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The McRobertses

In the city directories 1940 · 13 people at ten addresses

The directories print 13 people named McRoberts at ten addresses in 1940 in eight of the city's neighbourhoods. No first name or initials tie one address to another: we can't tell if they're one family. The most under one roof: three McRobertses at 1054 East 22nd in 1940.

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Where the McRobertses 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

    2632 Alberta Street

    Mount Pleasant, 1940

    • Margaret E McRoberts 1940

    Next door in 1940: H Buckley at 2648. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    317 East 17th Avenue

    Riley Park, 1940

    • W McRoberts, retired 1940

    Next door in 1940: T G Ward at 315 and A B Ward at 319. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    1054 East 22nd Avenue

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • E D McRoberts, a conductor at the BC Electric Railway 1940
    • Freda M McRoberts, an operator at Small & Boyes 1940
    • Harvey E McRoberts, proprietor of McRoberts Ranges 1940

    Next door in 1940: C H Kersey at 1048 and F Youngman at 1060. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    736 Granville Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • W J McRoberts, an optometrist 1940

    Next door in 1940: Nippon Silk Co at 732 and Mayfair Style Shop at 738. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    716 Kingsway

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • Ranges McRoberts, in stoves 1940

    Next door in 1940: Progress Barber Shop at 718. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    1058 Nelson Street

    West End, 1940

    • D McRoberts, a clerk at the National Harbours Board 1940

    Next door in 1940: Star Garage at 1042 and L E Collum at 1070. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    2123 West 1st Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • Arthur M McRoberts, an attendant at Consumers Tire 1940

    Next door in 1940: C Upham at 2117 and Mrs E P Neilly at 2127. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    3063 West 34th Avenue

    Dunbar-Southlands, 1940

    • W McRoberts 1940

    Next door in 1940: C W Goodrich at 3057 and D T Suttie at 3073. The block, door by door

  9. 9

    3076 West 38th Avenue

    Dunbar-Southlands, 1940

    • Isabel MacRoberts, widow of R 1940

    Next door in 1940: F K Berry at 3056 and J W Gehrke at 3092. The block, door by door

  10. 10

    1438 West 39th Avenue

    Shaughnessy, 1940

    • W J McRoberts, an optometrist 1940
    • William R McRoberts, a student 1940

    Next door in 1940: H A Fairbairn at 1428 and T C Polson at 1450. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for seven of the 13: an attendant, a clerk, a conductor, an operator, an optometrist and a proprietor, among others. One is a widow, listed under her own name.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Dunbar-Southlands (2), Kensington-Cedar Cottage (2), Downtown, Kitsilano, Mount Pleasant, Riley Park, Shaughnessy and West End. 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 Margaret E McRoberts at 2632 Alberta Street. W McRoberts is listed at 317 East 17th 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 William McRoberts there as the householder, retired.

E D McRoberts is listed at 1054 East 22nd Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Ernest D McRoberts there as the householder, a conductor at the BC Electric Railway, with Freda M McRoberts, an operator at Small & Boyes, and Harvey E McRoberts, proprietor of McRoberts Ranges. W J McRoberts, an optometrist, is listed at 736 Granville Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Ranges McRoberts at 716 Kingsway, in stoves.

D McRoberts is listed at 1058 Nelson Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Don McRoberts there as the householder, a clerk at the National Harbours Board. The 1940 name section lists Arthur M McRoberts at 2123 West 1st Avenue, an attendant at Consumers Tire. In 1940 the directory lists W McRoberts at 3063 West 34th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too.

The 1940 name section lists Isabel MacRoberts at 3076 West 38th Avenue, widow of R. In 1940 the directory lists W J McRoberts at 1438 West 39th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists William J McRoberts there as the householder, an optometrist, with William R McRoberts, a student.

Today

2632 Alberta, 736 Granville and 1058 Nelson still have their buildings from before 1946, 2632 Alberta and 1058 Nelson on the Vancouver Heritage Register; 317 East 17th (1979), 1054 East 22nd (1985) and 1438 West 39th (1990) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 716 Kingsway, 2123 West 1st, 3063 West 34th and 3076 West 38th, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 17 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
1940

British Columbia and Yukon Directory, name section, where each person's work is printed

The book of the McRobertses

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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.