A family name in Vancouver's city directories
The Kyles
In the city directories 1940 · 25 people at 17 addresses
The directories print 25 people named Kyle at 17 addresses in 1940 in eleven of the city's neighbourhoods. 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 Kyles at 5138 Maple in 1940.
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Where the Kyles lived
- 1
894 Bute Street
West End, 1940
- Hazel R Kyle 1940
Next door in 1940: beaconsfield apts at 884. The block, door by door
- 2
5037 Collingwood Street
Dunbar-Southlands, 1940
- A B Kyle, a dredger 1940
- Phyllis Kyle, a nurse at the St Pauls Hospital 1940
Next door in 1940: K G Fletcher at 5011. The block, door by door
- 3
1056 Comox Street
West End, 1940
- Hester E Kyle, a nurse at the St Pauls Hospital 1940
- Joanne M M Kyle, a nurse at the St Pauls Hospital 1940
Next door in 1940: G P Campbell at 1070. The block, door by door
- 4
1743 Davie Street
West End, 1940
- A J Kyle 1940
Next door in 1940: H Schwartz at 1735 and Mrs R Wolfe at 1749. The block, door by door
- 5
3645 Dundas Street
Hastings-Sunrise, 1940
- W Kyle, a groundman at the BC Electric Railway 1940
Next door in 1940: W Spiller at 3639 and C C Hatch at 3649. The block, door by door
- 6
4607 Main Street
Riley Park, 1940
- Bertha A Kyle 1940
Next door in 1940: Concord Furn Store at 4605. The block, door by door
- 7
5138 Maple Street
Shaughnessy, 1940
- Miss P Kyle 1940
- Pearl Kyle 1940
- Teresa Kyle 1940
Next door in 1940: A M White at 5112 and Mrs M L Buckingham at 5190. The block, door by door
- 8
- 9
3122 Quebec Street
Mount Pleasant, 1940
- C M Kyle, a deputy reporter at the BC Government 1940
- Dorothy G Kyle 1940
- Mildred J Kyle 1940
Next door in 1940: W P Feeney at 3102 and R G Young at 3130. The block, door by door
- 10
1111 Seymour Street
Downtown, 1940
- W G Kyle 1940
Next door in 1940: Lunch Alex at 1105 and Intl Harvester Co at 1135. The block, door by door
- 11
1209 Thurlow Street
West End, 1940
- G C Kyle, an assistant operator at BC Plywoods 1940
Next door in 1940: Dr J R Davidson at 1221. The block, door by door
- 12
- 13
1575 West 15th Avenue
Fairview, 1940
- Mrs L C Kyle 1940
- Ethel M Kyle, widow of L C 1940
- Lorne S Kyle, a clerk for Dingwall Cotts 1940
Next door in 1940: Mrs P E Mathieson at 1565 and oxford apts at 1585. The block, door by door
- 14
2185 West 46th Avenue
Kerrisdale, 1940
- J H Kyle, a salesman for Parsons Brown 1940
Next door in 1940: Y N M Cornish at 2175 and Dr J A Ganshorn at 2195. The block, door by door
- 15
1617 West 4th Avenue
Fairview, 1940
- M Kyle, a driver at Arrow Transfer 1940
Next door in 1940: Jehovah's Witnesses at 1615 and Watch Tower Bible Soc at 1619. The block, door by door
- 16
4594 West 5th Avenue
West Point Grey, 1940
- Mrs A E Kyle, widow of R S 1940
Next door in 1940: A E Jones at 4584. The block, door by door
- 17
1856 West 8th Avenue
Kitsilano, 1940
- Herbert J Kyle, a salesman 1940
Next door in 1940: C W Prince at 1846 and Mrs S Kameda at 1864. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for twelve of the 25: a nurse (3), a salesman (2), an advertising salesman, an assistant operator, a clerk and a deputy reporter, among others. Three of them worked for St Pauls Hospital. Two are widows, listed under their own names.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in West End (5), Fairview (2), Kitsilano (2), Downtown, Dunbar-Southlands, Hastings-Sunrise, Kerrisdale, Mount Pleasant, Riley Park, Shaughnessy and West Point Grey. 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 Hazel R Kyle at 894 Bute Street. A B Kyle is listed at 5037 Collingwood 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 Arthur B Kyle there as the householder, a dredger, with Phyllis Kyle, a nurse at the St Pauls Hospital. The 1940 name section lists Hester E Kyle at 1056 Comox Street, a nurse at the St Pauls Hospital, with Joanne M M Kyle, a nurse at the St Pauls Hospital.
