The Moirs

The story, address by address

The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Harry S Moir at 1175 Cardero Street, with Ward W Moir, a clerk at Pacific Coast Fire Insurance. The 1940 name section lists Benjamin J Moir at 412 Carrall Street, a clerk at the Pennsylvania Hotel. In 1940 the directory lists Mrs E Moir at 1000 Commercial Drive. The 1940 name section lists John D Moir at 1612 Davie Street, a salesman, with Mrs Lois E Moir, proprietor of Garneau Dairy.

In 1940 the directory lists D P Moir at 1603 East 11th 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). The 1940 name section lists David P Moir there as the householder, a sheet metal worker at the Daly Heating & Sheet Metal Works. In 1940 the directory lists J G Moir at 721 East 14th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists John G Moir there as the householder.

In 1940 the directory lists R Moir at 1761 East 5th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Reginald Moir there as the householder, a salesman. The 1940 name section lists David F Moir at 3281 Renfrew Street, who worked for Turner's Dairy.

J Moir is listed at 915 Robson Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists John Moir there as the householder, a salesman at the Hudson's Bay Company. J G Moir is listed at 2111 Vanness Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists John G Moir there as the householder, a baker.

R J Moir is listed at 2635 Victoria Drive in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Reginald J Moir there as the householder, a reporter at News-Herald. W Moir is listed at 4187 West 12th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists William Moir there as the householder, a carpenter at UBC.

J P Moir is listed at 319 West 49th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists James P Moir there as the householder, a motorman at the BC Electric Railway. L E Moir is listed at 2518 West 4th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Lindsay E Moir there as the householder, a fish buyer.

L T Moir is listed at 5272 Windsor Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Lyall T Moir there as the householder, a driver at Columbia Paper.

Today

412 Carrall, 1603 East 11th and 1761 East 5th still have their buildings from before 1946, 412 Carrall on the Vancouver Heritage Register; 3281 Renfrew (2002), 4187 West 12th (2011) and 5272 Windsor (2001) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 1175 Cardero, 1000 Commercial Drive, 1612 Davie, 721 East 14th, 915 Robson, 2111 Vanness, 2635 Victoria Drive, 319 West 49th and 2518 West 4th, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).