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A family name in Vancouver's city directories

The Helmes

In the city directories 1940 · eight people at five addresses

The directories print eight people named Helme at five 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 Helmes 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

    2209 East 2nd Avenue

    Grandview-Woodland, 1940

    • W Helme, a helper at Burnyeats 1940
    • Thomas Helme, a foreman for Kelly Douglas 1940

    Next door in 1940: W V Hillier at 2203 and W Warren at 2215. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    622 East Pender Street

    Strathcona, 1940

    • Miss H Helme 1940
    • Hilda Helme 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs S Chan at 612 and F W Walford at 626. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    1572 Grant Street

    Grandview-Woodland, 1940

    • T Helme 1940

    Next door in 1940: L E Pollock at 1568. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    2234 Grant Street

    Grandview-Woodland, 1940

    • R G Helme, a mine superintendent 1940

    Next door in 1940: F Bradley at 2228 and J McLeod at 2250. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    998 Thurlow Street

    West End, 1940

    • Miss C M Helme 1940
    • Carol M Helme, a cashier 1940

    Next door in 1940: R P Barrett at 940. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for four of the eight: a cashier, a foreman, a helper and a mine superintendent.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Grandview-Woodland (3), Strathcona 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 Helme at 2209 East 2nd 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 Walter Helme there as the householder, a painter, with William F Helme, a helper at Burnyeats, and Thomas Helme, a foreman for Kelly Douglas. In 1940 the directory lists Miss H Helme at 622 East Pender Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Hilda Helme there as the householder.

In 1940 the directory lists T Helme at 1572 Grant Street. The 1940 name section lists Thomas Helme there as the householder. In 1940 the directory lists R G Helme at 2234 Grant Street. The 1940 name section lists Richard G Helme there as the householder, a mine superintendent.

In 1940 the directory lists Miss C M Helme at 998 Thurlow Street. The 1940 name section lists Carol M Helme there as the householder, a cashier.

Today

2209 East 2nd, 1572 Grant and 998 Thurlow still have their buildings from before 1946; 2234 Grant (1964) has a newer building, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 622 East Pender, so that building is probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 12 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.