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The Mulletts

In the city directories 1940 · 15 people at twelve addresses

The directories print 15 people named Mullett at twelve addresses in 1940 in nine of the city's neighbourhoods. No first name or initials tie one address to another: we can't tell if they're one family.

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Where the Mulletts 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

    1527 East 35th Avenue

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • Mrs E M M Mullett, widow of R J 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs A Hunter at 1551. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    1276 East 62nd Avenue

    Sunset, 1940

    • Mrs A F C Mullett, widow of W H 1940
    • William Mullett, a laborer at Burke Lumber 1940

    Next door in 1940: C E Carter at 1266. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    101 East 7th Avenue

    Mount Pleasant, 1940

    • Joseph P Mullett, a motorman at the BC Electric Railway 1940

    Next door in 1940: Salv Army at 125. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    860 East Broadway

    Mount Pleasant, 1940

    • W S Mullett, a bookkeeper 1940

    Next door in 1940: T Bamford at 856 and H D Anderson at 862. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    817 Granville Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • S Mullett, a music teacher 1940

    Next door in 1940: Deb Shop at 809 and Can Bank of Commerce at 819. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    2435 Granville Street

    Fairview, 1940

    • A E Mullett, in real estate 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs F Cameron at 2433 and Nelson N Co at 2437. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    3536 Highbury Street

    Dunbar-Southlands, 1940

    • A E Mullett, in real estate and insurance 1940
  8. 8

    821 Smithe Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • Mrs M Mullett, widow of H L 1940

    Next door in 1940: 14 listings at 829. The block, door by door

  9. 9

    1546 West 12th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • Mrs C H Mullett, widow of N S 1940

    Next door in 1940: redlands apts at 1536 and casablanca apts at 1556. The block, door by door

  10. 10

    2476 West 15th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • H L Mullett, who worked for Goodrich Rubber 1940
    • Lorne R Mullett, a student at UBC 1940

    Next door in 1940: Miss M Stanley at 2466 and R Moncrieff Jr at 2486. The block, door by door

  11. 11

    831 West 20th Avenue

    South Cambie, 1940

    • E H Mullett, a president at Mullett's Ltd 1940
    • Evelyn G Mullett, a stenographer for Mutual Life 1940

    Next door in 1940: W J Harrison at 825 and M Tongue at 843. The block, door by door

  12. 12

    2791 West 34th Avenue

    Arbutus Ridge, 1940

    • S C Mullett, a music teacher 1940

    Next door in 1940: R J Gurney at 2779. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for eight of the 15: a bookkeeper, a district manager footwear, a laborer, a motorman, a music teacher and a president, among others. Two of them worked for UBC. Four are widows, listed under their own names.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Downtown (2), Fairview (2), Mount Pleasant (2), Arbutus Ridge, Dunbar-Southlands, Kensington-Cedar Cottage, Kitsilano, South Cambie and Sunset. 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 E M M Mullett at 1527 East 35th 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, where each person's work is printed, lists Emily M M Mullett there as the householder, widow of R J. In 1940 the directory lists Mrs A F C Mullett at 1276 East 62nd Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Agnes F Mullett there as the householder, widow of W H, with William Mullett, a laborer at Burke Lumber.

The 1940 name section lists Joseph P Mullett at 101 East 7th Avenue, a motorman at the BC Electric Railway. W S Mullett is listed at 860 East Broadway in 1940. The 1940 name section lists William S Mullett there as the householder, a bookkeeper. S Mullett, a music teacher, is listed at 817 Granville Street in 1940.

In 1940 the directory lists A E Mullett, in real estate, at 2435 Granville Street. A E Mullett is listed at 3536 Highbury Street in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Albert E Mullett there as the householder, in real estate and insurance.

Mrs M Mullett is listed at 821 Smithe Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Mary Mullett there as the householder, widow of H L. Mrs C H Mullett is listed at 1546 West 12th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Chrissy H Mullett there as the householder, widow of N S.

H L Mullett is listed at 2476 West 15th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Herbert L Mullett there as the householder, who worked for Goodrich Rubber, with Lorne R Mullett, a student at UBC. E H Mullett is listed at 831 West 20th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Eric H Mullett there as the householder, a president at Mullett's Ltd, with Evelyn G Mullett, a stenographer for Mutual Life.

S C Mullett is listed at 2791 West 34th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Sid C Mullett there as the householder, a music teacher.

Today

101 East 7th, 1546 West 12th, 2476 West 15th and 831 West 20th still have their buildings from before 1946, 101 East 7th on the Vancouver Heritage Register; 1527 East 35th (2016), 1276 East 62nd (1967), 2435 Granville (1971) and 3536 Highbury (1977) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 860 East Broadway, 817 Granville, 821 Smithe and 2791 West 34th, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 24 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.