Vancouver / Names / K / Kerr / West 10th Avenue

A family name on West 10th Avenue, Fairview, Mount Pleasant, Kitsilano and West Point Grey

The Kerrs

In the city directories 1940 · five people at five addresses

The directories print five people named Kerr at five addresses in 1940, all on West 10th Avenue, with the close spelling Ker. No first name or initials tie one address to another: we can't tell if they're one family. The directories print the name on 95 other streets too, all listed on the Kerr name's own page.

Reserve this family's book, freeThe name in every directory we hold from 1901 to 1945, at every address, each line with its page, to read here or save as a PDF. About $29 when orders open.

Where the Kerrs 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

    975 West 10th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • C R Kerr, a collector at the Fraser Valley Milk Producers' Association 1940

    Next door in 1940: P J Mackay at 967 and Mrs M Johnstone at 985. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    1031 West 10th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • Miss P A Kerr, a nurse at the Vancouver General Hospital 1940

    Next door in 1940: vallejo court at 1009. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    2026 West 10th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • W J Kerr, a conductor at the BC Electric Railway 1940

    Next door in 1940: Fairview Gar at 2006 and W Miller at 2036. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    4473 West 10th Avenue

    West Point Grey, 1940

    • J Kerr, a notary public 1940

    Next door in 1940: A G Venables at 4471 and Celesta Shop at 4475. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    4605 West 10th Avenue

    West Point Grey, 1940

    • H Ker, proprietor of Harold's Dairy 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs M M Shoebotham at 4603 and Rentery Varsity at 4607. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for four of the five: a collector, a conductor, a nurse and a proprietor.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Fairview (2), West Point Grey (2) and Kitsilano. 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 C R Kerr at 975 West 10th Avenue. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Charles R Kerr there as the householder, a collector at the Fraser Valley Milk Producers' Association. The 1940 name section lists Miss P A Kerr at 1031 West 10th Avenue, a nurse at the Vancouver General Hospital.

W J Kerr is listed at 2026 West 10th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists William J Kerr there as the householder, a conductor at the BC Electric Railway. J Kerr, a notary public, is listed at 4473 West 10th Avenue in 1940.

In 1940 the directory lists H Ker at 4605 West 10th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Harold Ker there as the householder, proprietor of Harold's Dairy.

Today

975 West 10th, 1031 West 10th and 4473 West 10th still have their buildings from before 1946; the City no longer lists 2026 West 10th and 4605 West 10th, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 8 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 Kerrs

Every directory, as one book

The family book reads the Kerr name in each Vancouver directory we hold from 1901 to 1945: everyone printed under it at every address, their work from the name sections, who lived next door, and the page behind every line, to read here or save as a PDF to print or give.

We're opening orders soon. Join the list to be first in line; we expect about $29 a family.

One email, when it's ready. We use your email for nothing else and never share it. Privacy

Another name, or a house

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.