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A family name in Vancouver's city directories

The Keils

In the city directories 1940 · seven people at six addresses

The directories print seven people named Keil at six addresses in 1940 in six of the city's neighbourhoods, with the close spelling Keill. 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 Keils 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

    1775 Davie Street

    West End, 1940

    • W L Keil 1940

    Next door in 1940: C S Chadwick at 1773 and Safeway Stores at 1783. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    73 East 26th Avenue

    Riley Park, 1940

    • R M Keil, of Keil Signs 1940
    • Elizabeth D Keil, a cashier at Woodward's 1940

    Next door in 1940: A E W Ashford at 65. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    1892 Kingsway

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • J Keil 1940

    Next door in 1940: F T Roper at 1884 and W McKean at 1896. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    917 Main Street

    Strathcona, 1940

    • Louis J C Keil, a driver at Fraser Transfer 1940

    Next door in 1940: Better 'Ole (The) at 915 and Machinery Jobbing & Junk Co at 925. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    2117 West 45th Avenue

    Kerrisdale, 1940

    • F A Keill, a sheriff at the BC Government 1940

    Next door in 1940: Miss L D Bartlett at 2105 and L A Lepper at 2125. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    1445 West 6th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • J E Keil, a driver at Holmes & Wilson 1940

    Next door in 1940: H Lush at 1425 and S R Harding at 1451. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for four of the seven: a driver (2), a cashier and a sheriff.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Fairview, Kensington-Cedar Cottage, Kerrisdale, Riley Park, 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 L Keil at 1775 Davie 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 Walter L Keil there as the householder. In 1940 the directory lists R M Keil at 73 East 26th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Roland M Keil there as the householder, of Keil Signs, with Elizabeth D Keil, a cashier at Woodward's.

In 1940 the directory lists J Keil at 1892 Kingsway. The 1940 name section lists Louis J C Keil at 917 Main Street, a driver at Fraser Transfer. In 1940 the directory lists F A Keill at 2117 West 45th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Francis A Keill there as the householder, a sheriff at the BC Government.

In 1940 the directory lists J E Keil at 1445 West 6th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists James E Keil there as the householder, a driver at Holmes & Wilson.

Today

73 East 26th and 917 Main still have their buildings from before 1946; the City no longer lists 1775 Davie, 1892 Kingsway, 2117 West 45th and 1445 West 6th, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 11 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 K. Want a name removed? Tell us.