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A family name on West 10th Avenue, Fairview, Mount Pleasant, Kitsilano and West Point Grey

The Millers

In the city directories 1940 · seven people at six addresses

The directories print seven people named Miller at six addresses in 1940, all on West 10th Avenue, 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

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

    975 West 10th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • Mrs V S Miller, widow of J 1940
    • Virginia Miller 1940

    Next door in 1940: P J Mackay at 967 and Mrs M Johnstone at 985. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    1234 West 10th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • Mrs M A Miller, widow of J 1940

    Next door in 1940: J B McLeod at 1224 and F G Lewis at 1236. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    1298 West 10th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • R Miller, a waiter at the CNR 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs A M Stewart at 1278. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    2036 West 10th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • W Miller, a wood turner 1940

    Next door in 1940: W J Kerr at 2026 and Van Barrel & Keg at 2096. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    2285 West 10th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • R McI Miller, a factory worker at BC Hardwood Floor 1940

    Next door in 1940: G Kelton at 2277. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    2515 West 10th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • C J Miller, a hand waiter at the Vancouver Hotel 1940

    Next door in 1940: J W Moore at 2505 and H M Cowie at 2525. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for three of the seven: a factory worker, a hand waiter and a waiter. Two are widows, listed under their own names.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Fairview (3) and Kitsilano (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

In 1940 the directory lists Mrs V S Miller at 975 West 10th Avenue. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Victoria S Miller there as the householder, widow of J, with Virginia Miller. In 1940 the directory lists Mrs M A Miller at 1234 West 10th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Mary A Miller there as the householder, widow of J.

In 1940 the directory lists R Miller at 1298 West 10th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Robert Miller there as the householder, a waiter at the CNR. In 1940 the directory lists W Miller, a wood turner, at 2036 West 10th 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).

R McI Miller is listed at 2285 West 10th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Robert McI Miller there as the householder, a factory worker at BC Hardwood Floor. C J Miller is listed at 2515 West 10th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Charles J Miller there as the householder, a hand waiter at the Vancouver Hotel.

Today

975 West 10th, 1298 West 10th, 2285 West 10th and 2515 West 10th still have their buildings from before 1946; 2036 West 10th (2004) has a newer building, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 1234 West 10th, so that building is probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 12 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 M. Want a name removed? Tell us.