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A family name in Vancouver's city directories

The Mulligans

In the city directories 1940 · 19 people at twelve addresses

The directories print 19 people named Mulligan at twelve addresses in 1940 in eight of the city's neighbourhoods. No first name or initials tie one address to another: we can't tell if they're one family. The most under one roof: seven Mulligans at 1023 Woodland Drive in 1940.

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Where the Mulligans lived

Each pin is on its own block, numbered as the households below. One address isn't on today's map, so it has no pin. Today's land, parks, main roads and local areas: City of Vancouver Open Data (Open Government Licence – Vancouver).
  1. 1

    1686 Barclay Street

    West End, 1940

    • Oliver Mulligan, a factory worker at Nalleys 1940

    Next door in 1940: P A De Ryk at 1666. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    997 Dunsmuir Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • Kathleen Mulligan, a designer at Vancouver Dry Goods 1940

    Next door in 1940: Elks Club at 901. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    66 East 15th Avenue

    Mount Pleasant, 1940

    • M Doris Mulligan 1940
    • Mrs Mary M Mulligan 1940

    Next door in 1940: J L Poole at 46. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    1166 East 16th Avenue

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • W H Mulligan, a police officer at the City of Vancouver 1940

    Next door in 1940: F M Ford at 1156. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    608 Homer Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • P Mulligan 1940

    Next door in 1940: Ryan Msngrs at 606 and K Oliversen at 612. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    960 Kingsway

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • C C Mulligan, a superintendent fire alarm and police patrol at the City of Vancouver 1940

    Next door in 1940: W E Wilson at 944 and Mrs A C Graham at 982. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    928 Main Street

    Strathcona, 1940

    • Michael Mulligan, a bridgeman 1940

    Next door in 1940: Machinery Cascade at 912 and Tacoma Junk Co at 936. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    4337 West 15th Avenue

    West Point Grey, 1940

    • L R Mulligan, a fireman at the City of Vancouver 1940

    Next door in 1940: F M Alexander at 4333 and V A Sweet at 4347. The block, door by door

  9. 9

    3527 West 19th Avenue

    Dunbar-Southlands, 1940

    • J Mulligan, a superintendent at Nalleys 1940

    Next door in 1940: C E Tyson at 3523 and T P Joyce at 3535. The block, door by door

  10. 10

    2958 West 39th Avenue

    Dunbar-Southlands, 1940

    • Mrs E F Mulligan, widow of G V 1940

    Next door in 1940: R Brunton at 2952 and W J Cummings at 2964. The block, door by door

  11. 11

    74 West 8th Avenue

    Mount Pleasant, 1940

    • Mrs E Mulligan, widow of W A 1940
  12. 12

    1023 Woodland Drive

    Grandview-Woodland, 1940

    • F J Mulligan, a bridgeman 1940
    • Adrian F Mulligan, a millworker 1940
    • Cath H Mulligan, a nurse 1940
    • Edmund P Mulligan, a branch manager at London Grocery & Provincial 1940
    • Frederick W Mulligan, a trucker at G N Dock 1940
    • Mary H Mulligan, a stenographer 1940
    • Vincent J Mulligan 1940

    Next door in 1940: T McIlrath at 1019 and W A Tibbs at 1029. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for 13 of the 19: a bridgeman (2), a branch manager, a designer, a factory worker, a fireman and a millworker, among others. Some worked for the same employer: three for Vancouver City and two for Nalleys. Two are widows, listed under their own names.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Downtown (2), Dunbar-Southlands (2), Kensington-Cedar Cottage (2), Mount Pleasant (2), Grandview-Woodland, Strathcona, West End and West Point Grey. 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 Oliver Mulligan at 1686 Barclay Street, a factory worker at Nalleys. The 1940 name section lists Kathleen Mulligan at 997 Dunsmuir Street, a designer at Vancouver Dry Goods. The 1940 name section lists M Doris Mulligan at 66 East 15th Avenue, with Mrs Mary M Mulligan.

W H Mulligan is listed at 1166 East 16th Avenue 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 Walter H Mulligan there as the householder, a police officer at the City of Vancouver. P Mulligan is listed at 608 Homer Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Patrick Mulligan there as the householder.

C C Mulligan is listed at 960 Kingsway in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Charles C Mulligan there as the householder, a superintendent fire alarm and police patrol at the City of Vancouver. The 1940 name section lists Michael Mulligan at 928 Main Street, a bridgeman.

In 1940 the directory lists L R Mulligan at 4337 West 15th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Louis R Mulligan there as the householder, a fireman at the City of Vancouver. In 1940 the directory lists J Mulligan at 3527 West 19th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Joseph Mulligan there as the householder, a superintendent at Nalleys.

In 1940 the directory lists Mrs E F Mulligan at 2958 West 39th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Emma F Mulligan there as the householder, widow of G V. In 1940 the directory lists Mrs E Mulligan at 74 West 8th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Esther Mulligan there as the householder, widow of W A.

In 1940 the directory lists F J Mulligan at 1023 Woodland Drive; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Frederick J Mulligan there as the householder, a bridgeman, with Adrian F Mulligan, a millworker, Cath H Mulligan, a nurse, Edmund P Mulligan, a branch manager at London Grocery & Provincial, Frederick W Mulligan, a trucker at G N Dock, Mary H Mulligan, a stenographer, and Vincent J Mulligan.

Today

1166 East 16th, 928 Main and 2958 West 39th still have their buildings from before 1946; 66 East 15th (1961), 4337 West 15th (1999) and 3527 West 19th (1996) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 1686 Barclay, 997 Dunsmuir, 608 Homer, 960 Kingsway, 74 West 8th and 1023 Woodland Drive, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 27 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
1940

British Columbia and Yukon Directory, name section, where each person's work is printed

The book of the Mulligans

Every directory, as one book

The family book reads the Mulligan 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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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.