A family name on Davie Street, West End and Downtown
The Millers
In the city directories 1940 · eight people at seven addresses
The directories print eight people named Miller at seven addresses in 1940, all on Davie Street, with the close spelling Millier. No first name or initials tie one address to another: we can't tell if they're one family. The directories print the name on 159 other streets too, all listed on the Miller name's own page.
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Where the Millers lived
- 1
415 Davie Street
Downtown, 1940
- Ray Miller 1940
- Walter E Miller, a shipper 1940
Next door in 1940: W A Koch at 413 and W T Gilder at 423. The block, door by door
- 2
423 Davie Street
Downtown, 1940
- Walter Miller 1940
Next door in 1940: Miss V Palmer at 415 and L Feldes at 433. The block, door by door
- 3
851 Davie Street
Downtown, 1940
- J Y Miller, an art store 1940
Next door in 1940: United Electric at 847 and Elcho Bky at 855. The block, door by door
- 4
1134 Davie Street
West End, 1940
- Mrs Dorothy Miller 1940
Next door in 1940: Mrs A M Grisdale at 1130 and Mrs C Peterson at 1142. The block, door by door
- 5
1157 Davie Street
West End, 1940
- John Miller, a serviceman at BC Motor Transportation 1940
Next door in 1940: Mrs H Hughes at 1153 and Mrs M E Shepherd at 1165. The block, door by door
- 6
1287 Davie Street
West End, 1940
- Dorothy Miller, a clerk at the Bank of Montreal 1940
Next door in 1940: A Berquist at 1263 and A Bullock at 1291. The block, door by door
- 7
What they did
The name section prints a trade for three of the eight: a clerk, a serviceman and a shipper. One is a widow, listed under her own name.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in West End (4) and Downtown (3). 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 Ray Miller at 415 Davie Street, with Walter E Miller, a shipper. The 1940 name section lists Walter Miller at 423 Davie Street. In 1940 the directory lists J Y Miller, an art store, at 851 Davie Street. The 1940 name section lists Mrs Dorothy Miller at 1134 Davie Street.
The 1940 name section lists John Miller at 1157 Davie Street, a serviceman at BC Motor Transportation. The 1940 name section lists Dorothy Miller at 1287 Davie Street, a clerk at the Bank of Montreal. In 1940 the directory lists Mrs M O Miller at 1531 Davie Street. The 1940 name section lists Mary O Miller there as the householder, widow of S S.
Today
The City no longer lists 415 Davie, 423 Davie, 851 Davie, 1134 Davie, 1157 Davie, 1287 Davie and 1531 Davie, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).
Every line as printed
All 9 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- Miller Ray415 Davie, p. 430
- Miller Walter E shpr415 Davie, p. 430
- Miller Walter423 Davie, p. 430
- Miller J Y art store851 Davie, p. 40
- Miller Mrs Dorothy1134 Davie, p. 429
- Miller John servmn BC Motor Trans1157 Davie, p. 430
- Miller Dorothy clk Bk of Mont1287 Davie, p. 429
- Miller Mrs M O1531 Davie, p. 41
- Miller Mary O wid S S1531 Davie, p. 430
British Columbia and Yukon Directory, name section, where each person's work is printed
The book of the Millers
Every directory, as one book
The family book reads the Miller 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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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 M. Want a name removed? Tell us.