A family name on Maple Street, Kitsilano, Shaughnessy and Kerrisdale
The Murphys
In the city directories 1940 · four people at two addresses
The directories print four people named Murphy at two addresses in 1940, all on Maple Street. No first name or initials tie one address to the other: we can't tell if they're one family. The most under one roof: three Murphys at 1805 Maple in 1940. The directories print the name on 84 other streets too, all listed on the Murphy name's own page.
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Where the Murphys lived
- 1
1805 Maple Street
Kitsilano, 1940
- T W Murphy, a superintendent 1940
- Peter F Murphy, a logger 1940
- Teresa Murphy, widow of J G 1940
Next door in 1940: F A Murphy at 1807. The block, door by door
- 2
1807 Maple Street
Kitsilano, 1940
- F A Murphy, a logger 1940
Next door in 1940: T W Murphy at 1805 and P Kozak at 1825. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for three of the four: a logger (2) and a superintendent. One is a widow, listed under her own name.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in Kitsilano (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 T W Murphy at 1805 Maple Street; 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 Theo W Murphy there as the householder, a superintendent, with Peter F Murphy, a logger, and Teresa Murphy, widow of J G. In 1940 the directory lists F A Murphy at 1807 Maple Street. The 1940 name section lists Frederick A Murphy there as the householder, a logger.
Today
The City no longer lists 1805 Maple and 1807 Maple, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).
Every line as printed
All 6 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- *Murphy T W1805 Maple, p. 110
- Murphy Peter F logr1805 Maple, p. 449
- Murphy Teresa wid J G1805 Maple, p. 449
- Murphy Theo W supt1805 Maple, p. 449
- Murphy F A1807 Maple, p. 110
- Murphy Fredk A logr1807 Maple, p. 449
British Columbia and Yukon Directory, street section
The book of the Murphys
Every directory, as one book
The family book reads the Murphy 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.