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A family name on West 13th Avenue, Fairview, Mount Pleasant, Kitsilano and West Point Grey

The Millers

In the city directories 1940 · eight people at six addresses

The directories print eight people named Miller at six addresses in 1940, all on West 13th 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 most under one roof: three Millers at 4344 West 13th in 1940. 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

    1636 West 13th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • Laura H Miller, a bookkeeper at Traer & Dickie 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs L Taunton at 1626 and R W Strickland at 1638. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    2185 West 13th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • A C Miller, who worked for Vancouver Breweries 1940

    Next door in 1940: F W Henry at 2177 and J Johnstone at 2195. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    3743 West 13th Avenue

    West Point Grey, 1940

    • David Miller, a construction superintendent 1940

    Next door in 1940: A Pomfret at 3731 and R P Wemyss at 3755. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    4343 West 13th Avenue

    West Point Grey, 1940

    • G S Miller, a barrister 1940

    Next door in 1940: A H Muir at 4337 and R A Diffin at 4353. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    4344 West 13th Avenue

    West Point Grey, 1940

    • Miss J Miller 1940
    • Janet Miller 1940
    • Lilias Miller 1940

    Next door in 1940: S M Vistaunet at 4342 and A E Crawford at 4348. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    4438 West 13th Avenue

    West Point Grey, 1940

    • J Miller, a president at Kumfort Furnace 1940

    Next door in 1940: T A Noble at 4430 and R R Robarts at 4446. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for five of the eight: a barrister, a bookkeeper, a construction superintendent, an employee and a president.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in West Point Grey (4), Fairview and Kitsilano. 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 Laura H Miller at 1636 West 13th Avenue, a bookkeeper at Traer & Dickie. A C Miller is listed at 2185 West 13th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Alfred C Miller there as the householder, who worked for Vancouver Breweries. The 1940 name section lists David Miller at 3743 West 13th Avenue, a construction superintendent.

In 1940 the directory lists G S Miller at 4343 West 13th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists G Stan Miller there as the householder, a barrister. In 1940 the directory lists Miss J Miller at 4344 West 13th 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). The 1940 name section lists Janet Miller there as the householder, with Lilias Miller.

In 1940 the directory lists J Miller at 4438 West 13th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists John Miller there as the householder, a president at Kumfort Furnace.

Today

4438 West 13th still has its building from before 1946, dated 1928 by the City's record; 2185 West 13th (1986), 3743 West 13th (1995) and 4343 West 13th (1995) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 1636 West 13th and 4344 West 13th, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 11 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
1940

British Columbia and Yukon Directory, name section, where each person's work is printed

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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.