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A family name in Vancouver's city directories

The Elletts

In the city directories 1940 · six people at five addresses

The directories print six people named Ellett at five addresses in 1940 in five 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 Elletts 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

    1306 Beach Avenue

    West End, 1940

    • Mrs E A Ellett, widow of F S 1940

    Next door in 1940: H Morton at 1304 and F Dakin at 1308. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    3879 Oak Street

    South Cambie, 1940

    • R C Ellett, a coppersmith 1940

    Next door in 1940: M A Miller at 3875 and Oak Magazine Shop at 3881. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    1736 West 14th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • S J Ellett, proprietor of Vancouver Retinning and a president at Ellett Copper & Brass 1940
    • Yvonne I F Ellett 1940

    Next door in 1940: R S Hudson at 1726 and J W Hislop at 1746. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    179 West 21st Avenue

    Riley Park, 1940

    • R C Ellett, a metal worker 1940

    Next door in 1940: J R McKeown at 173 and R Reid at 185. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    2131 West 36th Avenue

    Arbutus Ridge, 1940

    • H E Ellett, a dealer for J R Watkins 1940

    Next door in 1940: E D G Fuller at 2119 and S Calvert at 2143. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for four of the six: a coppersmith, a dealer, a metal worker and a proprietor. One is a widow, listed under her own name.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Arbutus Ridge, Fairview, Riley Park, South Cambie and West End. 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 E A Ellett at 1306 Beach Avenue. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Elizabeth A Ellett there as the householder, widow of F S. In 1940 the directory lists R C Ellett at 3879 Oak Street. The 1940 name section lists Reginald C Ellett there as the householder, a coppersmith.

In 1940 the directory lists S J Ellett at 1736 West 14th 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 Syd J Ellett there as the householder, proprietor of Vancouver Retinning and a president at Ellett Copper & Brass, with Yvonne I F Ellett. In 1940 the directory lists R C Ellett at 179 West 21st Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Reginald C Ellett there as the householder, a metal worker.

In 1940 the directory lists H E Ellett at 2131 West 36th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Herbert E Ellett there as the householder, a dealer for J R Watkins.

Today

1736 West 14th (1980) and 2131 West 36th (1996) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 1306 Beach, 3879 Oak and 179 West 21st, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 11 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 E. Want a name removed? Tell us.