In 1940 the directory lists A J Kyle at 1743 Davie Street. W Kyle is listed at 3645 Dundas Street in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists William Kyle there as the householder, a groundman at the BC Electric Railway. The 1940 name section lists Bertha A Kyle at 4607 Main Street.
In 1940 the directory lists Miss P Kyle at 5138 Maple Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Pearl Kyle there as the householder, with Teresa Kyle. The 1940 name section lists Stuart R Kyle at 2075 Nelson Street as the householder, an advertising salesman at the Sun.
C M Kyle is listed at 3122 Quebec Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Charles M Kyle there as the householder, a deputy reporter at the BC Government, with Dorothy G Kyle and Mildred J Kyle. W G Kyle is listed at 1111 Seymour Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Walter G Kyle there as the householder.
G C Kyle is listed at 1209 Thurlow Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists George C Kyle there as the householder, an assistant operator at BC Plywoods. The 1940 name section lists Hazel R Kyle at 2431 Vine Street.
In 1940 the directory lists Mrs L C Kyle at 1575 West 15th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Ethel M Kyle there as the householder, widow of L C, with Lorne S Kyle, a clerk for Dingwall Cotts. In 1940 the directory lists J H Kyle at 2185 West 46th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists John H Kyle there as the householder, a salesman for Parsons Brown.
In 1940 the directory lists M Kyle at 1617 West 4th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Maurice Kyle there as the householder, a driver at Arrow Transfer. In 1940 the directory lists Mrs A E Kyle at 4594 West 5th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Agnes E Kyle there as the householder, widow of R S.
The 1940 name section lists Herbert J Kyle at 1856 West 8th Avenue, a salesman.
Today
3645 Dundas, 4607 Main, 5138 Maple, 1209 Thurlow, 2431 Vine, 1575 West 15th, 2185 West 46th and 1617 West 4th still have their buildings from before 1946, 5138 Maple, 1209 Thurlow and 1575 West 15th on the Vancouver Heritage Register; 5037 Collingwood (2017), 3122 Quebec (1959) and 1111 Seymour (2017) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 894 Bute, 1056 Comox, 1743 Davie, 2075 Nelson, 4594 West 5th and 1856 West 8th, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed
All 33 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- Kyle Hazel R894 Bute, p. 332
- *Kyle A B5037 Collingwood, p. 32
- Kyle Arth B dredger5037 Collingwood, p. 332
- Kyle Phyllis nurse St Pauls Hosp5037 Collingwood, p. 332
- Kyle Hester E nurse St Pauls Hosp1056 Comox, p. 332
- Kyle Joanne M M nurse St Pauls Hosp1056 Comox, p. 332
- Kyle A J1743 Davie, p. 41
- *Kyle W3645 Dundas, p. 46
- Kyle Wm groundmn BCER3645 Dundas, p. 332
- Kyle Bertha A4607 Main, p. 332
- *Kyle Miss P5138 Maple, p. 111
- Kyle Pearl5138 Maple, p. 332
- Kyle Teresa5138 Maple, p. 332
- Kyle Stuart R adv slsmn Sun2075 Nelson, p. 332
- Kyle C M3122 Quebec, p. 138
- Kyle Chas M dep reporter BC Govt3122 Quebec, p. 332
- Kyle Dorothy G3122 Quebec, p. 332
- Kyle Mildred J3122 Quebec, p. 332
- Kyle W G1111 Seymour, p. 151
- Kyle Walter G1111 Seymour, p. 332
- Kyle G C1209 Thurlow, p. 156
- Kyle Geo C asst opr BC Plywoods1209 Thurlow, p. 332
- Kyle Hazel R2431 Vine, p. 332
- Kyle Mrs L C1575 West 15th, p. 220
- Kyle Ethel M wid L C bkpr V W Odlum1575 West 15th, p. 332
- Kyle Lorne S clk Dingwall Cotts1575 West 15th, p. 332
- Kyle J H2185 West 46th, p. 263
- Kyle John H slsmn Parsons Brown2185 West 46th, p. 332
- Kyle M1617 West 4th, p. 181
- Kyle Maurice drvr Arrow Transf1617 West 4th, p. 332
- *Kyle Mrs A E4594 West 5th, p. 186
- Kyle Agnes E wid R S4594 West 5th, p. 332
- Kyle Herbert J slsmn1856 West 8th, p. 332
British Columbia and Yukon Directory, name section, where each person's work is printed
The book of the Kyles
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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.