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The Turriffs

In the city directories 1940 · ten people at eight addresses

The directories print ten people named Turriff at eight addresses in 1940 in six of the city's neighbourhoods, with the close spelling Turiff. 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 Turriffs 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

    2719 Alder Street

    Fairview, 1940

    • Isabelle Turriff, an operator at Reid's Holiday Togs 1940

    Next door in 1940: F E King at 2707 and J A Beaton at 2735. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    8049 Cartier Street

    Marpole, 1940

    • L H Turriff, a salesman at Polly Ann Bakeries 1940

    Next door in 1940: J MacKenzie at 8029 and W Inkster at 8069. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    787 Homer Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • W L Turriff, in advertising 1940

    Next door in 1940: Homer Lndy at 785 and S Rakochy at 793. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    2747 Sophia Street

    Mount Pleasant, 1940

    • A Turriff, a laborer 1940
    • Isabella Turriff, widow of A 1940

    Next door in 1940: J Clark at 2735. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    2670 Triumph Street

    Hastings-Sunrise, 1940

    • Mrs E G Turiff, widow of J G 1940
    • Leslie G Turriff, a stenographer for H F Ritchie 1940

    Next door in 1940: P Chankovich at 2654 and T Metcalfe at 2676. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    2446 West 4th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • A H Turriff, on active service 1940

    Next door in 1940: J M Stuart at 2436 and dixon (the) at 2466. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    2910 West 5th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • Kathleen V Turriff, a maid for T Fanning 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs E F South at 2906 and Boarding Home Mayfair at 2926. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    348 West 7th Avenue

    Mount Pleasant, 1940

    • A Turriff, a laborer at Bissinger & Co 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs C Urquhart at 320 and J Zager at 350. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for eight of the ten: a laborer (2), an advertising, a maid, an on active service, an operator and a salesman, among others. Two are widows, listed under their own names.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Kitsilano (2), Mount Pleasant (2), Downtown, Fairview, Hastings-Sunrise and Marpole. 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

The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Isabelle Turriff at 2719 Alder Street, an operator at Reid's Holiday Togs. L H Turriff is listed at 8049 Cartier Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Lorne H Turriff there as the householder, a salesman at Polly Ann Bakeries.

W L Turriff is listed at 787 Homer Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists William L Turriff there as the householder, in advertising. A Turriff is listed at 2747 Sophia 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 Andrew Turriff there as the householder, a laborer, with Isabella Turriff, widow of A.

Mrs E G Turiff is listed at 2670 Triumph Street in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Elsie G Turriff there as the householder, widow of J G, with Leslie G Turriff, a stenographer for H F Ritchie. A H Turriff is listed at 2446 West 4th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Arthur H Turriff there as the householder, on active service.

The 1940 name section lists Kathleen V Turriff at 2910 West 5th Avenue, a maid for T Fanning. In 1940 the directory lists A Turriff at 348 West 7th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Alex Turriff there as the householder, a laborer at Bissinger & Co.

Today

2910 West 5th still has its building from before 1946, dated 1914 by the City's record; 8049 Cartier (2006), 2670 Triumph (1990) and 2446 West 4th (2000) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 2719 Alder, 787 Homer, 2747 Sophia and 348 West 7th, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 16 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
1940

British Columbia and Yukon Directory, name section, where each person's work is printed

The book of the Turriffs

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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 T. Want a name removed? Tell us.