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The McWilliams

In the city directories 1940 · 17 people at twelve addresses

The directories print 17 people named McWilliam at twelve addresses in 1940 in nine of the city's neighbourhoods, with the close spelling MacWilliam. 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 McWilliams at 3505 East 22nd in 1940.

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Where the McWilliams 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

    5799 Berkeley Street

    Victoria-Fraserview, 1940

    • P McWilliam, a baker 1940

    Next door in 1940: S W Godwin at 5771. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    3505 East 22nd Avenue

    Renfrew-Collingwood, 1940

    • J G MacWilliam, a salesman at Cowan-Dodson 1940
    • Ella MacWilliam, a student 1940
    • Robert A MacWilliam, a fitter at the Burrard Dry Dock 1940
  3. 3

    1235 East 28th Avenue

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • John M MacWilliam, a burner at Imperial Oil 1940

    Next door in 1940: Laurie J A confr & at 1243. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    348 East 40th Avenue

    Riley Park, 1940

    • H B MacWilliam, a packer at Blue Ribbon 1940

    Next door in 1940: N G Salsbury at 340 and S Arnott at 362. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    362 East 40th Avenue

    Riley Park, 1940

    • R T MacWilliam, a packer at Blue Ribbon 1940

    Next door in 1940: H B MacWilliam at 348 and S T Wybourn at 396. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    2511 Graveley Street

    Hastings-Sunrise, 1940

    • Robert McWilliam, a janitor 1940

    Next door in 1940: C S McCormick at 2505 and J H Jones at 2519. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    7816 Montcalm Street

    Marpole, 1940

    • J McWilliam, a driver at General Steel Wares 1940
    • S McWilliam, a warehouseman at Pacific Bolt 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs M F Searley at 7806 and W Harris at 7828. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    330 North Nanaimo Street

    Hastings-Sunrise, 1940

    • J W McWilliam, a warehouseman at BC Drugs 1940
  9. 9

    4453 Quebec Street

    Riley Park, 1940

    • Mrs C MacWilliam 1940
    • Eileen A MacWilliam, a student 1940
    • Ruth A MacWilliam, a school teacher at Richmond Municipality 1940

    Next door in 1940: W Jackson at 4447 and Mrs A Sprague at 4459. The block, door by door

  10. 10

    3664 West 30th Avenue

    Dunbar-Southlands, 1940

    • W McWilliam, a shipper for E Lipsett 1940

    Next door in 1940: T J Walshe at 3650 and Miss G C Creswell at 3678. The block, door by door

  11. 11

    1961 West 45th Avenue

    Kerrisdale, 1940

    • Robert M McWilliam, a police officer at the City of Vancouver 1940

    Next door in 1940: L Ratz at 1953 and A Aird at 1969. The block, door by door

  12. 12

    2434 West 6th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • J McWilliam 1940

    Next door in 1940: E S Kirkpatrick at 2426 and J F Barry at 2446. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for 13 of the 17: a packer (2), a warehouseman (2), a baker, a burner, a driver and a fitter, among others. Two of them worked for Blue Ribbon.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Riley Park (3), Hastings-Sunrise (2), Dunbar-Southlands, Kensington-Cedar Cottage, Kerrisdale, Kitsilano, Marpole, Renfrew-Collingwood 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 P McWilliam at 5799 Berkeley 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 Peter McWilliam there as the householder, a baker. In 1940 the directory lists J G MacWilliam at 3505 East 22nd Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists John G MacWilliam there as the householder, a salesman at Cowan-Dodson, with Ella MacWilliam, a student, and Robert A MacWilliam, a fitter at the Burrard Dry Dock.

The 1940 name section lists John M MacWilliam at 1235 East 28th Avenue as the householder, a burner at Imperial Oil. H B MacWilliam is listed at 348 East 40th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists H Burton MacWilliam there as the householder, a packer at Blue Ribbon.

R T MacWilliam is listed at 362 East 40th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Robert T MacWilliam there as the householder, a packer at Blue Ribbon. The 1940 name section lists Robert McWilliam at 2511 Graveley Street, a janitor, with Robert McWilliam Jr.

In 1940 the directory lists J McWilliam at 7816 Montcalm Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists James McWilliam there as the householder, a driver at General Steel Wares, with S McWilliam, a warehouseman at Pacific Bolt. In 1940 the directory lists J W McWilliam at 330 North Nanaimo Street. The 1940 name section lists James W McWilliam there as the householder, a baker for J I Reid, with James W McWilliam Jr, a warehouseman at BC Drugs.

In 1940 the directory lists Mrs C MacWilliam at 4453 Quebec Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Mrs Caroiine MacWilliam there as the householder, with Eileen A MacWilliam, a student, and Ruth A MacWilliam, a school teacher at Richmond Municipality. In 1940 the directory lists W McWilliam at 3664 West 30th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists William McWilliam there as the householder, a shipper for E Lipsett.

The 1940 name section lists Robert M McWilliam at 1961 West 45th Avenue, a police officer at the City of Vancouver. J McWilliam is listed at 2434 West 6th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too.

Today

1235 East 28th, 348 East 40th, 362 East 40th, 2511 Graveley, 4453 Quebec, 3664 West 30th and 2434 West 6th still have their buildings from before 1946, 2434 West 6th on the Vancouver Heritage Register; 5799 Berkeley (1967), 3505 East 22nd (2019), 7816 Montcalm (2007), 330 North Nanaimo (1961) and 1961 West 45th (2006) have newer buildings, by the City's record.

Every line as printed

All 27 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.