The Merritts

The story, address by address

The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Merritt (no first name printed) at 1252 Burrard Street, a carpenter. Miss A B Merritt, a bakery, is listed at 232 East Broadway in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Alyce B Merritt there, a baker and confectioner, with William R Merritt, a laborer. The 1940 name section lists George H Merritt at 769 East Hastings Street, of Toronto Apartments.

In 1940 the directory lists Miss C M Merritt at 892 Hornby Street. R S Merritt is listed at 934 Kingsway 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 Ray S Merritt there as the householder, with Hazel J Merritt, a nurse at the Vancouver General Hospital, and Viva O Merritt, a stenographer. The 1940 name section lists Ron D Merritt at 1762 Pendrell Street, on active service.

In 1940 the directory lists J G Merritt at 2316 Prince Edward Street. The 1940 name section lists John G Merritt there as the householder. In 1940 the directory lists Mrs L Merritt at 1507 West 12th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Laurissa Merritt there as the householder, widow of W H.

In 1940 the directory lists Mrs S A Merritt at 3744 West 12th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Sophie A Merritt there as the householder, widow of C, with Beatrice O Merritt, a clerk. The 1940 name section lists Kathleen B Merritt at 1987 West 13th Avenue, a nurse at the Metro Health Unit Burnaby Corporation, with Rex D Merritt.

F W Merritt is listed at 1551 West 16th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Frederick W Merritt there as the householder, retired, with Jessie B Merritt. The 1940 name section lists Ruth Merritt at 556 West 17th Avenue, an usher at the Lyric Theatre.

In 1940 the directory lists C H Merritt at 3529 West 3rd Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists C Holden Merritt there as the householder, retired, with H Woodbury Merritt, a warehouseman at Slade & Stewart. The 1940 name section lists Malcolm Merritt at 1132 West Pender Street, a musician.

Today

769 East Hastings, 1507 West 12th, 3744 West 12th, 1551 West 16th and 3529 West 3rd still have their buildings from before 1946, 3744 West 12th on the Vancouver Heritage Register; 556 West 17th (2021) has a newer building, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 1252 Burrard, 232 East Broadway, 892 Hornby, 934 Kingsway, 1762 Pendrell, 2316 Prince Edward, 1987 West 13th and 1132 West Pender, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).