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A family name in Vancouver's city directories

The Kellers

In the city directories 1940 · 14 people at eight addresses

The directories print 14 people named Keller at eight addresses in 1940 in seven 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: four Kellers at 3737 West 38th in 1940.

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Where the Kellers 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

    2271 East 38th Avenue

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • Mrs M J Keller 1940

    Next door in 1940: J S Galloway at 2265 and H Simmons at 2283. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    1721 Franklin Street

    Grandview-Woodland, 1940

    • B Keller, a painter 1940

    Next door in 1940: Franklin Grocery at 1719 and J Smith at 1723. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    1815 Main Street

    Mount Pleasant, 1940

    • W Keller, a mason 1940
    • Lucy M Keller 1940

    Next door in 1940: C Probis at 1805 and Miss B Knight at 1821. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    1530 West 35th Avenue

    Shaughnessy, 1940

    • Elizabeth Keller, a maid for C D Anderson 1940

    Next door in 1940: L R Scott at 1520 and J Hamilton at 1550. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    3737 West 38th Avenue

    Dunbar-Southlands, 1940

    • F F Keller 1940
    • Forest S Keller, a watchman at Nelsons Laundries 1940
    • D Lloyd Keller, an apprentice at Owl Drug 1940
    • E Leslie Keller, a delivery at Vincent Grocery 1940

    Next door in 1940: T Renwick at 3715 and J B Barclay at 3749. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    1588 West 49th Avenue

    Kerrisdale, 1940

    • C J Keller, a branch manager at North American Life 1940
    • Margaret I L Keller, a student 1940
    • Neil W Keller, a student at UBC 1940

    Next door in 1940: N A Gillespie at 1562. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    2448 West 5th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • W H Keller 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs J Warcup at 2446 and N D B Phillips at 2456. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    4560 Windsor Street

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • C R Keller, a painter 1940

    Next door in 1940: F J A Wheeler at 4546 and T W Rickards at 4568. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for eight of the 14: a painter (2), an apprentice, a branch manager, a delivery, a maid and a mason, among others.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Kensington-Cedar Cottage (2), Dunbar-Southlands, Grandview-Woodland, Kerrisdale, Kitsilano, Mount Pleasant and Shaughnessy. 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 Mrs M J Keller at 2271 East 38th Avenue. B Keller is listed at 1721 Franklin Street in 1940. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Balser Keller there as the householder, a painter.

W Keller is listed at 1815 Main Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Walter Keller there as the householder, a mason, with Lucy M Keller. The 1940 name section lists Elizabeth Keller at 1530 West 35th Avenue, a maid for C D Anderson.

In 1940 the directory lists F F Keller at 3737 West 38th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Forest S Keller there as the householder, a watchman at Nelsons Laundries, with D Lloyd Keller, an apprentice at Owl Drug, and E Leslie Keller, a delivery at Vincent Grocery. In 1940 the directory lists C J Keller at 1588 West 49th 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 lists Cornelius J Keller there as the householder, a branch manager at North American Life, with Margaret I L Keller, a student, and Neil W Keller, a student at UBC.

In 1940 the directory lists W H Keller at 2448 West 5th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. C R Keller is listed at 4560 Windsor Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists C Robert Keller there as the householder, a painter.

Today

1530 West 35th, 3737 West 38th, 1588 West 49th and 4560 Windsor still have their buildings from before 1946; 2271 East 38th (1989) has a newer building, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 1721 Franklin, 1815 Main and 2448 West 5th, 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

The book of the Kellers

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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.