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A family name in Vancouver's city directories

The Moorcrofts

In the city directories 1940 · eight people at six addresses

The directories print eight people named Moorcroft 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 Moorcrofts 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

    80 East 22nd Avenue

    Riley Park, 1940

    • T R Moorcroft, a laborer at the City of Vancouver 1940

    Next door in 1940: R C Harris at 72 and W G Pye at 88. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    726 East Pender Street

    Strathcona, 1940

    • A Moorcroft, a laborer 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs J Saito at 722 and J Ota at 732. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    4246 Inverness Street

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • R A Moorcroft, a laborer at the City of Vancouver 1940
    • Annie Moorcroft, widow of T 1940

    Next door in 1940: G M Northcott at 4236. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    1754 Pendrell Street

    West End, 1940

    • Freda A Marcroft, a saleswoman at McDonald's Fine Chocolates 1940

    Next door in 1940: W A Reid at 1746 and W McMath at 1756. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    1329 Walnut Street

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • J E Moorcroft, a machinist at the Burrard Dry Dock 1940
    • Charlotte E Moorcroft 1940

    Next door in 1940: I H Urseth at 1323 and R Knox at 1337. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    2083 West 2nd Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • T E Moorcroft, retired 1940

    Next door in 1940: C E Cannon at 2081 and J Cobeldick at 2087. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for five of the eight: a laborer (3), a machinist and a saleswoman. Two of them worked for Vancouver City. One is a widow, listed under her own name.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Kitsilano (2), Kensington-Cedar Cottage, Riley Park, Strathcona 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 T R Moorcroft at 80 East 22nd 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, where each person's work is printed, lists Thomas R Moorcroft there as the householder, a laborer at the City of Vancouver. In 1940 the directory lists A Moorcroft at 726 East Pender Street. The 1940 name section lists Arnold Moorcroft there as the householder, a laborer.

In 1940 the directory lists R A Moorcroft at 4246 Inverness Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Robert A Moorcroft there as the householder, a laborer at the City of Vancouver, with Annie Moorcroft, widow of T. The 1940 name section lists Freda A Marcroft at 1754 Pendrell Street, a saleswoman at McDonald's Fine Chocolates.

J E Moorcroft is listed at 1329 Walnut Street in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists James E Moorcroft there as the householder, a machinist at the Burrard Dry Dock, with Charlotte E Moorcroft. T E Moorcroft is listed at 2083 West 2nd Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Thomas E Moorcroft there as the householder, retired.

Today

80 East 22nd, 726 East Pender and 1329 Walnut still have their buildings from before 1946; 1754 Pendrell (2019) has a newer building, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 4246 Inverness and 2083 West 2nd, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 13 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.