A family name on Burrard Street, Downtown, West End, Fairview and Kitsilano
The Moores
In the city directories 1940 · five people at three addresses
The directories print five people named Moore at three addresses in 1940, all on Burrard Street, with the close spelling More. No first name or initials tie one address to another: we can't tell if they're one family. The directories print the name on 142 other streets too, all listed on the Moore name's own page.
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Where the Moores lived
- 1
777 Burrard Street
West End, 1940
- H Moore, a salesman at News-Herald 1940
- R L Moore 1940
Next door in 1940: McLean, Rowles & Co hairdrsr's supp at 775 and Irwinton Gro at 779. The block, door by door
- 2
870 Burrard Street
West End, 1940
- Leo Moore, a helper at the Pacific Foundry 1940
Next door in 1940: Mrs C Fife at 864 and McLachlan Ltd at 898. The block, door by door
- 3
1348 Burrard Street
Downtown, 1940
- Dorothy W Moore 1940
- Mrs Edith Moore 1940
Next door in 1940: Mrs D A Le Beau at 1332 and S H Tuplin at 1352. The block, door by door
The story, address by address
In 1940 the directory lists R L Moore at 777 Burrard Street. By 1940 it is H Moore. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Harry A Moore there as the householder, a salesman at News-Herald. The 1940 name section lists Leo Moore at 870 Burrard Street, a helper at the Pacific Foundry.
The 1940 name section lists Dorothy W Moore at 1348 Burrard Street, with Mrs Edith Moore.
Today
777 Burrard still has its building from before 1946, dated 1912 by the City's record; 1348 Burrard (1981) has a newer building, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 870 Burrard, so that building is probably gone (inferred).
Every line as printed
All 6 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- Moore H777 Burrard, p. 22
- Moore R L777 Burrard, p. 22
- Moore Harry A slsmn News-Herald777 Burrard, p. 438
- Moore Leo hlpr Pac Fndy870 Burrard, p. 439
- Moore Dorothy W1348 Burrard, p. 438
- Moore Mrs Edith1348 Burrard, p. 438
British Columbia and Yukon Directory, street section
The book of the Moores
Every directory, as one book
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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.