A family name on West 38th Avenue, Dunbar-Southlands, Shaughnessy and Arbutus Ridge
The Munros
In the city directories 1940 · two people at two addresses
The directories print two people named Munro at two addresses in 1940, all on West 38th Avenue, with the close spelling Munroe. No first name or initials tie one address to the other: 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
Southlands
- 1
2871 West 38th Avenue
Arbutus Ridge, 1940
- Rev A F Munro, a pastor at the Knox United Church 1940
Next door in 1940: A R Copp at 2863 and W W Millson at 2879. The block, door by door
- 2
2962 West 38th Avenue
Dunbar-Southlands, 1940
- C E Munro, a stenographer at Shell Oil 1940
Next door in 1940: A Jackson at 2954 and F J King at 2970. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for all two: a pastor and a stenographer.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in Arbutus Ridge and Dunbar-Southlands. 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 Rev A F Munro at 2871 West 38th 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 Rev Alex F Munro there as the householder, a pastor at the Knox United Church. In 1940 the directory lists C E Munro at 2962 West 38th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists C Edward Munro there as the householder, a detective at the City of Vancouver, with Cath Munro, a stenographer at Shell Oil.
Today
2871 West 38th still has its building from before 1946, dated 1913 by the City's record; 2962 West 38th (2012) has a newer building, by the City's record.
Every line as printed
All 5 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- *Munro Rev A F2871 West 38th, p. 255
- Munro Rev Alex F pastor Knox United Ch2871 West 38th, p. 447
- *Munro C E2962 West 38th, p. 255
- Munro C Edw detec Van City2962 West 38th, p. 448
- Munro Cath sten Shell Oil2962 West 38th, p. 448
British Columbia and Yukon Directory, street section
The book of the Munros
Every directory, as one book
The family book reads the Munro 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.