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A family name in Vancouver's city directories

The Kayes

In the city directories 1940 · 15 people at eleven addresses

The directories print 15 people named Kaye at eleven 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. The most under one roof: three Kayes at 2845 Victoria Drive in 1940.

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Where the Kayes 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

    912 Broughton Street

    West End, 1940

    • Helen Kaye 1940

    Next door in 1940: C G McGuire at 908 and A MacMillan at 942. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    3855 Dunbar Street

    Dunbar-Southlands, 1940

    • G H Kaye, a fireman at the City of Vancouver 1940

    Next door in 1940: K Iwashita at 3843 and T A White at 3861. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    1382 East 23rd Avenue

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • J Kaye, a baker 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs R Thomson at 1336 and T H Morris at 1390. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    203 East 6th Avenue

    Mount Pleasant, 1940

    • H E Kaye, a paper maker 1940

    Next door in 1940: G L (side entrance) Pip at 209. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    2761 East 7th Avenue

    Hastings-Sunrise, 1940

    • Jessie L Kaye, a saleswoman at Spencer's 1940

    Next door in 1940: J Gale at 2741 and E A Rollinson at 2767. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    5969 Hudson Street

    Oakridge, 1940

    • T J Kaye, a district sales manager at Union Oil 1940

    Next door in 1940: P Whetham at 5949 and W H Grindlay at 5989. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    6155 Mackenzie Street

    Kerrisdale, 1940

    • G P Kaye, an accountant at Yorkshire & Pacific Securities 1940

    Next door in 1940: H W Ellis at 6111. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    6330 McCleery Street

    Kerrisdale, 1940

    • A Kaye, retired 1940

    Next door in 1940: L S Dobson at 6350. The block, door by door

  9. 9

    522 Richards Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • Muriel Kaye, a waitress for Trocadero Cafe 1940

    Next door in 1940: Merritt Gordon Hotel (Annex) at 520. The block, door by door

  10. 10

    2845 Victoria Drive

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • Mrs K Kaye, widow of M 1940
    • Alice Kaye, a saleswoman 1940
    • Nellie Kaye, an operator at the BC Telephone 1940

    Next door in 1940: A E Gee at 2835. The block, door by door

  11. 11

    3534 West 24th Avenue

    Dunbar-Southlands, 1940

    • L Kaye, a salesman 1940
    • Kathleen R Kaye, a maid for S Boothroyd 1940
    • Thomas W Kaye 1940

    Next door in 1940: R K Moore at 3528 and G Griggs at 3538. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for eleven of the 15: a saleswoman (2), an accountant, a baker, a district sales manager, a fireman and a maid, among others. One is a widow, listed under her own name.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Dunbar-Southlands (2), Kensington-Cedar Cottage (2), Kerrisdale (2), Downtown, Hastings-Sunrise, Mount Pleasant, Oakridge 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

The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Helen Kaye at 912 Broughton Street. G H Kaye is listed at 3855 Dunbar Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists George H Kaye there as the householder, a fireman at the City of Vancouver.

J Kaye is listed at 1382 East 23rd 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 lists Joseph Kaye there as the householder, a baker. H E Kaye is listed at 203 East 6th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Herbert E Kaye there as the householder, a paper maker.

The 1940 name section lists Jessie L Kaye at 2761 East 7th Avenue, a saleswoman at Spencer's. In 1940 the directory lists T J Kaye at 5969 Hudson Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Thomas J Kaye there as the householder, a district sales manager at Union Oil.

In 1940 the directory lists G P Kaye at 6155 Mackenzie Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists G Peter Kaye there as the householder, an accountant at Yorkshire & Pacific Securities. In 1940 the directory lists A Kaye at 6330 McCleery Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Alex Kaye there as the householder, retired.

The 1940 name section lists Muriel Kaye at 522 Richards Street, a waitress for Trocadero Cafe. Mrs K Kaye is listed at 2845 Victoria Drive in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Kath Kaye there as the householder, widow of M, with Alice Kaye, a saleswoman, and Nellie Kaye, an operator at the BC Telephone.

L Kaye is listed at 3534 West 24th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Louis Kaye there as the householder, a salesman, with Kathleen R Kaye, a maid for S Boothroyd, and Thomas W Kaye.

Today

3855 Dunbar, 203 East 6th, 2761 East 7th, 6155 Mackenzie, 6330 McCleery and 2845 Victoria Drive still have their buildings from before 1946; 1382 East 23rd (1985) and 5969 Hudson (1992) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 912 Broughton, 522 Richards and 3534 West 24th, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 23 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
1940

British Columbia and Yukon Directory, name section, where each person's work is printed

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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 K. Want a name removed? Tell us.