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The McMurrays

In the city directories 1940 · eleven people at ten addresses

The directories print eleven people named McMurray at ten addresses in 1940 in six 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 McMurrays 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

    950 Bidwell Street

    West End, 1940

    • Mrs G McMurray, widow of N 1940

    Next door in 1940: stanley court at 920 and T R Lloyd at 956. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    6583 Dumfries Street

    Victoria-Fraserview, 1940

    • M McMurray, a laborer 1940

    Next door in 1940: S Gillis at 6571 and C I Farman at 6595. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    1030 East 10th Avenue

    Mount Pleasant, 1940

    • J McMurray 1940

    Next door in 1940: W J Willis at 1020 and E Best at 1036. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    16 East 15th Avenue

    Mount Pleasant, 1940

    • Mrs L D McMurray, widow of R 1940

    Next door in 1940: G J Queenville at 22. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    2305 East 2nd Avenue

    Grandview-Woodland, 1940

    • H McMurray, a machinist at the BC Electric Railway 1940

    Next door in 1940: P L Joy at 2317. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    1637 Harwood Street

    West End, 1940

    • E E McMurray 1940

    Next door in 1940: H J Waldron at 1629 and J Kennedy at 1661. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    952 Hornby Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • Oswald McMurray 1940

    Next door in 1940: A B Huffman at 946 and C H Boycott at 956. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    1762 Robson Street

    West End, 1940

    • Mrs E R McMurray, widow of W R 1940

    Next door in 1940: J Mohr at 1760 and Mrs M Lorimer at 1768. The block, door by door

  9. 9

    1045 West 11th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • Elizabeth McMurray, a nurse at the Vancouver General Hospital 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs M L Gildemeester at 1035 and H M Dey at 1055. The block, door by door

  10. 10

    1125 West Pender Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • Mrs E S McMurray, widow of J 1940
    • Patricia M McMurray 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 three of the eleven: a laborer, a machinist and a nurse. Four are widows, listed under their own names.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in West End (3), Downtown (2), Mount Pleasant (2), Fairview, Grandview-Woodland and Victoria-Fraserview. 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 G McMurray at 950 Bidwell Street. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Gertrude McMurray there as the householder, widow of N. In 1940 the directory lists M McMurray at 6583 Dumfries Street. The 1940 name section lists Math McMurray there as the householder, a laborer.

In 1940 the directory lists J McMurray at 1030 East 10th 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 lists James McMurray there as the householder. In 1940 the directory lists Mrs L D McMurray at 16 East 15th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Lillie D McMurray there as the householder, widow of R.

In 1940 the directory lists H McMurray at 2305 East 2nd Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Hampton McMurray there as the householder, a machinist at the BC Electric Railway. In 1940 the directory lists E E McMurray at 1637 Harwood Street. The 1940 name section lists Edward E McMurray there as the householder.

The 1940 name section lists Oswald McMurray at 952 Hornby Street. Mrs E R McMurray is listed at 1762 Robson Street in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Elsie R McMurray there as the householder, widow of W R. The 1940 name section lists Elizabeth McMurray at 1045 West 11th Avenue, a nurse at the Vancouver General Hospital.

In 1940 the directory lists Mrs E S McMurray at 1125 West Pender Street. The 1940 name section lists Emma S McMurray there as the householder, widow of J, with Patricia M McMurray.

Today

1030 East 10th, 2305 East 2nd and 1045 West 11th still have their buildings from before 1946; 950 Bidwell (1991) and 6583 Dumfries (1972) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 16 East 15th, 1637 Harwood, 952 Hornby, 1762 Robson and 1125 West Pender, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 19 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.