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A family name in Vancouver's city directories

The Halleys

In the city directories 1940 · six people at four addresses

The directories print six people named Halley at four addresses in 1940 in three 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 Halleys 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

    2867 Cambridge Street

    Hastings-Sunrise, 1940

    • J Halley, a laborer 1940
    • Margaret L Halley 1940

    Next door in 1940: G W Monger at 2861 and H Mylroie at 2875. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    4133 West 11th Avenue

    West Point Grey, 1940

    • J K Halley, a mining engineer 1940

    Next door in 1940: L T Fairey at 4123 and C B Campbell at 4137. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    4138 West 11th Avenue

    West Point Grey, 1940

    • K G Halley 1940
    • Kathleen M Halley 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs K Davie at 4134 and T A Livingstone at 4148. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    2196 West 6th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • R W Halley, a collector 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs A J Bradley at 2184. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for three of the six: a collector, a laborer and a mining engineer.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in West Point Grey (2), Hastings-Sunrise 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 J Halley at 2867 Cambridge 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, where each person's work is printed, lists John Halley there as the householder, a laborer, with Margaret L Halley. In 1940 the directory lists J K Halley at 4133 West 11th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists J Ken Halley there as the householder, a mining engineer.

In 1940 the directory lists K G Halley at 4138 West 11th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Ken G Halley there as the householder, with Kathleen M Halley. In 1940 the directory lists R W Halley at 2196 West 6th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Ron W Halley there as the householder, a collector.

Today

4133 West 11th, 4138 West 11th and 2196 West 6th still have their buildings from before 1946, 2196 West 6th on the Vancouver Heritage Register; 2867 Cambridge (2019) has a newer building, by the City's record.

Every line as printed

All 10 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.