The Ogilvies

The story, address by address

The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Mrs Kath Ogilvie at 1650 Barclay Street. The 1940 name section lists Dora Ogilvie at 825 Broughton Street. The 1940 name section lists Ogilvie (no first name printed) at 884 Bute Street.

W Ogilvie is listed at 1968 Charles Street in 1940; 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 William Ogilvie there as the householder, a longshoreman, with Duncan Ogilvie, a checker.

In May 1918 G Ogilvie took out the permit to build a house at 3255 Charles Street. Mrs A Ogilvie is listed at 3255 Charles Street in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Alice Ogilvie there as the householder, widow of G. The 1940 name section lists Ogilvie (no first name printed) at 1906 Haro Street.

In 1940 the directory lists R A Ogilvie, a manufacturers agent, at 318 Homer Street. J Ogilvie is listed at 3350 Inverness Street in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists James Ogilvie there as the householder, a shipper at Swifts, with George Ogilvie, a washer at National Waste Manufacturing, and George W Ogilvie, a laundryman. The 1940 name section lists Mary Ogilvie at 3463 Oak Street, a laundress at Pioneer Laundry.

The 1940 name section lists Arthur Ogilvie at 1156 Union Street, a waiter. Mrs H Ogilvie is listed at 3461 Welwyn Street in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Helen Ogilvie there as the householder, widow of W, with Lillian Ogilvie, and William Ogilvie, a metal worker at Vancouver Motors.

D Ogilvie is listed at 1846 West 12th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists David Ogilvie there as the householder, a school teacher, with Alfred L Ogilvie, a student, and Bessie Ogilvie. Mrs F E Ogilvie is listed at 1657 West 13th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Florence E Ogilvie there as the householder, widow of F A, with Frederick H Ogilvie, a sampler for Coca Cola, and George F Ogilvie, a student at UBC.

The 1940 name section lists Margaret E Ogilvie at 1330 West 14th Avenue, a nurse. In 1940 the directory lists A Ogilvie at 1776 West 14th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Andrew Ogilvie there as the householder, a salesman at the BC Electric Railway, with William A Ogilvie, a helper at the BC Electric Railway.

In 1940 the directory lists H S Ogilvie at 2812 West 17th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Herbert S Ogilvie there as the householder, an insurance agent. In 1940 the directory lists S Ogilvie at 86 West 19th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Steph Ogilvie there as the householder, a conductor at the BC Electric Railway, with Sam Ogilvie, a helper at Ornamental Bronze, and Steph H Ogilvie.

In 1940 the directory lists G E Ogilvie at 1576 West 2nd Avenue. The 1940 name section lists George E Ogilvie there as the householder, a millwright. In 1940 the directory lists D N Ogilvie at 634 West 7th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists David N Ogilvie there as the householder, a warehouse foreman at Canadian West Cooperage, with Arthur H Ogilvie, a laborer, Doris Y Ogilvie, and Jane Ogilvie, a saleswoman at Woodward's.

In 1940 the directory lists G D Ogilvie at 4663 West 8th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Gordon D Ogilvie there as the householder, a branch manager at Safeway.

Today

884 Bute, 1968 Charles, 1906 Haro, 318 Homer, 3350 Inverness, 1776 West 14th and 4663 West 8th still have their buildings from before 1946, 884 Bute on the Vancouver Heritage Register; 1650 Barclay (1956), 3255 Charles (1970), 3463 Oak (1972), 3461 Welwyn (2003), 1330 West 14th (1955) and 86 West 19th (2020) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 825 Broughton, 1156 Union, 1846 West 12th, 1657 West 13th, 2812 West 17th, 1576 West 2nd and 634 West 7th, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).