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A family name in Vancouver's city directories

The Mullins

In the city directories 1940 · nine people at eight addresses

The directories print nine people named Mullin at eight addresses in 1940 in six of the city's neighbourhoods. No first name or initials tie one address to another: we can't tell if they're one family.

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Where the Mullins 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

    821 Broughton Street

    West End, 1940

    • Mrs S M Mullin, widow of R H 1940

    Next door in 1940: F C Williams at 823. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    3175 Charles Street

    Hastings-Sunrise, 1940

    • T Mullin, a meat cutter for D Owens 1940

    Next door in 1940: R Jones at 3155 and F J Stade at 3187. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    1828 Commercial Drive

    Grandview-Woodland, 1940

    • C Mullin 1940

    Next door in 1940: Coml Dairy at 1824 and Corner Library Cosy at 1830. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    343 East 11th Avenue

    Mount Pleasant, 1940

    • Mrs M E Mullin, widow of W D 1940

    Next door in 1940: J H Patterson at 339 and T W Cook at 351. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    1114 East 14th Avenue

    Mount Pleasant, 1940

    • James Mullin, a commissionaire 1940

    Next door in 1940: C A Laing at 1126. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    1853 Nelson Street

    West End, 1940

    • W J Mullin, a clerk 1940

    Next door in 1940: H J Cupper at 1835 and Mrs T Oliver at 1857. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    3621 West 11th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • George Mullin 1940
    • Hannah Mullin, widow of P 1940

    Next door in 1940: J A Grantham at 3611 and F J Lee at 3625. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    2707 West 37th Avenue

    Arbutus Ridge, 1940

    • Anna Mullin, a school teacher at the BC Government 1940

    Next door in 1940: J Topping at 2719. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for four of the nine: a clerk, a commissionaire, a meat cutter and a school teacher. Three are widows, listed under their own names.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Mount Pleasant (2), West End (2), Arbutus Ridge, Grandview-Woodland, Hastings-Sunrise and Kitsilano. 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 S M Mullin at 821 Broughton Street. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Suzanne M Mullin there as the householder, widow of R H. In 1940 the directory lists T Mullin at 3175 Charles Street. The 1940 name section lists Thomas Mullin there as the householder, a meat cutter for D Owens.

In 1940 the directory lists C Mullin at 1828 Commercial Drive. Mrs M E Mullin is listed at 343 East 11th 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 Mary E Mullin there as the householder, widow of W D. The 1940 name section lists James Mullin at 1114 East 14th Avenue, a commissionaire.

In 1940 the directory lists W J Mullin at 1853 Nelson Street. The 1940 name section lists William J Mullin there as the householder, a clerk. The 1940 name section lists George Mullin at 3621 West 11th Avenue, with Hannah Mullin, widow of P. The 1940 name section lists Anna Mullin at 2707 West 37th Avenue, a school teacher at the BC Government.

Today

1828 Commercial Drive and 3621 West 11th still have their buildings from before 1946; 3175 Charles (1994) and 1114 East 14th (1956) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 821 Broughton, 343 East 11th, 1853 Nelson and 2707 West 37th, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 13 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.