A family name in Vancouver's city directories
The Meekisons
In the city directories 1940 · three people at three addresses
The directories print three people named Meekison at three addresses in 1940 in three 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 Meekisons lived
- 1
1724 Dunbar Street
Kitsilano, 1940
- J D Meekison, proprietor of J D Meekison & Son 1940
Next door in 1940: Mrs E D Yelland at 1710 and F R Macdonald at 1734. The block, door by door
- 2
1745 West 14th Avenue
Fairview, 1940
- A G Meekison, a manager at Clarksons 1940
Next door in 1940: H Frome at 1737 and F W Eccles at 1755. The block, door by door
- 3
925 West Georgia Street
Downtown, 1940
- D M Meekison, a surgeon 1940
Next door in 1940: Lunch Sandwich at 915 and Macdonald's Prescriptions at 929. The block, door by door
The story, address by address
In 1940 the directory lists J D Meekison at 1724 Dunbar 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 John D Meekison there as the householder, proprietor of J D Meekison & Son. In 1940 the directory lists A G Meekison at 1745 West 14th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Andrew G Meekison there as the householder, a manager at Clarksons.
In 1940 the directory lists D M Meekison, a surgeon, at 925 West Georgia Street.
Today
1724 Dunbar still has its building from before 1946, dated 1912 by the City's record and on the Vancouver Heritage Register; the City no longer lists 1745 West 14th and 925 West Georgia, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).
Every line as printed
All 5 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- *Meekison J D1724 Dunbar, p. 44
- Meekison John D prop J D Meekison & Son1724 Dunbar, p. 424
- Meekison A G1745 West 14th, p. 216
- Meekison Andw G mgr Clarksons1745 West 14th, p. 424
- Meekison D M surg925 West Georgia, p. 57
British Columbia and Yukon Directory, street section
The book of the Meekisons
Every directory, as one book
The family book reads the Meekison name in each Vancouver directory we hold from 1901 to 1945: everyone printed under it at every address, their work from the name sections, who lived next door, and the page behind every line, to read here or save as a PDF to print or give.
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Another name, or a house
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.