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A family name in Vancouver's city directories

The Muellers

In the city directories 1940 · 17 people at 13 addresses

The directories print 17 people named Mueller at 13 addresses in 1940 in eight of the city's neighbourhoods, with the close spellings Muller and Meller. 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 Muellers at 3077 Parker in 1940.

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Where the Muellers lived

Each pin is on its own block, numbered as the households below. One address isn't on today's map, so it has no pin. Today's land, parks, main roads and local areas: City of Vancouver Open Data (Open Government Licence – Vancouver).
  1. 1

    1496 East 15th Avenue

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • Hortense Muller, widow of H A 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs F M Gilbert at 1490. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    1278 East 35th Avenue

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • C E Mueller, a logger 1940
  3. 3

    176 East Hastings Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • John Mueller, proprietor of the Graycourt Hotel 1940

    Next door in 1940: Coast Fishermen's Union Pac at 164 and C N Inst (news agt) at 198. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    2545 Main Street

    Mount Pleasant, 1940

    • Mrs M Muller, widow of H G 1940

    Next door in 1940: Belvedere Delctsn at 2543 and W E Turnbull at 2549. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    3077 Parker Street

    Hastings-Sunrise, 1940

    • S V Muller, a painter 1940
    • Bert Muller, a delivery at Main Grocery 1940
    • Chris Muller, proprietor of Muller's Victory Fuels 1940

    Next door in 1940: A H Parker at 3067. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    4335 Prince Albert Street

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • Ferdinand Muller, a glazier at Robertson S & D 1940

    Next door in 1940: H J Bristow at 4325 and J Skea at 4355. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    915 Robson Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • Miss L E Mueller 1940
    • Lucie E Mueller, a secretary for Switzerland Consulate 1940

    Next door in 1940: Morgan & Paris at 911 and Arts Richmond at 919. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    6 Water Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • John Muller 1940

    Next door in 1940: J Lacolla at 4 and Hygiene Prods at 8. The block, door by door

  9. 9

    1485 West 13th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • Mrs M Mueller 1940
    • Mary Mueller 1940

    Next door in 1940: I C Finley at 1455. The block, door by door

  10. 10

    3421 West 20th Avenue

    Dunbar-Southlands, 1940

    • W E Meller, a salesman 1940

    Next door in 1940: W G Ramsay at 3413 and F Blathewick at 3439. The block, door by door

  11. 11

    1836 West 2nd Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • John Mueller, a cooper at Empress Manufacturing 1940

    Next door in 1940: W Baker at 1832 and M Macdonnell at 1842. The block, door by door

  12. 12

    3037 West 42nd Avenue

    Kerrisdale, 1940

    • Helen L Mueller, widow of C 1940

    Next door in 1940: O H Bell at 3027 and F A Wilkin at 3087. The block, door by door

  13. 13

    53 West Hastings Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • D Muller, a waiter 1940

    Next door in 1940: Pierre Paris at 51 and Standard Electric & Radio Ltd at 55. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for ten of the 17: a proprietor (2), a cooper, a delivery, a glazier, a logger and a painter, among others. Three are widows, listed under their own names.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Downtown (4), Kensington-Cedar Cottage (3), Dunbar-Southlands, Fairview, Hastings-Sunrise, Kerrisdale, Kitsilano and Mount Pleasant. 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 Hortense Muller at 1496 East 15th Avenue, widow of H A. C E Mueller is listed at 1278 East 35th Avenue in 1940; 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 Charles E Mueller there as the householder, a logger. The 1940 name section lists John Mueller at 176 East Hastings Street, proprietor of the Graycourt Hotel.

In 1940 the directory lists Mrs M Muller at 2545 Main Street. The 1940 name section lists Mathilde Muller there as the householder, widow of H G. In 1940 the directory lists S V Muller at 3077 Parker Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists S Victor Muller there as the householder, a freight hand at the CPR, with Sid V Muller, a painter, Bert Muller, a delivery at Main Grocery, and Chris Muller, proprietor of Muller's Victory Fuels.

The 1940 name section lists Ferdinand Muller at 4335 Prince Albert Street, a glazier at Robertson S & D. Miss L E Mueller is listed at 915 Robson Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Lucie E Mueller there as the householder, a secretary for Switzerland Consulate. The 1940 name section lists John Muller at 6 Water Street.

In 1940 the directory lists Mrs M Mueller at 1485 West 13th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Mrs Mary Mueller there as the householder, with Mary Mueller. In 1940 the directory lists W E Meller at 3421 West 20th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists William E Meller there as the householder, a salesman.

The 1940 name section lists John Mueller at 1836 West 2nd Avenue, a cooper at Empress Manufacturing. The 1940 name section lists Helen L Mueller at 3037 West 42nd Avenue, widow of C. The 1940 name section lists D Muller at 53 West Hastings Street, a waiter.

Today

1496 East 15th, 2545 Main, 4335 Prince Albert, 1485 West 13th, 3421 West 20th, 1836 West 2nd and 53 West Hastings still have their buildings from before 1946, 1836 West 2nd on the Vancouver Heritage Register; 3077 Parker (1981) and 3037 West 42nd (1991) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 1278 East 35th, 176 East Hastings, 915 Robson and 6 Water, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Mr. Brookhouse's house at 1872 Parker Street, with its corner turret
1932 Mr. Brookhouse's house at 1872 Parker Street, with its corner turret. Not at the house at 3077 Parker: no archive photo of the 3000 block is known that we can show. City of Vancouver Archives, CVA 99-4161. Public domain.

Every line as printed

All 23 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.