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A family name in Vancouver's city directories

The Merediths

In the city directories 1940 · 23 people at 17 addresses

The directories print 23 people named Meredith at 17 addresses in 1940 in eleven 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 Merediths at 1456 West 45th in 1940.

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Where the Merediths 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

    1662 Barclay Street

    West End, 1940

    • Mrs Helen Meredith 1940

    Next door in 1940: A Hankin at 1656 and P A De Ryk at 1666. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    285 East 20th Avenue

    Riley Park, 1940

    • T A Meredith, a motorman at the BC Electric Railway 1940

    Next door in 1940: C W Johnson at 275 and W Nash at 295. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    555 East 22nd Avenue

    Riley Park, 1940

    • J J Meredith, a shipper at Builders Lumber & Supplies 1940
    • Olive Meredith, a student at UBC 1940

    Next door in 1940: C J Gell at 545 and J J Lobban at 563. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    2541 East 41st Avenue

    Renfrew-Collingwood, 1940

    • E R Meredith, retired 1940

    Next door in 1940: J H Lounsbury at 2581. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    1650 East Hastings Street

    Grandview-Woodland, 1940

    • James Meredith 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs J Scott at 1648 and H Kovish at 1652. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    946 Hornby Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • Eileen Meredith, a packer at Scott-Bathgate 1940

    Next door in 1940: F Hummel at 940 and Andrew Rooms at 952. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    3530 Marshall Street

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • W J Meredith, a painter 1940
    • William B Meredith, a painter 1940

    Next door in 1940: G Smith at 3524 and C J Draper at 3544. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    1931 Nelson Street

    West End, 1940

    • Meredith (no first name printed) 1940

    Next door in 1940: J Snider at 1925. The block, door by door

  9. 9

    2102 Ontario Street

    Mount Pleasant, 1940

    • H Meredith, retired 1940
  10. 10

    1676 Pendrell Street

    West End, 1940

    • Miss A Meredith, rooms to let 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs S J Davis at 1670. The block, door by door

  11. 11

    3490 Pine Crescent

    Shaughnessy, 1940

    • E Meredith 1940
  12. 12

    231 West 11th Avenue

    Mount Pleasant, 1940

    • W H Meredith, retired 1940
    • F Evelyn Meredith 1940

    Next door in 1940: A J Searle at 221. The block, door by door

  13. 13

    4621 West 11th Avenue

    West Point Grey, 1940

    • B P Meredith, a clerk at the Bank of Montreal 1940

    Next door in 1940: T Hood at 4619 and E S Plum at 4629. The block, door by door

  14. 14

    1591 West 16th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • G M Meredith, an adjuster at Travelers Insurance 1940

    Next door in 1940: gloucester court at 1575. The block, door by door

  15. 15

    1456 West 45th Avenue

    Oakridge, 1940

    • H F Meredith, a branch manager at Canadian National Carbon 1940
    • F Gordon Meredith, a clerk at the Northern Electric 1940
    • John R Meredith, a student at UBC 1940

    Next door in 1940: J Moloff at 1444 and Mrs O A Billingsley at 1468. The block, door by door

  16. 16

    4611 West 7th Avenue

    West Point Grey, 1940

    • M B Meredith, a president at Meredith Motors 1940
    • Kathleen L Meredith, a student at UBC 1940

    Next door in 1940: B P Scott at 4619. The block, door by door

  17. 17

    927 West Pender Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • Frances Meredith, a waitress for J B McLeod 1940

    Next door in 1940: Weeks & Co Ltd at 923 and Graham Elec at 929. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for eleven of the 23: a clerk (2), a painter (2), an adjuster, a branch manager, a motorman and a packer, among others.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in West End (3), Downtown (2), Mount Pleasant (2), Riley Park (2), West Point Grey (2), Fairview, Grandview-Woodland, Kensington-Cedar Cottage, Oakridge, Renfrew-Collingwood and Shaughnessy. 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 Mrs Helen Meredith at 1662 Barclay Street. T A Meredith is listed at 285 East 20th 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 Thomas A Meredith there as the householder, a motorman at the BC Electric Railway.

J J Meredith is listed at 555 East 22nd Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Joseph J Meredith there as the householder, a shipper at Builders Lumber & Supplies, with Olive Meredith, a student at UBC. E R Meredith is listed at 2541 East 41st Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Ernest R Meredith there as the householder, retired.

The 1940 name section lists James Meredith at 1650 East Hastings Street. The 1940 name section lists Eileen Meredith at 946 Hornby Street, a packer at Scott-Bathgate. W J Meredith is listed at 3530 Marshall Street in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists William J Meredith there as the householder, a painter, with William B Meredith, a painter.

The 1940 name section lists Meredith (no first name printed) at 1931 Nelson Street. The 1940 name section lists H Meredith at 2102 Ontario Street, retired. Miss A Meredith, rooms to let, is listed at 1676 Pendrell Street in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. In 1940 the directory lists E Meredith at 3490 Pine Crescent; the 1940 line is marked * too.

W H Meredith is listed at 231 West 11th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists William H Meredith there as the householder, retired, with F Evelyn Meredith. B P Meredith is listed at 4621 West 11th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Bailey P Meredith there as the householder, a clerk at the Bank of Montreal.

G M Meredith is listed at 1591 West 16th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists George M Meredith there as the householder, an adjuster at Travelers Insurance. H F Meredith is listed at 1456 West 45th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Henry F Meredith there as the householder, a branch manager at Canadian National Carbon, with F Gordon Meredith, a clerk at the Northern Electric, and John R Meredith, a student at UBC.

M B Meredith is listed at 4611 West 7th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Manus B Meredith there as the householder, a president at Meredith Motors, with Kathleen L Meredith, a student at UBC. The 1940 name section lists Frances Meredith at 927 West Pender Street, a waitress for J B McLeod.

Today

285 East 20th, 3530 Marshall and 1591 West 16th still have their buildings from before 1946; 555 East 22nd (1977), 2541 East 41st (1986), 1931 Nelson (1965), 3490 Pine Crescent (2013), 4621 West 11th (1992), 1456 West 45th (2021) and 4611 West 7th (1976) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 1662 Barclay, 1650 East Hastings, 946 Hornby, 2102 Ontario, 1676 Pendrell and 927 West Pender, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred); for 231 West 11th, its page says what we could and couldn't match to today's buildings.

Every line as printed

All 32 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.