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A family name in Vancouver's city directories

The Michaels

In the city directories 1940 · ten people at seven addresses

The directories print ten people named Michael at seven addresses in 1940 in five of the city's neighbourhoods, with the close spelling Michal. No first name or initials tie one address to another: we can't tell if they're one family. The most under one roof: four Michaels at 960 Seymour in 1940.

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Where the Michaels 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

    700 Cambie Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • J Michal, a millworker at C W Lumber who kept rooms to let 1940

    Next door in 1940: J W Chadwick at 710. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    8156 Granville Street

    Marpole, 1940

    • Mrs M L Michael 1940

    Next door in 1940: J F Kidd at 8122. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    960 Seymour Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • S G Michael, a laborer 1940
    • Mary Michael, a saleswoman at Woodward's 1940
    • Nan Michael, who worked for Star Laundry 1940
    • Robert Michael, a messenger at D Paterson Glove 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs M H Loughran at 952 and H Klapproth at 962. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    1243 Thurlow Street

    West End, 1940

    • H Michael, a clerk at Pacific Elevator 1940

    Next door in 1940: Dr J R Davidson at 1221. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    1644 West 13th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • William Michael, a filer at Canadian White Pine 1940

    Next door in 1940: G C W Rossiter-Raggett at 1642 and Miss K A Gibson at 1656. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    353 West 7th Avenue

    Mount Pleasant, 1940

    • A Michael, in meats 1940

    Next door in 1940: S Samida at 333 and M Faulkner at 361. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    206 West Broadway

    Mount Pleasant, 1940

    • A Michael, in meats 1940

    Next door in 1940: W A Leung at 202. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for eight of the ten: a clerk, an employee, a filer, a laborer, a meats and a messenger, among others.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Downtown (2), Mount Pleasant (2), Fairview, Marpole 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 J Michal at 700 Cambie Street. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists John Michal there as the householder, a millworker at C W Lumber who kept rooms to let. In 1940 the directory lists Mrs M L Michael at 8156 Granville Street. The 1940 name section lists Mrs Myrtle L Michael there as the householder.

In 1940 the directory lists S G Michael at 960 Seymour Street. The 1940 name section lists Sam G Michael there as the householder, a laborer, with Mary Michael, a saleswoman at Woodward's, Nan Michael, who worked for Star Laundry, and Robert Michael, a messenger at D Paterson Glove. In 1940 the directory lists H Michael at 1243 Thurlow Street. The 1940 name section lists Hugh Michael there as the householder, a clerk at Pacific Elevator.

The 1940 name section lists William Michael at 1644 West 13th Avenue, a filer at Canadian White Pine. A Michael is listed at 353 West 7th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Arnold Michael there as the householder, in meats. A Michael, in meats, is listed at 206 West Broadway in 1940.

Today

1243 Thurlow still has its building from before 1946, dated 1911 by the City's record and on the Vancouver Heritage Register; 353 West 7th (1974) has a newer building, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 700 Cambie, 8156 Granville, 960 Seymour, 1644 West 13th and 206 West Broadway, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 15 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.