The Menzieses

The story, address by address

The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Wilton A Menzies at 1940 Arbutus Street, a conductor at the BC Electric Railway. The 1940 name section lists C L Meredith Menzies at 1433 Barclay Street, a clerk at the Royal Bank. The 1940 name section lists R Menzies at 2428 Birch Street, a helper at the Burrard Dry Dock.

A N M Menzies is listed at 2616 Cambridge Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Archibald N M Menzies there as the householder, a seaman. C Menzies is listed at 2340 Cornwall Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Charles N Menzies there as the householder, a salesman for J I Reid.

The 1940 name section lists Agnes Menzies at 2616 Cypress Street. The 1940 name section lists Lillian Menzies at 1019 Davie Street, a saleswoman at Woodward's. Mrs I Menzies is listed at 1038 Davie Street 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 Isabel Menzies there as the householder, widow of E D, with Gordon Menzies.

The 1940 name section lists Isabel Menzies at 1526 Davie Street, a waitress for J B McLeod. In 1940 the directory lists W Menzies at 839 East 19th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists William Menzies there as the householder, a deputy shipping master at the Canadian Government, with Harold H Menzies, a student, and Irene Menzies, a stenographer at Vancouver Stationers.

In 1940 the directory lists J Menzies at 476 East 29th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists John Menzies there as the householder, a laborer. The 1940 name section lists Olive T Menzies at 344 East Hastings Street, widow of W.

W Menzies is listed at 2209 Graveley Street in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists William Menzies there as the householder, an accountant. H C Menzies is listed at 1316 Hornby Street in 1940.

In 1940 the directory lists R P Menzies at 8805 Hudson Street. The 1940 name section lists Robert S Menzies there as the householder, an electrician at the Mott Electric. The 1940 name section lists Andrew E Menzies at 700 Main Street.

D W Menzies is listed at 1245 Nelson Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Don W Menzies there as the householder, a salesman. The 1940 name section lists Walter Menzies at 1345 Nelson Street, a laborer at Pacific Coast Pipe.

In 1940 the directory lists Miss M H Menzies at 3516 Oxford Street. The 1940 name section lists Melba H Menzies there as the householder, a stenographer at the Alberta Wheat Pool, with Bertha G Menzies, widow of J N. In 1940 the directory lists Mrs H C Menzies at 1148 Thurlow Street. The 1940 name section lists H Clark Menzies there as the householder, widow of J.

In 1940 the directory lists Dr A M Menzies at 5463 Vine Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists A Morrison Menzies there as the householder, a director at Metro Health Unit Vancouver City, with M Albert Menzies, a student at UBC. In 1940 the directory lists Mrs M Menzies at 1568 West 12th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Marjorie Menzies there as the householder, widow of R.

In 1940 the directory lists B F Menzies at 4654 West 12th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Bertram F Menzies there as the householder, a druggist, with P Elaine Menzies. In 1940 the directory lists H N Menzies at 4008 West 17th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists H Nelson Menzies there as the householder, a salesman for J I Reid, with Kath N Menzies.

In 1940 the directory lists F Menzies at 1426 West 26th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Frank Menzies there as the householder, a president at Brownsville Sawmills Ltd, with Christina Menzies, widow of J. In 1940 the directory lists Mrs J Y Menzies at 1029 West 33rd Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Janet Y Menzies there as the householder, widow of J, with Allan Menzies, an architect, Emily Menzies, proprietor of Central Stenographers, and Janet C Menzies.

In 1940 the directory lists J H Menzies at 2990 West 7th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists J Henry Menzies there as the householder, a railway mail clerk at the Canadian Government. In 1940 the directory lists A Menzies, an architect, at 675 West Hastings Street.

Today

1940 Arbutus, 2340 Cornwall, 839 East 19th, 344 East Hastings, 2209 Graveley, 3516 Oxford, 1029 West 33rd, 2990 West 7th and 675 West Hastings still have their buildings from before 1946, 1940 Arbutus on the Vancouver Heritage Register; 2616 Cambridge (1980), 476 East 29th (1963), 1345 Nelson (1963), 1568 West 12th (1981) and 4008 West 17th (2011) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 1433 Barclay, 2428 Birch, 2616 Cypress, 1019 Davie, 1038 Davie, 1526 Davie, 1316 Hornby, 700 Main, 1245 Nelson, 1148 Thurlow, 5463 Vine, 4654 West 12th and 1426 West 26th, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred); for 8805 Hudson, its page says what we could and couldn't match to today's buildings.