
British Columbia and Yukon Directory, street section
The book of the McLeods
Every directory, as one book
The family book reads the McLeod name in each Vancouver directory we hold from 1901 to 1945: everyone printed under it at every address, their work from the name sections, who lived next door, and the page behind every line, to read here or save as a PDF to print or give.
We're opening orders soon. Join the list to be first in line; we expect about $29 a family.
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.