A family name on West 13th Avenue, Fairview, Mount Pleasant, Kitsilano and West Point Grey
The Morrows
In the city directories 1940 · seven people at four addresses
The directories print seven people named Morrow at four addresses in 1940, all on West 13th Avenue. 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 Morrows at 1453 West 13th in 1940. The directories print the name on 31 other streets too, all listed on the Morrow name's own page.
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Where the Morrows lived
- 1
1335 West 13th Avenue
Fairview, 1940
- Mary Morrow, widow of G A 1940
Next door in 1940: Dr H H Millburn at 1325 and M R Dexter at 1345. The block, door by door
- 2
1453 West 13th Avenue
Fairview, 1940
- H J Morrow 1940
- Dorothy B Morrow, a student 1940
- Lloyd R Morrow 1940
Next door in 1940: I C Finley at 1455. The block, door by door
- 3
2819 West 13th Avenue
Kitsilano, 1940
- B O Morrow 1940
- Addie M Morrow, widow of B O 1940
Next door in 1940: J Eastwood at 2811 and J Blackmun at 2835. The block, door by door
- 4
2845 West 13th Avenue
Kitsilano, 1940
- J M Morrow, who worked for the BC Telephone 1940
Next door in 1940: C Sharp at 2841 and J McIvor at 2849. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for one of the seven: an employee. Two are widows, listed under their own names.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in Fairview (2) and Kitsilano (2). 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
The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Mary Morrow at 1335 West 13th Avenue, widow of G A. H J Morrow is listed at 1453 West 13th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Herbert J Morrow there as the householder, with Dorothy B Morrow, a student, and Lloyd R Morrow.
B O Morrow is listed at 2819 West 13th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Addie M Morrow there as the householder, widow of B O. J M Morrow is listed at 2845 West 13th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists John M Morrow there as the householder, who worked for the BC Telephone.
Today
2819 West 13th and 2845 West 13th still have their buildings from before 1946; the City no longer lists 1335 West 13th and 1453 West 13th, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).
Every line as printed
All 9 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- Morrow Mary wid G A1335 West 13th, p. 443
- Morrow H J1453 West 13th, p. 212
- Morrow Dorothy B studt1453 West 13th, p. 443
- Morrow Herbt J1453 West 13th, p. 443
- Morrow Lloyd R1453 West 13th, p. 443
- Morrow B O2819 West 13th, p. 213
- Morrow Addie M wid B O2819 West 13th, p. 443
- Morrow J M2845 West 13th, p. 213
- Morrow John M emp BC Tel2845 West 13th, p. 443
British Columbia and Yukon Directory, name section, where each person's work is printed
The book of the Morrows
Every directory, as one book
The family book reads the Morrow name in each Vancouver directory we hold from 1901 to 1945: everyone printed under it at every address, their work from the name sections, who lived next door, and the page behind every line, to read here or save as a PDF to print or give.
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Another name, or a house
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.