A family name in Vancouver's city directories
The Colletts
In the city directories 1940 · nine people at eight addresses
The directories print nine people named Collett at eight addresses in 1940 in six 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 Colletts lived
- 1
7111 Angus Drive
Kerrisdale, 1940
- A E Collett, a department manager at Birks 1940
Next door in 1940: L R Bissett at 7137. The block, door by door
- 2
2246 Commercial Drive
Grandview-Woodland, 1940
- G Collett, a secretary hand furniture 1940
Next door in 1940: CCF at 2242 and F B Porteous at 2252. The block, door by door
- 3
1575 Laurier Avenue
Shaughnessy, 1940
- Maizie M Collett, a maid for G W Wooster 1940
Next door in 1940: G R McQueen at 1551. The block, door by door
- 4
2634 Main Street
Mount Pleasant, 1940
- G Collett, proprietor of the Boot & Shoe Hospital 1940
Next door in 1940: A C Brownlee at 2628 and Salon Modern at 2638. The block, door by door
- 5
2970 Oak Street
Fairview, 1940
- Joyce Collett, a nurse at the Vancouver General Hospital 1940
Next door in 1940: glamis manor at 2908. The block, door by door
- 6
1950 West 18th Avenue
Shaughnessy, 1940
- Eugenie Q E Collett, a maid for G W Swisland 1940
Next door in 1940: Mrs N C Cooper at 1974. The block, door by door
- 7
3547 West 23rd Avenue
Dunbar-Southlands, 1940
- T Collett, a clerk at the West Hotel 1940
- Norman Collett, an apprentice for E Lipsett 1940
Next door in 1940: H A Cullon at 3541 and R Hansen at 3553. The block, door by door
- 8
2174 West 48th Avenue
Kerrisdale, 1940
- W J Collett, retired 1940
Next door in 1940: R Startup at 2170 and J G Barbour at 2180. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for seven of the nine: a maid (2), an apprentice, a clerk, a department manager, a nurse and a proprietor.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in Kerrisdale (2), Shaughnessy (2), Dunbar-Southlands, Fairview, Grandview-Woodland and Mount Pleasant. 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 A E Collett at 7111 Angus Drive. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists A Edgar Collett there as the householder, a department manager at Birks. In 1940 the directory lists G Collett, a secretary hand furniture, at 2246 Commercial Drive. The 1940 name section lists Maizie M Collett at 1575 Laurier Avenue, a maid for G W Wooster.
In 1940 the directory lists G Collett at 2634 Main Street. The 1940 name section lists George Collett there as the householder, proprietor of the Boot & Shoe Hospital. The 1940 name section lists Joyce Collett at 2970 Oak Street, a nurse at the Vancouver General Hospital. The 1940 name section lists Eugenie Q E Collett at 1950 West 18th Avenue, a maid for G W Swisland.
In 1940 the directory lists T Collett at 3547 West 23rd Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Thomas Collett there as the householder, a clerk at the West Hotel, with Norman Collett, an apprentice for E Lipsett. In 1940 the directory lists W J Collett at 2174 West 48th 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 lists Walter J Collett there as the householder, retired.
Today
7111 Angus Drive, 1575 Laurier, 2970 Oak, 1950 West 18th, 3547 West 23rd and 2174 West 48th still have their buildings from before 1946; the City no longer lists 2246 Commercial Drive and 2634 Main, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).
Every line as printed
All 13 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- Collett A E7111 Angus Drive, p. 5
- Collett A Edgar dept mgr Birks7111 Angus Drive, p. 119
- Collett G sec hd furn2246 Commercial Drive, p. 34
- Collett Maizie M maid G W Wooster1575 Laurier, p. 119
- Collett G2634 Main, p. 108
- Collett Geo prop Boot & Shoe Hosp2634 Main, p. 119
- Collett Joyce nurse Van Genl Hosp2970 Oak, p. 119
- Collett Eugenie Q E maid G W Swisland1950 West 18th, p. 119
- Collett T3547 West 23rd, p. 238
- Collett Norman appr E Lipsett3547 West 23rd, p. 119
- Collett Thos clk West Hotel3547 West 23rd, p. 119
- *Collett W J2174 West 48th, p. 264
- Collett Walter J retired2174 West 48th, p. 119
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 C. Want a name removed? Tell us.