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A family name in Vancouver's city directories

The Merrys

In the city directories 1940 · six people at six addresses

The directories print six people named Merry at six addresses in 1940 in five 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 Merrys 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

    464 East 7th Avenue

    Mount Pleasant, 1940

    • Mrs K Merry 1940

    Next door in 1940: J L Lougheed at 454 and Mrs M Harold at 470. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    4931 Moss Street

    Renfrew-Collingwood, 1940

    • Mrs E I Merry, widow of R A 1940

    Next door in 1940: M J Fixott at 4925 and G R Swann at 4935. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    1605 Nelson Street

    West End, 1940

    • A V Merry, a barber 1940

    Next door in 1940: B Brand at 1609. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    4195 Perry Street

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • Mrs E Merry, widow of T 1940
  5. 5

    1007 Robson Street

    West End, 1940

    • A V Merry, a barber 1940

    Next door in 1940: Remnants British at 1005 and Smith & Smith at 1009. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    4396 West 2nd Avenue

    West Point Grey, 1940

    • Mary M Merry, widow of R 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs M Longton at 4386. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for one of the six: a barber. Three are widows, listed under their own names.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in West End (2), Kensington-Cedar Cottage, Mount Pleasant, Renfrew-Collingwood and West Point Grey. 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 Mrs K Merry at 464 East 7th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked *: some member of the family owns the property, to the best of our knowledge (the directory's own mark). Mrs E I Merry is listed at 4931 Moss Street in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Edna I Merry there as the householder, widow of R A.

A V Merry is listed at 1605 Nelson Street in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Albert V Merry there as the householder, a barber. Mrs E Merry is listed at 4195 Perry Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Emily Merry there as the householder, widow of T.

A V Merry, a barber, is listed at 1007 Robson Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Mary M Merry at 4396 West 2nd Avenue, widow of R.

Today

1605 Nelson, 4195 Perry and 4396 West 2nd still have their buildings from before 1946, 1605 Nelson on the Vancouver Heritage Register; 4931 Moss (1979) has a newer building, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 464 East 7th and 1007 Robson, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 9 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.