Vancouver / Names / M / Millar

A family name in Vancouver's city directories

The Millars

In the city directories 1940 · 56 addresses on 44 streets

The directories print the Millar name at 56 addresses on 44 streets in 1940, in 19 of the city's neighbourhoods. At that many addresses it is many families, not one, so each street has its own page: the people we can follow there by first name and initials, and every line as printed.

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 Millars lived

Each mark counts the addresses the name was printed at in that neighbourhood. Today's land, parks, main roads and local areas: City of Vancouver Open Data (Open Government Licence – Vancouver).
  1. Downtown6 addresses
  2. Fairview6 addresses
  3. Kitsilano6 addresses
  4. Kensington-Cedar Cottage4 addresses
  5. Marpole4 addresses
  6. West End4 addresses
  7. Dunbar-Southlands3 addresses
  8. Kerrisdale3 addresses
  9. Mount Pleasant3 addresses
  10. Riley Park3 addresses
  11. West Point Grey3 addresses
  12. Arbutus Ridge2 addresses
  13. Grandview-Woodland2 addresses
  14. Hastings-Sunrise2 addresses
  15. Renfrew-Collingwood1 address
  16. Shaughnessy1 address
  17. Strathcona1 address
  18. Sunset1 address
  19. Victoria-Fraserview1 address

Where the name was printed

The twelve streets with the most addresses first; tap one for its story and the record.

  1. 1
    West 10th AvenueThree addresses in Fairview and West Point Grey; three people: J McK Millar, Edward Millar and Jack W Millar
    1940
  2. 2
    West 11th AvenueThree addresses in Fairview and Kitsilano; eight people: Mrs A Millar, Annie L Millar, Christina Millar and five more
    1940
  3. 3
    West 19th AvenueThree addresses in Riley Park and Dunbar-Southlands; three people: R Millar, Ian D Millar and James V Millar
    1940
  4. 4
    East 7th AvenueTwo addresses in Mount Pleasant and Grandview-Woodland; three people: J H Millar, Mervin G Millar and Sam E Millar
    1940
  5. 5
    East Pender StreetTwo addresses in Strathcona and Grandview-Woodland; two people: H T Millar and Mrs Mae Millar
    1940
  6. 6
    Granville StreetTwo addresses in Downtown; two people: J W Millar and Mrs J F Millar
    1940
  7. 7
    Vine StreetTwo addresses in Kerrisdale; two people: J L Millar and J Millar
    1940
  8. 8
    West 14th AvenueTwo addresses in Fairview and Kitsilano; two people: G M Millar and Mrs M Millar
    1940
  9. 9
    West 36th AvenueTwo addresses in Shaughnessy and Dunbar-Southlands; two people: W Millar and Dr W J S Millar
    1940
  10. 10
    Angus DriveOne address in Marpole; one person: C Millar
    1940
  11. 11
    Barclay StreetOne address in West End; one person: Frank Millar
    1940
  12. 12
    Burrard StreetOne address in Downtown; one person: Mrs Ethel Millar
    1940

32 more streets, by name: Carrall Street (1), Cartier Street (1), Comox Street (1), Dunsmuir Street (1), East 11th Avenue (1), East 19th Avenue (1), East 22nd Avenue (1), East 23rd Avenue (1), East 3rd Avenue (1), East 43rd Avenue (1), East 8th Avenue (1), East Cordova Street (1), Fraser Street (1), Kingsway (1), Larch Street (1), Quebec Street (1), Rhodes Street (1), Robson Street (1), Sophia Street (1), Trafalgar Street (1), West 12th Avenue (1), West 13th Avenue (1), West 15th Avenue (1), West 17th Avenue (1), West 37th Avenue (1), West 3rd Avenue (1), West 41st Avenue (1), West 44th Avenue (1), West 57th Avenue (1), West 71st Avenue (1), West 8th Avenue (1), West Georgia Street (1).

Today

By the City's record, of the 56 addresses, 23 still have their buildings from before 1946, seven have newer buildings and the City no longer lists 26; each street's page names them.

The book of the Millars

Every directory, as one book

The family book reads the Millar 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 (Vancouver Public Library, BC City Directories). Names are shown through 1945, as printed. Close spellings are grouped, as on the house pages; one name can be many families, and we join lines only where the first names or initials agree. More family names under M. Want a name removed? Tell us.