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The Moncrieffs

In the city directories 1940 · twelve people at seven addresses

The directories print twelve people named Moncrieff at seven addresses in 1940 in four 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 Moncrieffs lived

Each pin is on its own block, numbered as the households below. One address isn't on today's map, so it has no pin. Today's land, parks, main roads and local areas: City of Vancouver Open Data (Open Government Licence – Vancouver).
  1. 1

    4792 Blenheim Street

    Dunbar-Southlands, 1940

    • N J Moncrieff, a pressman at F C Smith Litho 1940

    Next door in 1940: L M Munn at 4780. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    2024 Dunbar Street

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • N J Moncrieff 1940
    • Leonard R Moncrieff, of Tram Barber Shop 1940

    Next door in 1940: F G Dickson at 2022 and A N Bertram at 2026. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    1562 East 13th Avenue

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • Stan J Moncrieff, an office boy at the Canadian Press 1940

    Next door in 1940: E G McMynn at 1554 and H C Philley at 1566. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    3818 West 11th Avenue

    West Point Grey, 1940

    • Mrs E Moncrieff, widow of R 1940
    • William M Moncrieff 1940

    Next door in 1940: Miss R Mahon at 3816 and M D Jones at 3820. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    2486 West 15th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • R Moncrieff Jr, a painter 1940
    • Claude W Moncrieff, a shipper at Goodrich Rubber 1940

    Next door in 1940: H L Mullett at 2476 and M A Blaney at 2496. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    3716 West 17th Avenue

    Dunbar-Southlands, 1940

    • Miss M Moncrieff 1940
    • Margaret Moncrieff, who worked for the BC Telephone 1940

    Next door in 1940: W J Parkins at 3706 and I Score at 3728. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    3719 West 6th Avenue

    West Point Grey, 1940

    • R Moncrieff, of Moncrieff & Vistaunet 1940
    • Gwen Moncrieff, a saleswoman at Spencer's 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs M McKinnie at 3731. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for six of the twelve: an employee, an office boy, a painter, a pressman, a saleswoman and a shipper. One is a widow, listed under her own name.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Dunbar-Southlands (2), Kitsilano (2), West Point Grey (2) and Kensington-Cedar Cottage. 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 N J Moncrieff at 4792 Blenheim 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, where each person's work is printed, lists Norman J Moncrieff there as the householder, a pressman at F C Smith Litho. In 1940 the directory lists N J Moncrieff at 2024 Dunbar Street. The 1940 name section lists Leonard R Moncrieff there as the householder, of Tram Barber Shop.

The 1940 name section lists Stan J Moncrieff at 1562 East 13th Avenue, an office boy at the Canadian Press. Mrs E Moncrieff is listed at 3818 West 11th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Euphemia Moncrieff there as the householder, widow of R, with William M Moncrieff.

R Moncrieff Jr is listed at 2486 West 15th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Robert Moncrieff there as the householder, a painter, with Claude W Moncrieff, a shipper at Goodrich Rubber. Miss M Moncrieff is listed at 3716 West 17th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Margaret Moncrieff there as the householder, who worked for the BC Telephone.

R Moncrieff is listed at 3719 West 6th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Robert Moncrieff there as the householder, of Moncrieff & Vistaunet, with Gwen Moncrieff, a saleswoman at Spencer's.

Today

1562 East 13th and 3818 West 11th still have their buildings from before 1946, 1562 East 13th on the Vancouver Heritage Register; 2486 West 15th (2010) and 3716 West 17th (2011) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 4792 Blenheim, 2024 Dunbar and 3719 West 6th, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 16 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.