The Muirheads

The story, address by address

The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Florence L Muirhead at 1166 Alberni Street, widow of R. W Muirhead is listed at 1910 Arbutus Street in 1940; 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 lists William Muirhead there as the householder, an engineer at Ross & Howard. The 1940 name section lists Minnie Muirhead at 1056 Comox Street, a nurse at the St Paul's Hospital.

The 1940 name section lists William Muirhead at 1205 Comox Street. D T Muirhead is listed at 2226 East 43rd Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists D Thomas Muirhead there as the householder, a candymaker for R C Purdy. J Muirhead, an electrician engineer, is listed at 718 Granville Street in 1940.

The 1940 name section lists Blanche E Muirhead at 1425 Haro Street as the householder, an accountant at Marine Garage, with Mrs Anne Muirhead, proprietor of Muirhead Florists. J Muirhead is listed at 3472 Monmouth Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists John Muirhead there as the householder, a carpenter.

Mrs M A Muirhead is listed at 3179 Point Grey Road in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Mary A Muirhead there as the householder, widow of A. Mrs M Muirhead is listed at 4296 Sophia Street in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Mary Muirhead there as the householder, widow of T, with William Muirhead, a helper at White Chef.

The 1940 name section lists James Muirhead at 1455 West 10th Avenue, an assistant cashier for Crown Life. In 1940 the directory lists Miss A Muirhead at 664 West 11th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Anne Muirhead there as the householder.

In 1940 the directory lists J W Muirhead at 3842 West 22nd Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists James W Muirhead there as the householder, a mechanic at Underwood Elliott Fisher. In 1940 the directory lists H A Muirhead at 1607 West 28th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Harry A Muirhead there as the householder, a branch manager at the York Knit Mills, with Stuart R Muirhead, a student.

The 1940 name section lists Grace E Muirhead at 1530 West 36th Avenue, a nutritionist at the City of Vancouver. J Muirhead is listed at 883 West 52nd Avenue in 1940. In 1940 the directory lists J Muirhead at 2818 West 5th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists James Muirhead there as the householder, a consulting electrician engineer, with Kathleen M Muirhead, a nurse at the Vancouver General Hospital, and Margaret O Muirhead, a school teacher.

Today

1910 Arbutus, 1425 Haro, 1607 West 28th and 2818 West 5th still have their buildings from before 1946, 2818 West 5th on the Vancouver Heritage Register; 1166 Alberni (1980), 1205 Comox (1955), 3472 Monmouth (1987), 1455 West 10th (1991) and 883 West 52nd (1993) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 1056 Comox, 2226 East 43rd, 718 Granville, 3179 Point Grey Road, 4296 Sophia, 664 West 11th, 3842 West 22nd and 1530 West 36th, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).