A family name in Vancouver's city directories
The Merkleys
In the city directories 1940 · five people at four addresses
The directories print five people named Merkley at four addresses in 1940 in four 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 Merkleys lived
- 1
1923 East 1st Avenue
Grandview-Woodland, 1940
- M J Merkley, a checker at the CPR 1940
Next door in 1940: J V Saunier at 1917 and H G Rose at 1939. The block, door by door
- 2
4516 Gladstone Street
Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940
- H G Merkley 1940
- H Audrey Merkley, a waitress 1940
Next door in 1940: E J Huffman at 4508 and H W Christian at 4526. The block, door by door
- 3
1124 Robson Street
West End, 1940
- Lawrence W Merkley, a police officer at the BC Government 1940
Next door in 1940: Moore's Clng & Dyeing at 1122 and Hawes T & Sons at 1126. The block, door by door
- 4
2836 West 8th Avenue
Kitsilano, 1940
- Thelma A Merkley, a saleswoman 1940
Next door in 1940: T W Storey at 2832 and H V George at 2840. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for four of the five: a checker, a police officer, a saleswoman and a waitress.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in Grandview-Woodland, Kensington-Cedar Cottage, Kitsilano 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
In 1940 the directory lists M J Merkley at 1923 East 1st Avenue. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Milton J Merkley there as the householder, a checker at the CPR. In 1940 the directory lists H G Merkley at 4516 Gladstone Street. The 1940 name section lists Harold G Merkley there as the householder, with H Audrey Merkley, a waitress.
The 1940 name section lists Lawrence W Merkley at 1124 Robson Street, a police officer at the BC Government. The 1940 name section lists Thelma A Merkley at 2836 West 8th Avenue, a saleswoman.
Today
1923 East 1st and 2836 West 8th still have their buildings from before 1946; 4516 Gladstone (1997) and 1124 Robson (2002) have newer buildings, by the City's record.
Every line as printed
All 7 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- Merkley M J1923 East 1st, p. 172
- Merkley Milton J chkr CPR1923 East 1st, p. 426
- Merkley H G4516 Gladstone, p. 59
- Merkley H Audrey waitress4516 Gladstone, p. 426
- Merkley Harold G4516 Gladstone, p. 426
- Merkley Lawrence W police BC Govt1124 Robson, p. 426
- Merkley Thelma A slswm2836 West 8th, p. 426
British Columbia and Yukon Directory, street section
The book of the Merkleys
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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.