A family name on West 41st Avenue, Kerrisdale, Riley Park, Shaughnessy, Arbutus Ridge and Dunbar-Southlands
The Murphys
In the city directories 1940 · five people at two addresses
The directories print five people named Murphy at two addresses in 1940, all on West 41st Avenue. 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: four Murphys at 2048 West 41st 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
1996 West 41st Avenue
Kerrisdale, 1940
- Mrs M Murphy, widow of S 1940
Next door in 1940: Mrs G C Stuart at 1994. The block, door by door
- 2
2048 West 41st Avenue
Shaughnessy, 1940
- P Murphy, a cleaner and tailor 1940
- Bartholomew W Murphy 1940
- John P Murphy, a carpenter 1940
- Sarah A Murphy, an elevator operator at the Lyric Theatre Building 1940
Next door in 1940: Miss E M Southcott at 2038 and C W Davies at 2054. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for three of the five: a carpenter, a cleaner and tailor and an elevator operator. One is a widow, listed under her own name.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in Kerrisdale and Shaughnessy. 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 M Murphy at 1996 West 41st Avenue. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Mary Murphy there as the householder, widow of S. In 1940 the directory lists P Murphy, a cleaner and tailor, at 2048 West 41st 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 lists Patrick Murphy there, a cleaner and tailor, with Bartholomew W Murphy, John P Murphy, a carpenter, and Sarah A Murphy, an elevator operator at the Lyric Theatre Building.
Today
1996 West 41st still has its building from before 1946, dated 1931 by the City's record; 2048 West 41st (2009) has a newer building, by the City's record.
Every line as printed
All 7 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- Murphy Mrs M1996 West 41st, p. 257
- Murphy Mary wid S1996 West 41st, p. 449
- *Murphy P clnr and tailor2048 West 41st, p. 257
- Murphy Bartholomew W2048 West 41st, p. 449
- Murphy John P carp2048 West 41st, p. 449
- Murphy Patk clnr and tailor2048 West 41st, p. 449
- Murphy Sarah A elev opr Lyric Thea Bldg2048 West 41st, 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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Another name, or a house
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.