A family name in Vancouver's city directories
The McMullens
In the city directories 1940 · 18 people at 17 addresses
The directories print 18 people named McMullen at 17 addresses in 1940 in ten of the city's neighbourhoods, with the close spelling MacMullen. 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 McMullens lived
- 1
1599 Angus Drive
Shaughnessy, 1940
- J E McMullen, a barrister at Dais Pugh Hossie Lett & Marshall 1940
Next door in 1940: J E Feigl at 1575. The block, door by door
- 2
950 Bidwell Street
West End, 1940
- D McMullen 1940
Next door in 1940: stanley court at 920 and T R Lloyd at 956. The block, door by door
- 3
919 Broughton Street
West End, 1940
- A McMullen, a salesman at Shanahan's 1940
Next door in 1940: E Evans at 955. The block, door by door
- 4
1246 East 62nd Avenue
Sunset, 1940
- J McMullen, retired 1940
Next door in 1940: W L Sohier at 1206 and C E Carter at 1266. The block, door by door
- 5
467 East Broadway
Mount Pleasant, 1940
- N McMullen, a salesman 1940
Next door in 1940: N Umlah at 445 and J Mochar at 475. The block, door by door
- 6
1045 Haro Street
West End, 1940
- N McMullen 1940
Next door in 1940: E L Clarke at 1033 and J Cuming at 1051. The block, door by door
- 7
1342 Haro Street
West End, 1940
- McMullen (no first name printed) 1940
Next door in 1940: W Elliott at 1308 and H A Davidson at 1348. The block, door by door
- 8
- 9
1144 Richards Street
Downtown, 1940
- William McMullen, a shipper at Birks 1940
Next door in 1940: Arts Publicity at 1134 and Mrs S A Magill at 1146. The block, door by door
- 10
2780 Wall Street
Hastings-Sunrise, 1940
- Claudia McMullen, a stenographer 1940
Next door in 1940: W Whyte at 2772. The block, door by door
- 11
1425 West 10th Avenue
Fairview, 1940
- G W McMullen, an inspector at the Pacific Lumber Inspection Bureau 1940
Next door in 1940: S H Phillips at 1455. The block, door by door
- 12
1295 West 11th Avenue
Fairview, 1940
- Bertha McMullen, a saleswoman at Style Shop 1940
Next door in 1940: A J M McFarlane at 1285. The block, door by door
- 13
79 West 23rd Avenue
Riley Park, 1940
- L B McMullen, a foreman at Hammond's 1940
Next door in 1940: D Martin at 65 and A M Horne at 85. The block, door by door
- 14
2255 West 41st Avenue
Arbutus Ridge, 1940
- R W MacMullen, a salesman 1940
- Mrs Ruth A MacMullen, proprietor of Ruth Creighton Designer 1940
Next door in 1940: B&K Economy Cash Stores Ltd at 2251 and C McD Sinton at 2257. The block, door by door
- 15
2820 West 6th Avenue
Kitsilano, 1940
- A E McMullen, a sweeper at Hammond's 1940
Next door in 1940: H A Carr at 2814 and J W McInnis at 2828. The block, door by door
- 16
2890 West 6th Avenue
Kitsilano, 1940
- D McMullen, an engineer at the CPR 1940
Next door in 1940: D C McCallum at 2880. The block, door by door
- 17
1125 West Pender Street
Downtown, 1940
- Frederick D McMullen, a longshoreman 1940
Next door in 1940: Lil-Li-Bet at 1123 and E Leroux at 1135. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for 14 of the 18: a salesman (3), a barrister, an engineer, a foreman, an inspector and a janitor, among others. Two of them worked for Hammond's.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in West End (4), Downtown (2), Fairview (2), Kitsilano (2), Mount Pleasant (2), Arbutus Ridge, Hastings-Sunrise, Riley Park, Shaughnessy 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 J E McMullen at 1599 Angus Drive; 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 James E McMullen there as the householder, a barrister at the CPR, with James E T McMullen, a barrister at Dais Pugh Hossie Lett & Marshall. In 1940 the directory lists D McMullen at 950 Bidwell Street.
