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A family name on West 13th Avenue, Fairview, Mount Pleasant, Kitsilano and West Point Grey

The Munros

In the city directories 1940 · five people at four addresses

The directories print five people named Munro at four addresses in 1940, all on West 13th Avenue, with the close spelling Munroe. No first name or initials tie one address to another: we can't tell if they're one family. The directories print the name on 90 other streets too, all listed on the Munro name's own page.

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Where the Munros 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

    305 West 13th Avenue

    Mount Pleasant, 1940

    • G F Munro, an accountant for Kelly Douglas 1940
    • Gladys T Munro, a stenographer at the BC Telephone 1940

    Next door in 1940: Miss A M Mollieres at 315. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    455 West 13th Avenue

    Mount Pleasant, 1940

    • Mrs A Munro, widow of W G 1940

    Next door in 1940: H F Orr at 445 and P Reid at 465. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    1885 West 13th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • J Munro, a superintendent at R & H Sawmill 1940

    Next door in 1940: W H Pym at 1875 and M A McLean at 1895. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    2643 West 13th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • William D Munro, a salesman 1940

    Next door in 1940: H F Lear at 2631 and W D Morrison at 2655. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for four of the five: an accountant, a salesman, a stenographer and a superintendent. One is a widow, listed under her own name.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Kitsilano (2) and Mount Pleasant (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

In 1940 the directory lists G F Munro at 305 West 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 George F Munro there as the householder, an accountant for Kelly Douglas, with Gladys T Munro, a stenographer at the BC Telephone. In 1940 the directory lists Mrs A Munro at 455 West 13th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Alice Munro there as the householder, widow of W G.

In 1940 the directory lists J Munro at 1885 West 13th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists John Munro there as the householder, a superintendent at R & H Sawmill. The 1940 name section lists William D Munro at 2643 West 13th Avenue, a salesman.

Today

305 West 13th, 455 West 13th and 2643 West 13th still have their buildings from before 1946, 305 West 13th and 455 West 13th on the Vancouver Heritage Register; 1885 West 13th (1989) has a newer building, by the City's record.

Every line as printed

All 8 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
1940

British Columbia and Yukon Directory, street section

The book of the Munros

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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.