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A family name in Vancouver's city directories

The Kelletts

In the city directories 1940 · 15 people at eleven addresses

The directories print 15 people named Kellett at eleven addresses in 1940 in eight of the city's neighbourhoods, with the close spelling Kellet. 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 Kelletts at 2958 East 2nd in 1940.

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Where the Kelletts 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

    746 Burrard Street

    West End, 1940

    • Dorothy Kellet 1940

    Next door in 1940: Meredith Motors (used car dept) at 744 and Mrs A E Allam at 748. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    4754 Dumfries Street

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • J W Kellett, a driver 1940

    Next door in 1940: E Gradon at 4746 and C G Edwards at 4760. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    566 East 28th Avenue

    Riley Park, 1940

    • J W Kellett, a motorman at the BC Electric Railway 1940
    • George Kellett, retired 1940

    Next door in 1940: W Middler at 558 and J R Adams at 582. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    2958 East 2nd Avenue

    Hastings-Sunrise, 1940

    • W J Kellett, an elevator operator at the Canadian Government 1940
    • Alice Kellett 1940
    • Florence M Kellett, an operator at the BC Telephone 1940

    Next door in 1940: B H Walton at 2956 and E D Shaw at 2960. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    373 East 8th Avenue

    Mount Pleasant, 1940

    • J J Kellett, a cook 1940

    Next door in 1940: G C Goulding at 367 and J Goldberg at 377. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    769 East King Edward Avenue

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • Carl G Kellett, a student 1940
    • Carl V Kellett, a switchman at N H B 1940

    Next door in 1940: N W Ross at 763 and P R Lambie at 779. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    862 Homer Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • Sid Kellett, a brickman 1940

    Next door in 1940: J A Herdman at 856 and H Cowan at 866. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    1310 Maple Street

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • Mrs L B Kellet, widow of H 1940

    Next door in 1940: F G Campbell at 1306 and Mrs M Wilson at 1316. The block, door by door

  9. 9

    4329 Welwyn Street

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • Frederick Kellett, a salesman at the Hudson's Bay Company 1940

    Next door in 1940: M S Allen at 4313 and W J Scratchley at 4341. The block, door by door

  10. 10

    956 West 13th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • G Kellett, a salesman at National Cash Register 1940

    Next door in 1940: B Dalton at 948 and S Toban at 966. The block, door by door

  11. 11

    2871 West 5th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • V Elaine Kellett, a clerk 1940

    Next door in 1940: C J White at 2869 and W J Olds at 2875. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for ten of the 15: a salesman (2), a brickman, a clerk, a cook, a driver and an elevator operator, among others. One is a widow, listed under her own name.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Kensington-Cedar Cottage (3), Kitsilano (2), Downtown, Fairview, Hastings-Sunrise, Mount Pleasant, 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

The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Dorothy Kellet at 746 Burrard Street. J W Kellett is listed at 4754 Dumfries Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists James W Kellett there as the householder, a driver.

J W Kellett is listed at 566 East 28th 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 James W Kellett there as the householder, a motorman at the BC Electric Railway, with George Kellett, retired. W J Kellett is listed at 2958 East 2nd Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists William J Kellett there as the householder, an elevator operator at the Canadian Government, with Alice Kellett, and Florence M Kellett, an operator at the BC Telephone.

J J Kellett is listed at 373 East 8th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists John J Kellett there as the householder, a cook. The 1940 name section lists Carl G Kellett at 769 East King Edward Avenue, a student, with Carl V Kellett, a switchman at N H B. The 1940 name section lists Sid Kellett at 862 Homer Street, a brickman.

Mrs L B Kellet is listed at 1310 Maple Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Lydia B Kellet there as the householder, widow of H. The 1940 name section lists Frederick Kellett at 4329 Welwyn Street, a salesman at the Hudson's Bay Company.

In 1940 the directory lists G Kellett at 956 West 13th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists George Kellett there as the householder, of Kellett & Hickman, with George C B Kellett, a salesman at National Cash Register. The 1940 name section lists V Elaine Kellett at 2871 West 5th Avenue, a clerk.

Today

769 East King Edward, 4329 Welwyn and 2871 West 5th still have their buildings from before 1946; 566 East 28th (2017), 2958 East 2nd (2001) and 1310 Maple (1978) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 746 Burrard, 4754 Dumfries, 373 East 8th, 862 Homer and 956 West 13th, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 22 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.