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The Parkins

In the city directories 1940 · eleven people at eleven addresses

The directories print eleven people named Parkin at eleven addresses in 1940 in eight of the city's neighbourhoods. No first name or initials tie one address to another: we can't tell if they're one family.

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Where the Parkins 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

    4354 Dumfries Street

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • J E Parkin, a motorman at the BC Electric Railway 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs L E Murray at 4330 and J T McGowan at 4362. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    5732 Dunbar Street

    Dunbar-Southlands, 1940

    • J R Parkin, retired 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs E A Donohoe at 5744. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    111 East 22nd Avenue

    Riley Park, 1940

    • T Parkin, a postman 1940

    Next door in 1940: C Grimstead at 125. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    8322 Oak Street

    Marpole, 1940

    • J H Parkin, a patrolman at Citizens Night Patrol 1940

    Next door in 1940: E W Ackroyd at 8308 and E R Sly at 8336. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    1345 Venables Street

    Grandview-Woodland, 1940

    • H Parkin, a waiter at the Dufferin Hotel 1940

    Next door in 1940: J C Kennedy at 1327. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    1507 West 12th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • H A Parkin, a superintendent cargo at the Canadian Blue Star Line 1940

    Next door in 1940: Cosy Nook Cafe at 1509. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    3250 West 37th Avenue

    Dunbar-Southlands, 1940

    • F W Parkin, a mortgage manager at Dominion Life 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs V Chodat at 3240 and W O Simpson at 3270. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    827 West Broadway

    Fairview, 1940

    • E Parkin, an engineer at BC Box 1940

    Next door in 1940: J Cranston at 813 and Bway Auto Uphol at 841. The block, door by door

  9. 9

    312 West Georgia Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • Mrs H Parkin, rooms to let 1940

    Next door in 1940: W J Beaumont at 308 and Mrs P Hargreaves at 316. The block, door by door

  10. 10

    320 West Georgia Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • Mrs H Parkin, rooms to let 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs P Hargreaves at 316 and Hockley Auto Serv at 390. The block, door by door

  11. 11

    1620 Yew Street

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • W A Parkin, a barber 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs B E Hanna at 1618. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for eight of the eleven: a barber, an engineer, a mortgage manager, a motorman, a patrolman and a postman, among others.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Downtown (2), Dunbar-Southlands (2), Fairview (2), Grandview-Woodland, Kensington-Cedar Cottage, Kitsilano, Marpole 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 E Parkin at 4354 Dumfries 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 John E Parkin there as the householder, a motorman at the BC Electric Railway. In 1940 the directory lists J R Parkin at 5732 Dunbar Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists John R Parkin there as the householder, retired.

In 1940 the directory lists T Parkin at 111 East 22nd Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Thomas Parkin there as the householder, a postman. In 1940 the directory lists J H Parkin at 8322 Oak Street. The 1940 name section lists John H Parkin there as the householder, a patrolman at Citizens Night Patrol.

In 1940 the directory lists H Parkin at 1345 Venables Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Harry Parkin there as the householder, retired, with Harry J Parkin, a waiter at the Dufferin Hotel. In 1940 the directory lists H A Parkin at 1507 West 12th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Harold A Parkin there as the householder, a superintendent cargo at the Canadian Blue Star Line.

In 1940 the directory lists F W Parkin at 3250 West 37th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Frederick W Parkin there as the householder, a mortgage manager at Dominion Life. In 1940 the directory lists E Parkin at 827 West Broadway. The 1940 name section lists Edwin Parkin there as the householder, an engineer at BC Box.

In 1940 the directory lists Mrs H Parkin, rooms to let, at 312 West Georgia Street. Mrs H Parkin, rooms to let, is listed at 320 West Georgia Street in 1940. In 1940 the directory lists W A Parkin at 1620 Yew Street. The 1940 name section lists William A Parkin there as the householder, a barber.

Today

1507 West 12th still has its building from before 1946, dated 1913 by the City's record; 4354 Dumfries (1988), 111 East 22nd (2012) and 3250 West 37th (1981) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 5732 Dunbar, 8322 Oak, 1345 Venables, 827 West Broadway, 312 West Georgia, 320 West Georgia and 1620 Yew, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 21 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 P. Want a name removed? Tell us.