A family name on West 2nd Avenue, Kitsilano, Mount Pleasant, Fairview and West Point Grey
The Murrays
In the city directories 1940 · five people at two addresses
The directories print five people named Murray at two addresses in 1940, all on West 2nd 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 Murrays at 2450 West 2nd in 1940. The directories print the name on 136 other streets too, all listed on the Murray name's own page.
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Where the Murrays lived
- 1
2016 West 2nd Avenue
Kitsilano, 1940
- A D Murray, a serviceman at James Radio 1940
Next door in 1940: J H Cooper at 2012 and Mrs D Daigle at 2020. The block, door by door
- 2
2450 West 2nd Avenue
Kitsilano, 1940
- Miss E Murray 1940
- Esther Murray, of Murray Convalescent Home 1940
- Ken Murray, retired 1940
- Marion Murray, of Murray Convalescent Home 1940
Next door in 1940: Rev W J M Swan at 2436 and Mrs E L James at 2464. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for one of the five: a serviceman.
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 A D Murray at 2016 West 2nd Avenue. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists A Dale Murray there as the householder, a serviceman at James Radio. In 1940 the directory lists Miss E Murray at 2450 West 2nd 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 Esther Murray there as the householder, of Murray Convalescent Home, with Ken Murray, retired, and Marion Murray, of Murray Convalescent Home.
Today
2450 West 2nd (1962) has a newer building, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 2016 West 2nd, so that building is 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.
- Murray A D2016 West 2nd, p. 176
- Murray A Dale servmn James Radio2016 West 2nd, p. 449
- *Murray Miss E2450 West 2nd, p. 176
- Murray Esther of Murray Convalescent Home2450 West 2nd, p. 450
- Murray Ken retired2450 West 2nd, p. 450
- Murray Marion of Murray Convalescent Home2450 West 2nd, p. 450
British Columbia and Yukon Directory, street section
The book of the Murrays
Every directory, as one book
The family book reads the Murray 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.