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A family name in Vancouver's city directories

The Merrins

In the city directories 1940 · nine people at five addresses

The directories print nine people named Merrin at five addresses in 1940 in four of the city's neighbourhoods, with the close spellings Merin and Merrian. 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 Merrins at 622 East Georgia in 1940.

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Where the Merrins 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

    622 East Georgia Street

    Strathcona, 1940

    • L Merin 1940
    • Iazier Merin, proprietor of Zion Grocery 1940
    • Harry Merin 1940

    Next door in 1940: K Gushto at 620 and Y Omari at 628. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    1156 Granville Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • S W Merrin, a salesman 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mayfair Lndy at 1154 and W J Cain at 1160. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    1934 Nelson Street

    West End, 1940

    • P H Merrin, a buyer at Western Wholesale Drug 1940
    • Herbert J Merrin, a salesman at Canadian Industries Limited 1940
    • Violet B Merrin, a stenographer for E V Munn 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs A S Hobson at 1928 and G Kodama at 1950. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    2735 West 10th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • H H Merrian 1940

    Next door in 1940: J A Dunfee at 2725 and Mrs A J Barclay at 2745. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    2606 West 3rd Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • Gordon Merrin, proprietor of Checker Cartage 1940

    Next door in 1940: D A Wightman at 2624. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for six of the nine: a proprietor (2), a salesman (2), a buyer and a stenographer.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Kitsilano (2), Downtown, 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

In 1940 the directory lists L Merin at 622 East Georgia Street. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Iazier Merin there as the householder, proprietor of Zion Grocery, with Harry Merin. In 1940 the directory lists S W Merrin at 1156 Granville Street. The 1940 name section lists Sam W Merrin there as the householder, a salesman.

In 1940 the directory lists P H Merrin at 1934 Nelson 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 lists Patrick H Merrin there as the householder, a buyer at Western Wholesale Drug, with Herbert J Merrin, a salesman at Canadian Industries Limited, and Violet B Merrin, a stenographer for E V Munn. In 1940 the directory lists H H Merrian at 2735 West 10th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Gordon Merrin at 2606 West 3rd Avenue, proprietor of Checker Cartage.

Today

2735 West 10th and 2606 West 3rd still have their buildings from before 1946; the City no longer lists 622 East Georgia, 1156 Granville and 1934 Nelson, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Nelson Street, a wide street of houses behind hedges
About 1915 Nelson Street, a wide street of houses behind hedges. Not at the house at 1934 Nelson: no archive photo of the 1900 block is known that we can show. City of Vancouver Archives, Str P181.2. Public domain.

Every line as printed

All 11 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
1940

British Columbia and Yukon Directory, street section

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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.