A family name on Nelson Street, West End and Downtown
The Mitchells
In the city directories 1940 · five people at four addresses
The directories print five people named Mitchell at four addresses in 1940, all on Nelson Street, with the close spelling Mitchaell. 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 137 other streets too, all listed on the Mitchell name's own page.
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Where the Mitchells lived
- 1
1138 Nelson Street
West End, 1940
- W E Mitchell, an agent for Metro Life 1940
Next door in 1940: Miss G Morton at 1132 and T W Pluto at 1144. The block, door by door
- 2
1622 Nelson Street
West End, 1940
- Margaret E Mitchell 1940
- Mary W Mitchell, a district representative at Spencer Corsets 1940
Next door in 1940: Mrs H Bellamy at 1616 and W T Frith at 1632. The block, door by door
- 3
1756 Nelson Street
West End, 1940
- E V Mitchell 1940
Next door in 1940: C E Brettall at 1750 and W Blais at 1770. The block, door by door
- 4
1966 Nelson Street
West End, 1940
- Walter Mitchell, retired 1940
Next door in 1940: G Kodama at 1950. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for two of the five: an agent and a district representative.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in West End (4). 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 W E Mitchell at 1138 Nelson Street, an agent for Metro Life. The 1940 name section lists Margaret E Mitchell at 1622 Nelson Street, with Mary W Mitchell, a district representative at Spencer Corsets. The 1940 name section lists E V Mitchell at 1756 Nelson Street. The 1940 name section lists Walter Mitchell at 1966 Nelson Street, retired.
Today
The City no longer lists 1138 Nelson, 1622 Nelson, 1756 Nelson and 1966 Nelson, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).
Every line as printed
All 5 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- Mitchell W E agt Metro Life1138 Nelson, p. 434
- Mitchell Margt E1622 Nelson, p. 434
- Mitchell Mary W dist rep Spencer Corsets1622 Nelson, p. 434
- Mitchell E V1756 Nelson, p. 433
- Mitchell Walter retired1966 Nelson, p. 434
British Columbia and Yukon Directory, name section, where each person's work is printed
The book of the Mitchells
Every directory, as one book
The family book reads the Mitchell 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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Another name, or a house
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.