A McMullen is listed at 919 Broughton Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Alex McMullen there as the householder, a salesman at Shanahan's. J McMullen is listed at 1246 East 62nd Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists John McMullen there as the householder, retired.
N McMullen is listed at 467 East Broadway in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Norman McMullen there as the householder, a salesman. N McMullen is listed at 1045 Haro Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists N McMullen there as the householder.
The 1940 name section lists McMullen (no first name printed) at 1342 Haro Street. In 1940 the directory lists A McMullen at 2333 Ontario Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Alex McMullen there as the householder, a janitor at Bulman Bros. The 1940 name section lists William McMullen at 1144 Richards Street, a shipper at Birks.
The 1940 name section lists Claudia McMullen at 2780 Wall Street, a stenographer. In 1940 the directory lists G W McMullen at 1425 West 10th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists George W McMullen there as the householder, an inspector at the Pacific Lumber Inspection Bureau. The 1940 name section lists Bertha McMullen at 1295 West 11th Avenue, a saleswoman at Style Shop.
L B McMullen is listed at 79 West 23rd Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Lewis B McMullen there as the householder, a foreman at Hammond's. R W MacMullen is listed at 2255 West 41st Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Richard W MacMullen there as the householder, a salesman, with Mrs Ruth A MacMullen, proprietor of Ruth Creighton Designer.
A E McMullen is listed at 2820 West 6th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Albert E McMullen there as the householder, a sweeper at Hammond's. D McMullen is listed at 2890 West 6th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Daniel McMullen there as the householder, an engineer at the CPR.
The 1940 name section lists Frederick D McMullen at 1125 West Pender Street, a longshoreman.
Today
2780 Wall, 1425 West 10th, 2820 West 6th and 2890 West 6th still have their buildings from before 1946; 1599 Angus Drive (1996), 950 Bidwell (1991), 1045 Haro (1980), 2333 Ontario (1987) and 79 West 23rd (2013) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 919 Broughton, 1246 East 62nd, 467 East Broadway, 1342 Haro, 1144 Richards, 1295 West 11th, 2255 West 41st and 1125 West Pender, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed
All 30 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- *McMullen J E1599 Angus Drive, p. 5
- McMullen Jas E barr CPR1599 Angus Drive, p. 396
- McMullen Jas E T barr Dais Pugh Hossie Lett & Marshall1599 Angus Drive, p. 396
- McMullen D950 Bidwell, p. 12
- McMullen A919 Broughton, p. 20
- McMullen Alex slsmn Shanahan's919 Broughton, p. 396
- McMullen J1246 East 62nd, p. 270
- McMullen John retired1246 East 62nd, p. 396
- McMullen N467 East Broadway, p. 15
- McMullen Norman slsmn467 East Broadway, p. 396
- McMullen N1045 Haro, p. 71
- McMullen N1045 Haro, p. 396
- McMullen —1342 Haro, p. 396
- *McMullen A2333 Ontario, p. 122
- McMullen Alex jntr Bulman Bros2333 Ontario, p. 396
- McMullen Wm shpr Birks1144 Richards, p. 396
- McMullen Claudia sten2780 Wall, p. 396
- McMullen G W1425 West 10th, p. 199
- McMullen Geo W inspr PLIB1425 West 10th, p. 396
- McMullen Bertha slswm Style Shop1295 West 11th, p. 396
- *McMullen L B79 West 23rd, p. 237
- McMullen Lewis B formn Hammond's79 West 23rd, p. 396
- MacMullen R W2255 West 41st, p. 258
- MacMullen Richd W slsmn2255 West 41st, p. 396
- MacMullen Mrs Ruth A prop Ruth Creighton Designer2255 West 41st, p. 396
- *McMullen A E2820 West 6th, p. 188
- McMullen Albt E sweeper Hammond's2820 West 6th, p. 396
- *McMullen D2890 West 6th, p. 188
- McMullen Danl eng CPR2890 West 6th, p. 396
- McMullen Fredk D lngshmn1125 West Pender, p. 396
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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.