A family name on Robson Street, West End and Downtown
The Millers
In the city directories 1940 · six people at five addresses
The directories print six people named Miller at five addresses in 1940, all on Robson 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
828 Robson Street
Downtown, 1940
- L A Miller, in men's furnishings 1940
Next door in 1940: Alberni Plty at 826 and Court House Barber Shop at 848. The block, door by door
- 2
1049 Robson Street
West End, 1940
- G W Miller 1940
Next door in 1940: T Beggs at 1041 and F Hollingworth at 1067. The block, door by door
- 3
1127 Robson Street
West End, 1940
- Mrs Janet Miller 1940
Next door in 1940: Mrs E McK Traill at 1123 and Miss D Corbin at 1137. The block, door by door
- 4
1348 Robson Street
West End, 1940
- Mrs Mary A Miller, a telegraph operator 1940
Next door in 1940: Mrs B Bethune at 1332 and la belle apts at 1368. The block, door by door
- 5
1601 Robson Street
West End, 1940
- Mrs Miller 1940
- Ron Miller 1940
Next door in 1940: R W Crawford at 1615. The block, door by door
The story, address by address
In 1940 the directory lists L A Miller, in men's furnishings, at 828 Robson Street. G W Miller is listed at 1049 Robson Street in 1940. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists George W Miller there as the householder. The 1940 name section lists Mrs Janet Miller at 1127 Robson Street.
The 1940 name section lists Mrs Mary A Miller at 1348 Robson Street, a telegraph operator. The 1940 name section lists Mrs Miller at 1601 Robson Street, with Ron Miller.
Today
1348 Robson still has its building from before 1946, dated 1936 by the City's record; the City no longer lists 828 Robson, 1049 Robson, 1127 Robson and 1601 Robson, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).
Every line as printed
All 7 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- Miller L A men's furngs828 Robson, p. 143
- Miller G W1049 Robson, p. 143
- Miller Geo W - -1049 Robson, p. 429
- Miller Mrs Janet1127 Robson, p. 430
- Miller Mrs Mary A teleg opr CP Com1348 Robson, p. 430
- Miller Mrs1601 Robson, p. 429
- Miller Ron1601 Robson, p. 430
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 M. Want a name removed? Tell us.