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The Keyeses

In the city directories 1940 · twelve people at eleven addresses

The directories print twelve people named Keyes at eleven 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.

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Where the Keyeses 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

    1161 Broughton Street

    West End, 1940

    • Joseph A Keyes, a physician 1940

    Next door in 1940: J Collins at 1119 and W J Humphreys at 1175. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    1065 Bute Street

    West End, 1940

    • W M Keyes 1940

    Next door in 1940: mayfair apts at 1019. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    1056 Comox Street

    West End, 1940

    • Evelyn M Keyes, a nurse at the St Paul's Hospital 1940

    Next door in 1940: G P Campbell at 1070. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    828 East 32nd Avenue

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • Clarence G Keyes, a fitter at Leek & Co 1940

    Next door in 1940: D P Blair at 812 and Mrs B Armsden at 836. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    476 East 48th Avenue

    Sunset, 1940

    • C C Keyes, a driller 1940

    Next door in 1940: C E Towler at 472 and C W Hall at 484. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    2051 East 50th Avenue

    Victoria-Fraserview, 1940

    • W J Keyes, a barber at McNeil's System 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs L Quinn at 2027 and J F Aitken at 2061. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    1036 Haro Street

    West End, 1940

    • Sarah Keyes, a cleaner 1940

    Next door in 1940: R Chalmers at 1034 and W Flynn at 1042. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    1657 Robson Street

    West End, 1940

    • Mrs S Keyes, widow of W 1940

    Next door in 1940: W J Savage at 1649 and M Smith at 1663. The block, door by door

  9. 9

    3835 West 36th Avenue

    Dunbar-Southlands, 1940

    • E L Keyes, a salesman at Hobbs Glass 1940

    Next door in 1940: S Dawe at 3825 and A McD Gibb at 3845. The block, door by door

  10. 10

    1856 West 4th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • R Keyes 1940
    • Lillian E Keyes, a saleswoman at Spencer's 1940

    Next door in 1940: J M Galvin at 1854 and Henderson J & Co at 1864. The block, door by door

  11. 11

    1728 West 6th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • G R Keyes, a salesman at Guernsey Breeders' Dairy 1940

    Next door in 1940: R J Caldwell at 1724 and I R Hignett at 1732. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for nine of the twelve: a salesman (2), a barber, a cleaner, a driller, a fitter and a nurse, among others. One is a widow, listed under her own name.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in West End (5), Dunbar-Southlands, Fairview, Kensington-Cedar Cottage, Kitsilano, Sunset and Victoria-Fraserview. 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 Joseph A Keyes at 1161 Broughton Street, a physician. W M Keyes is listed at 1065 Bute Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Evelyn M Keyes at 1056 Comox Street, a nurse at the St Paul's Hospital. The 1940 name section lists Clarence G Keyes at 828 East 32nd Avenue, a fitter at Leek & Co.

In 1940 the directory lists C C Keyes at 476 East 48th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Cyril C Keyes there as the householder, a driller. In 1940 the directory lists W J Keyes at 2051 East 50th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists William J Keyes there as the householder, a barber at McNeil's System.

The 1940 name section lists Sarah Keyes at 1036 Haro Street, a cleaner. Mrs S Keyes is listed at 1657 Robson Street 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 Sarah Keyes there as the householder, widow of W.

E L Keyes is listed at 3835 West 36th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Ernest L Keyes there as the householder, a salesman at Hobbs Glass. R Keyes is listed at 1856 West 4th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Richard Keyes there as the householder, with Lillian E Keyes, a saleswoman at Spencer's.

G R Keyes is listed at 1728 West 6th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists George R Keyes there as the householder, a salesman at Guernsey Breeders' Dairy.

Today

1161 Broughton, 1065 Bute, 828 East 32nd and 3835 West 36th still have their buildings from before 1946; 476 East 48th (2006) and 2051 East 50th (1986) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 1056 Comox, 1036 Haro, 1657 Robson, 1856 West 4th and 1728 West 6th, 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, 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.