The McMurtries

The story, address by address

In 1940 the directory lists G G C McMurtrie at 4539 Beatrice Street; 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 George G C McMurtrie there as the householder, a carpenter at Canadian White Pine. In 1940 the directory lists J C McMurtrie at 4674 Beatrice Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists James C McMurtrie there as the householder, a plumber.

In 1940 the directory lists H A P McMurtrie at 251 East 11th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists H A Percy McMurtrie there as the householder, a helper at the Central Chair Works. In 1940 the directory lists N McMurtrie at 710 Hamilton Street. The 1940 name section lists Norman McMurtrie there as the householder, a chair maker at the Central Chair Works.

In 1940 the directory lists Miss L McMurtrie at 720 Hamilton Street. The 1940 name section lists Lilian McMurtrie there as the householder, a waitress at White Lunch. In 1940 the directory lists T L McMurtrie at 867 West 16th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Thomas L McMurtrie there as the householder, a boilermaker.

In 1940 the directory lists J McMurtrie at 973 West 17th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists James McMurtrie there as the householder, a clerk at the Post Office. In 1940 the directory lists Mrs M I McMurtrie at 4414 West 8th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Minnie I McMurtrie there as the householder, widow of J G, with Enid C McMurtrie, a student at UBC, and Iris M McMurtrie, a stenographer at the CBC.

Today

4539 Beatrice, 973 West 17th and 4414 West 8th still have their buildings from before 1946; the City no longer lists 4674 Beatrice, 251 East 11th, 710 Hamilton, 720 Hamilton and 867 West 16th, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).