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The Halletts

In the city directories 1940 · 14 people at 13 addresses

The directories print 14 people named Hallett at 13 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 Halletts 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

    1736 Commercial Drive

    Grandview-Woodland, 1940

    • W J Hallett, a confectioner 1940

    Next door in 1940: Grandview Thea at 1730 and Grandview Furn at 1740. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    2325 East 1st Avenue

    Grandview-Woodland, 1940

    • W J Hallett Jr, a pricer for W H Malkin 1940

    Next door in 1940: W Windwick at 2323. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    4390 Nanaimo Street

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • A H Hallett, a carpenter 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs V Roberts at 4360. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    1735 Robson Street

    West End, 1940

    • Charles Hallett, a salesman 1940

    Next door in 1940: J Galbraith at 1729 and J De Leen at 1743. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    1621 Salsbury Drive

    Grandview-Woodland, 1940

    • W J Hallett, a confectioner 1940

    Next door in 1940: W H Wing at 1615 and J G McIntosh at 1635. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    334 West 12th Avenue

    Mount Pleasant, 1940

    • J Hallett, a traveller 1940

    Next door in 1940: C J Milligan at 314 and J F Murray at 344. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    1545 West 13th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • Mrs E M Hallett, widow of H 1940
    • Elizabeth Hallett, a clerk at the Dominion Income Tax 1940

    Next door in 1940: T Funston at 1555. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    537 West 14th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • W Hallett, an orderly at the Vancouver General Hospital 1940

    Next door in 1940: Grantham F C & Co at 535 and Mrs R Raftery at 539. The block, door by door

  9. 9

    944 West 15th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • Helen P Hallett, a clerk at Spencer's 1940

    Next door in 1940: Miss M B Sowerby at 942 and T J Hutton at 946. The block, door by door

  10. 10

    2804 West 15th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • Mrs Olive L Hallett 1940

    Next door in 1940: G Hutchinson at 2808. The block, door by door

  11. 11

    3986 West 22nd Avenue

    Dunbar-Southlands, 1940

    • F Hallett, a clerk at the CPR 1940

    Next door in 1940: J C Thow at 3978 and M Beck at 3996. The block, door by door

  12. 12

    2978 West 29th Avenue

    Dunbar-Southlands, 1940

    • J J Hallett, a gardener 1940

    Next door in 1940: H Grace at 2970 and L B Toombs at 2986. The block, door by door

  13. 13

    914 West Pender Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • Hallett (no first name printed) 1940

    Next door in 1940: Kookery Home at 912 and Touche G A & Co at 916. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for ten of the 14: a clerk (3), a carpenter, a confectioner, a gardener, an orderly and a pricer, among others. One is a widow, listed under her own name.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Fairview (3), Grandview-Woodland (3), Dunbar-Southlands (2), Downtown, Kensington-Cedar Cottage, Kitsilano, Mount Pleasant 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 W J Hallett, a confectioner, at 1736 Commercial Drive. W J Hallett Jr is listed at 2325 East 1st Avenue 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, where each person's work is printed, lists W Jesse Hallett there as the householder, a pricer for W H Malkin.

A H Hallett is listed at 4390 Nanaimo Street in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Albert H Hallett there as the householder, a carpenter. The 1940 name section lists Charles Hallett at 1735 Robson Street, a salesman.

In 1940 the directory lists W J Hallett at 1621 Salsbury Drive; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists William J Hallett there as the householder, a confectioner. In 1940 the directory lists J Hallett at 334 West 12th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists James Hallett there as the householder, a traveller.

In 1940 the directory lists Mrs E M Hallett at 1545 West 13th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Elizabeth M Hallett there as the householder, widow of H, with Elizabeth Hallett, a clerk at the Dominion Income Tax. In 1940 the directory lists W Hallett at 537 West 14th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists William Hallett there as the householder, an orderly at the Vancouver General Hospital.

The 1940 name section lists Helen P Hallett at 944 West 15th Avenue, a clerk at Spencer's. The 1940 name section lists Mrs Olive L Hallett at 2804 West 15th Avenue. In 1940 the directory lists F Hallett at 3986 West 22nd Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Fred Hallett there as the householder, a clerk at the CPR.

In 1940 the directory lists J J Hallett at 2978 West 29th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists James J Hallett there as the householder, a gardener. The 1940 name section lists Hallett (no first name printed) at 914 West Pender Street.

Today

1736 Commercial Drive, 2325 East 1st, 4390 Nanaimo, 1621 Salsbury Drive, 334 West 12th, 944 West 15th, 2804 West 15th and 3986 West 22nd still have their buildings from before 1946, 2325 East 1st and 334 West 12th on the Vancouver Heritage Register; 1545 West 13th (1985) and 2978 West 29th (2017) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 1735 Robson, 537 West 14th and 914 West Pender, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

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 H. Want a name removed? Tell us.