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A family name in Vancouver's city directories

The Heislers

In the city directories 1940 · 13 people at six addresses

The directories print 13 people named Heisler at six 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. The most under one roof: five Heislers at 3250 West 14th in 1940.

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Where the Heislers lived

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

    456 East 38th Avenue

    Riley Park, 1940

    • J J Heisler, a carpenter 1940
    • Helen N Heisler, a maid for S A Smith 1940
    • Pius Heisler, a bundler at BC Plywoods 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs R Craig at 452 and H E Alexander at 460. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    1846 East 6th Avenue

    Grandview-Woodland, 1940

    • L F Heisler, a cook at the CPR 1940

    Next door in 1940: R C McGillis at 1842 and R G Le Grande at 1860. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    2022 Granville Street

    Fairview, 1940

    • J Marcel Heisler, a laborer 1940

    Next door in 1940: Sun Wing Fur Co at 2020. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    1111 Jervis Street

    West End, 1940

    • H R Heisler, a salesman at Spencer's 1940
  5. 5

    3250 West 14th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • C M Heisler, a clerk for Kelly Douglas 1940
    • Gerald W Heisler 1940
    • Jean M Heisler 1940
    • Pearl L Heisler, a waitress at the Vancouver Parks Board 1940
    • Roy M Heisler, a golf pro 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs J A Laughton at 3216. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    3394 West 7th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • J A Heisler, a hand checker at the CPR 1940
    • Earle L Heisler, a student 1940

    Next door in 1940: F W Coombs at 3384. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for ten of the 13: a bundler, a carpenter, a clerk, a cook, a golf pro and a hand checker, among others. Two of them worked for CPR.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Kitsilano (2), Fairview, Grandview-Woodland, Riley Park 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 J J Heisler at 456 East 38th 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, where each person's work is printed, lists John J Heisler there as the householder, a carpenter, with Helen N Heisler, a maid for S A Smith, and Pius Heisler, a bundler at BC Plywoods. In 1940 the directory lists L F Heisler at 1846 East 6th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Loraine F Heisler there as the householder, a cook at the CPR.

The 1940 name section lists J Marcel Heisler at 2022 Granville Street, a laborer. H R Heisler is listed at 1111 Jervis Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Hugh R Heisler there as the householder, a salesman at Spencer's.

C M Heisler is listed at 3250 West 14th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Claude M Heisler there as the householder, a clerk for Kelly Douglas, with Gerald W Heisler, Jean M Heisler, Pearl L Heisler, a waitress at the Vancouver Parks Board, and Roy M Heisler, a golf pro. J A Heisler is listed at 3394 West 7th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists John A Heisler there as the householder, a hand checker at the CPR, with Earle L Heisler, a student.

Today

456 East 38th, 1111 Jervis and 3250 West 14th still have their buildings from before 1946, 1111 Jervis on the Vancouver Heritage Register; 1846 East 6th (1965) has a newer building, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 2022 Granville and 3394 West 7th, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 18 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.