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A family name in Vancouver's city directories

The Killams

In the city directories 1940 · six people at four addresses

The directories print six people named Killam at four addresses in 1940 in three 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 Killams 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

    1696 Laurier Avenue

    Shaughnessy, 1940

    • L Killam, a president at BC Pulp & Paper 1940
    • Ralph J Killam, a salesman at the Royal Securities Corporation 1940

    Next door in 1940: J Mathieson at 1658. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    1947 West 19th Avenue

    Shaughnessy, 1940

    • C Killam, a student at UBC 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs A Spencer at 1927 and M Clancy at 1975. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    2850 West 1st Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • Laura Killam, a widow 1940

    Next door in 1940: E L Bakony at 2840. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    1467 West 57th Avenue

    Oakridge, 1940

    • A S Killam 1940
    • Gilbert C Killam, retired 1940

    Next door in 1940: Dr A Lowrie at 1455. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for two of the six: a president and a salesman. One is a widow, listed under her own name.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Shaughnessy (2), Kitsilano and Oakridge. 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 L Killam at 1696 Laurier 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 Lawrence Killam there as the householder, a president at BC Pulp & Paper, with Ralph J Killam, a salesman at the Royal Securities Corporation. In 1940 the directory lists C Killam at 1947 West 19th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Cecil Killam there as the householder, of Killam & Shakespeare, with Cecil G Killam, a student at UBC.

The 1940 name section lists Laura Killam at 2850 West 1st Avenue, a widow. A S Killam is listed at 1467 West 57th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Gilbert C Killam there, retired.

Today

1696 Laurier, 1947 West 19th and 1467 West 57th still have their buildings from before 1946; 2850 West 1st (1981) has a newer building, by the City's record.

Every line as printed

All 9 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
1940

British Columbia and Yukon Directory, street section

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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.