A family name on West 19th Avenue, Dunbar-Southlands, Riley Park, South Cambie, Shaughnessy and Arbutus Ridge
The Kerrs
In the city directories 1940 · five people at two addresses
The directories print five people named Kerr at two addresses in 1940, all on West 19th Avenue, with the close spelling Ker. No first name or initials tie one address to the other: we can't tell if they're one family. The most under one roof: three Kerrs at 579 West 19th in 1940. The directories print the name on 95 other streets too, all listed on the Kerr name's own page.
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Where the Kerrs lived
- 1
192 West 19th Avenue
Riley Park, 1940
- I W Kerr, a helper at the Vancouver City Airport 1940
- Sarah A Kerr, widow of J A 1940
Next door in 1940: J Redpath at 166 and J D Cameron at 196. The block, door by door
- 2
579 West 19th Avenue
South Cambie, 1940
- H Kerr, who worked for the Vancouver General Hospital 1940
- Eileen Kerr, a saleswoman at Eastman Photographer Materials 1940
- Norah Kerr, a saleswoman at Spencer's 1940
Next door in 1940: G Martin at 575 and J E Munro at 583. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for three of the five: a saleswoman (2) and a helper. One is a widow, listed under her own name.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in Riley Park and South Cambie. 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 I W Kerr at 192 West 19th 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, where each person's work is printed, lists Ira W Kerr there as the householder, a helper at the Vancouver City Airport, with Sarah A Kerr, widow of J A. In 1940 the directory lists H Kerr at 579 West 19th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Hugh Kerr there as the householder, who worked for the Vancouver General Hospital, with Eileen Kerr, a saleswoman at Eastman Photographer Materials, and Norah Kerr, a saleswoman at Spencer's.
Today
192 West 19th and 579 West 19th still have their buildings from before 1946.
Every line as printed
All 7 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- *Kerr I W192 West 19th, p. 228
- Kerr Ira W hlpr Van City Airport192 West 19th, p. 321
- Kerr Sarah A wid J A192 West 19th, p. 321
- *Kerr H579 West 19th, p. 228
- Kerr Eileen slswm Eastman Photog Materials579 West 19th, p. 320
- Kerr Hugh supt bldgs Van Genl Hosp579 West 19th, p. 321
- Kerr Norah slswm Spencers579 West 19th, p. 321
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.
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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.