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The Musgraves

In the city directories 1940 · 18 people at nine addresses

The directories print 18 people named Musgrave at nine addresses in 1940 in seven of the city's neighbourhoods. No first name or initials tie one address to another: we can't tell if they're one family. The most under one roof: four Musgraves at 2832 West 35th in 1940.

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Where the Musgraves 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

    481 East 11th Avenue

    Mount Pleasant, 1940

    • J G Musgrave, an engineer 1940

    Next door in 1940: J W Barker at 479 and G C Coulson at 483. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    3435 East Pender Street

    Hastings-Sunrise, 1940

    • J G Musgrave, a foreman at Hammond's 1940
    • Cath Musgrave, a hairdresser 1940
    • Charles Musgrave, of Empress Barber Shop 1940

    Next door in 1940: G Vertigan at 3429 and Miss F S Lucas at 3441. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    26 Kootenay Street

    Hastings-Sunrise, 1940

    • Mrs M Musgrave, widow of C 1940

    Next door in 1940: T Braidwood at 16 and R M Nickle at 36. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    1585 West 13th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • Mrs Grace Musgrave 1940
    • Mary C Musgrave, a clerk at the Bank of Montreal 1940
    • Norman P Musgrave 1940

    Next door in 1940: B G Smalley at 1575 and H S Harvey at 1595. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    2632 West 13th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • J I Musgrave, a vice-president at Gold Band Beverage 1940

    Next door in 1940: R F Sluman at 2626 and G C Davidson at 2636. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    179 West 18th Avenue

    Riley Park, 1940

    • Mrs I Musgrave, widow of F J 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs J Latimer at 173 and J Lane at 185. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    2832 West 35th Avenue

    Arbutus Ridge, 1940

    • J W Musgrave, a clerk at the Canadian Government 1940
    • Jean E Musgrave 1940
    • Lawrie Musgrave, who worked for Blue Boy 1940
    • Norman Musgrave, a wrapper at the Hudson's Bay Company 1940

    Next door in 1940: S W Neil at 2820 and T Millcarch at 2856. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    2130 West 43rd Avenue

    Kerrisdale, 1940

    • Miss F M Musgrave 1940
    • Flora M Musgrave, of The Clandonald 1940

    Next door in 1940: J Wilcox at 2116 and S McKendrick at 2146. The block, door by door

  9. 9

    2131 West 44th Avenue

    Kerrisdale, 1940

    • N Musgrave, retired 1940
    • Jean I Musgrave, of The Clandonald 1940

    Next door in 1940: J Whyte at 2123 and Mrs V B Lord at 2147. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for eight of the 18: a clerk (2), an employee, an engineer, a foreman, a hairdresser and a vice-president, among others. Two of them worked for The Clandonald. Two are widows, listed under their own names.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Hastings-Sunrise (2), Kerrisdale (2), Arbutus Ridge, Fairview, Kitsilano, Mount Pleasant and Riley Park. 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 J G Musgrave at 481 East 11th 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 James G Musgrave there as the householder, an engineer, with James G Musgrave Jr. In 1940 the directory lists J G Musgrave at 3435 East Pender Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists John G Musgrave there as the householder, a foreman at Hammond's, with Cath Musgrave, a hairdresser, and Charles Musgrave, of Empress Barber Shop.

In 1940 the directory lists Mrs M Musgrave at 26 Kootenay Street. The 1940 name section lists Mary Musgrave there as the householder, widow of C. The 1940 name section lists Mrs Grace Musgrave at 1585 West 13th Avenue, with Mary C Musgrave, a clerk at the Bank of Montreal, and Norman P Musgrave.

J I Musgrave is listed at 2632 West 13th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists J Irvine Musgrave there as the householder, a vice-president at Gold Band Beverage. Mrs I Musgrave is listed at 179 West 18th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Ida Musgrave there as the householder, widow of F J.

J W Musgrave is listed at 2832 West 35th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Jacob W Musgrave there as the householder, a clerk at the Canadian Government, with Jean E Musgrave, Lawrie Musgrave, who worked for Blue Boy, and Norman Musgrave, a wrapper at the Hudson's Bay Company. Miss F M Musgrave is listed at 2130 West 43rd Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Flora M Musgrave there as the householder, of The Clandonald.

N Musgrave is listed at 2131 West 44th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Norman Musgrave there as the householder, retired, with Jean I Musgrave, of The Clandonald.

Today

3435 East Pender, 1585 West 13th, 2632 West 13th and 179 West 18th still have their buildings from before 1946; the City no longer lists 481 East 11th, 26 Kootenay, 2832 West 35th, 2130 West 43rd and 2131 West 44th, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 26 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
1940

British Columbia and Yukon Directory, street section

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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.