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The Moreys

In the city directories 1940 · twelve people at nine addresses

The directories print twelve people named Morey at nine addresses in 1940 in eight of the city's neighbourhoods, with the close spellings Morrey and Moorey. No first name or initials tie one address to another: we can't tell if they're one family. The most under one roof: three Moreys at 1550 West 68th in 1940.

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Where the Moreys 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

    1156 East 13th Avenue

    Mount Pleasant, 1940

    • Mrs A A Morrey 1940

    Next door in 1940: Miss L P Lowry at 1146 and D J Kennedy at 1166. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    199 East 17th Avenue

    Riley Park, 1940

    • Irene Morey, a trimmer for C Korsch 1940

    Next door in 1940: A Stirton at 197. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    840 Nelson Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • Eva Morey, a furrier 1940

    Next door in 1940: Oke & Duke at 808. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    5390 Ross Street

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • E H Moorey, a sheet metal worker at Gordon & Sons 1940

    Next door in 1940: G B McHardy at 5368. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    929 West 16th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • Mrs H Morey, widow of J 1940
    • Gordon Morey, a woodworker at Monarch Furniture 1940

    Next door in 1940: C S Hewett at 923 and T E Collins at 935. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    2350 West 33rd Avenue

    Arbutus Ridge, 1940

    • W Morey, a painter 1940

    Next door in 1940: A L Thomson at 2326 and J Jennings at 2374. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    1550 West 68th Avenue

    Marpole, 1940

    • S J Morrey, proprietor of the White Spot Service Station 1940
    • Harold T Morrey, an attendant at the Shell Oil Service Station 1940
    • Leonard Morrey, an attendant at the White Spot Service Station 1940

    Next door in 1940: H H Gillson at 1544 and J H Henderson at 1564. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    1961 West King Edward Avenue

    Shaughnessy, 1940

    • Alice Morrey, a maid at T A Power 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs E Wilson at 1925 and E A Campbell at 1975. The block, door by door

  9. 9

    1025 West Pender Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • Allison Morey 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mining Reward at 1021 and Town Hall at 1027. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for nine of the twelve: an attendant (2), a furrier, a maid, a painter, a proprietor and a sheet metal worker, among others. Two of them worked for White Spot Service Station. One is a widow, listed under her own name.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Downtown (2), Arbutus Ridge, Fairview, Kensington-Cedar Cottage, Marpole, Mount Pleasant, Riley Park and Shaughnessy. 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 Mrs A A Morrey at 1156 East 13th 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 Mrs Amelia A Morrey there as the householder. The 1940 name section lists Irene Morey at 199 East 17th Avenue, a trimmer for C Korsch. The 1940 name section lists Eva Morey at 840 Nelson Street, a furrier.

In 1940 the directory lists E H Moorey at 5390 Ross Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists E Harry Moorey there as the householder, a sheet metal worker at Gordon & Sons. In 1940 the directory lists Mrs H Morey at 929 West 16th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Harriet Morey there as the householder, widow of J, with Gordon Morey, a woodworker at Monarch Furniture.

In 1940 the directory lists W Morey, a painter, at 2350 West 33rd Avenue. The 1940 name section lists William Morey there, a painter. In 1940 the directory lists S J Morrey at 1550 West 68th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Syd J Morrey there as the householder, proprietor of the White Spot Service Station, with Harold T Morrey, an attendant at the Shell Oil Service Station, and Leonard Morrey, an attendant at the White Spot Service Station.

The 1940 name section lists Alice Morrey at 1961 West King Edward Avenue, a maid at T A Power. The 1940 name section lists Allison Morey at 1025 West Pender Street.

Today

199 East 17th and 1961 West King Edward still have their buildings from before 1946; 1156 East 13th (2019), 5390 Ross (1964), 929 West 16th (1996), 2350 West 33rd (1990) and 1550 West 68th (2000) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 840 Nelson and 1025 West Pender, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 17 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.