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The Meikles

In the city directories 1940 · 16 people at twelve addresses

The directories print 16 people named Meikle at twelve addresses in 1940 in nine of the city's neighbourhoods, with the close spelling Mikle. 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 Meikles at 1675 East 21st in 1940.

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Where the Meikles 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

    1010 Davie Street

    West End, 1940

    • George L Meikle, a president at Meikle Electric & Radio 1940

    Next door in 1940: H D Howe at 1008 and A K Graburn at 1012. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    722 East 10th Avenue

    Mount Pleasant, 1940

    • William Meikle, a sign painter for Coca Cola 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs M W Rule at 716 and J E Webber at 724. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    882 East 13th Avenue

    Mount Pleasant, 1940

    • A M Meikle, an assistant superintendent of service at the Georgia Hotel 1940

    Next door in 1940: J A Blanck at 860 and P F Hodgson at 892. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    1675 East 21st Avenue

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • G B Meikle, a car repairer at the BC Electric Railway 1940
    • Esther B Meikle 1940
    • Mary W Meikle, a stenographer at the CPR 1940

    Next door in 1940: J Slingerland at 1665. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    737 East 23rd Avenue

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • Ellen Meikle, widow of J 1940

    Next door in 1940: M Hughes at 743. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    2623 East 6th Avenue

    Hastings-Sunrise, 1940

    • J Meikle, a painter at Ruddy-Duker 1940

    Next door in 1940: G Alonzo at 2609 and F E Monk at 2629. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    1064 Hornby Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • Mrs E Meikle 1940

    Next door in 1940: E B Moxey at 1062 and F Gilbert at 1066. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    4228 Main Street

    Riley Park, 1940

    • A Mikle, a shoemaker 1940

    Next door in 1940: Beauty Shoppe Bo-Peep at 4226 and Gladys' Gift Shop at 4234. The block, door by door

  9. 9

    408 Vernon Drive

    Strathcona, 1940

    • R Meikle 1940

    Next door in 1940: Vernon Clnrs & Dyers at 404 and Vernon Meat Mkt at 412. The block, door by door

  10. 10

    5051 Walden Street

    Riley Park, 1940

    • Miss E D Meikle 1940
    • Eliza D Meikle 1940

    Next door in 1940: G Harris at 5035 and J J Robertson at 5065. The block, door by door

  11. 11

    672 West 16th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • William Meikle, a dairyman at Associated Dairies 1940

    Next door in 1940: A G Sparkes at 666 and G H Linfoot at 696. The block, door by door

  12. 12

    2361 West 41st Avenue

    Arbutus Ridge, 1940

    • D R Meikle, of Tam-O-Shanter Bakery 1940
    • Mrs Annie M Meikle, of Tam-O-Shanter Bakery 1940

    Next door in 1940: C Webb at 2347 and Library Den Lending at 2363. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for eight of the 16: an assistant superintendent of service, a car repairer, a dairyman, a painter, a president and a shoemaker, among others. One is a widow, listed under her own name.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Kensington-Cedar Cottage (2), Mount Pleasant (2), Riley Park (2), Arbutus Ridge, Downtown, Fairview, Hastings-Sunrise, Strathcona 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 George L Meikle at 1010 Davie Street, a president at Meikle Electric & Radio. The 1940 name section lists William Meikle at 722 East 10th Avenue, a sign painter for Coca Cola. In 1940 the directory lists A M Meikle at 882 East 13th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Archibald M Meikle there as the householder, an assistant superintendent of service at the Georgia Hotel.

In 1940 the directory lists G B Meikle at 1675 East 21st 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 George B Meikle there as the householder, a car repairer at the BC Electric Railway, with Esther B Meikle, and Mary W Meikle, a stenographer at the CPR. The 1940 name section lists Ellen Meikle at 737 East 23rd Avenue, widow of J.

J Meikle is listed at 2623 East 6th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists John Meikle there as the householder, a painter at Ruddy-Duker. The 1940 name section lists Mrs E Meikle at 1064 Hornby Street.

In 1940 the directory lists A Mikle at 4228 Main Street. The 1940 name section lists Andrew Mikle there as the householder, a shoemaker. In 1940 the directory lists R Meikle at 408 Vernon Drive. The 1940 name section lists Robert Meikle there as the householder.

In 1940 the directory lists Miss E D Meikle at 5051 Walden Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Eliza D Meikle there as the householder. The 1940 name section lists William Meikle at 672 West 16th Avenue, a dairyman at Associated Dairies.

D R Meikle is listed at 2361 West 41st Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists David R Meikle there as the householder, of Tam-O-Shanter Bakery, with Mrs Annie M Meikle, of Tam-O-Shanter Bakery.

Today

722 East 10th, 882 East 13th, 1675 East 21st and 2623 East 6th still have their buildings from before 1946; 737 East 23rd (1997), 1064 Hornby (2000) and 5051 Walden (1975) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 1010 Davie, 4228 Main, 408 Vernon Drive, 672 West 16th and 2361 West 41st, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 22 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

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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.