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The Yuills

In the city directories 1940 · 13 people at eleven addresses

The directories print 13 people named Yuill 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 Yuills lived

Each pin is on its own block, numbered as the households below. Two addresses aren't on today's map, so they have no pin. Today's land, parks, main roads and local areas: City of Vancouver Open Data (Open Government Licence – Vancouver).
  1. 1

    4963 Angus Drive

    Shaughnessy, 1940

    • Mrs W Yuill, widow of H H 1940
    • Ron B Yuill, a student 1940

    Next door in 1940: J C Ranking at 4957 and Mrs E M Bell at 4973. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    6257 Balsam Street

    Kerrisdale, 1940

    • J B Yuill, retired 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs E D Woods at 6241 and J Johnstone at 6275. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    1336 East 20th Avenue

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • Mrs J C Yuill, widow of J 1940

    Next door in 1940: D Corrins at 1330 and L S Paone at 1342. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    2440 East 4th Avenue

    Hastings-Sunrise, 1940

    • W E Yuill, a motorman at the BC Electric Railway 1940

    Next door in 1940: P E Wells at 2478. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    5162 Marguerite Street

    Shaughnessy, 1940

    • A C R Yuill, a civil engineer 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs A Mackend at 5192. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    2847 Spruce Street

    Fairview, 1940

    • Joan Yuill, a stenographer 1940

    Next door in 1940: A E Gilmour at 2835. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    896 West 13th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • C J Yuill, a printer 1940

    Next door in 1940: W J Desrosiers at 876. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    2973 West 13th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • E Yuill, a manager at Blue Ribbon 1940

    Next door in 1940: F A E Davis at 2965 and F Holden at 2981. The block, door by door

  9. 9

    675 West Hastings Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • A C R Yuill, a civil engineer 1940

    Next door in 1940: P Miller at 623 and Bank Royal at 685. The block, door by door

  10. 10

    1753 William Street

    Grandview-Woodland, 1940

    • Mrs V Yuill, widow of W M 1940
    • Harry C Yuill, a waiter 1940

    Next door in 1940: W H Rennie at 1749 and G W Ditton at 1761. The block, door by door

  11. 11

    6647 Yew Street

    Kerrisdale, 1940

    • J S Yuill, who worked for J L Hudson 1940

    Next door in 1940: A P Hoskins at 6633 and H M Stinson at 6661. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for seven of the 13: a civil engineer, an employee, a manager, a motorman, a printer and a stenographer, among others. Three are widows, listed under their own names.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Fairview (2), Kerrisdale (2), Shaughnessy (2), Downtown, Grandview-Woodland, Hastings-Sunrise, Kensington-Cedar Cottage and Kitsilano. 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 Mrs W Yuill at 4963 Angus Drive. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Winifred Yuill there as the householder, widow of H H, with Ron B Yuill, a student. In 1940 the directory lists J B Yuill at 6257 Balsam 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 lists John B Yuill there as the householder, retired.

In 1940 the directory lists Mrs J C Yuill at 1336 East 20th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Jennie C Yuill there as the householder, widow of J. In 1940 the directory lists W E Yuill at 2440 East 4th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists William E Yuill there as the householder, a motorman at the BC Electric Railway.

In 1940 the directory lists A C R Yuill at 5162 Marguerite Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Alex C R Yuill there as the householder, a civil engineer. The 1940 name section lists Joan Yuill at 2847 Spruce Street, a stenographer.

C J Yuill is listed at 896 West 13th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Colin J Yuill there as the householder, a printer. E Yuill is listed at 2973 West 13th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Errol Yuill there as the householder, a manager at Blue Ribbon.

A C R Yuill, a civil engineer, is listed at 675 West Hastings Street in 1940. In 1940 the directory lists Mrs V Yuill at 1753 William Street. The 1940 name section lists Viella Yuill there as the householder, widow of W M, with Harry C Yuill, a waiter.

In 1940 the directory lists J S Yuill at 6647 Yew Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists J Stirling Yuill there as the householder, who worked for J L Hudson.

Today

4963 Angus Drive, 1336 East 20th, 5162 Marguerite, 896 West 13th, 2973 West 13th, 675 West Hastings, 1753 William and 6647 Yew still have their buildings from before 1946; the City no longer lists 6257 Balsam, 2440 East 4th and 2847 Spruce, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

A man on a white horse at the first camp for clearing Shaughnessy, near Angus Drive
1912 A man on a white horse at the first camp for clearing Shaughnessy, near Angus Drive. Not at the house at 4963 Angus Drive: no archive photo of the 4900 block is known that we can show. City of Vancouver Archives, Dist P24.1. Public domain.

Every line as printed

All 22 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 Y. Want a name removed? Tell us.