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A family name in Vancouver's city directories

The Myleses

In the city directories 1940 · eight people at eight addresses

The directories print eight people named Myles at eight addresses in 1940 in six 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 Myleses 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

    2528 Cambridge Street

    Hastings-Sunrise, 1940

    • J Myles, a cook at the Vancouver Hotel 1940

    Next door in 1940: W F Kent at 2522 and W F Broderick at 2540. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    2748 Graveley Street

    Hastings-Sunrise, 1940

    • G A Myles, a barber 1940

    Next door in 1940: C H Tuley at 2746 and R A Carncross at 2758. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    1120 Nelson Street

    West End, 1940

    • Gordon R Myles, a messman for F Waterhouse 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs E Balan at 1112 and 5 listings at 1122. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    6 Water Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • Frank Mayles, retired 1940

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

  5. 5

    1373 West 11th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • T Myles, a janitor at the Metro Building 1940

    Next door in 1940: kent (the) at 1365 and A R Griffis at 1375. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    3559 West 19th Avenue

    Dunbar-Southlands, 1940

    • Robert Myles, who worked for the Sun 1940

    Next door in 1940: C F Till at 3555 and P L Grass at 3565. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    1418 West 7th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • John Myles, who worked for McRoberts Ranges 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs N Stirling at 1416 and G Dearing at 1420. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    5261 Windsor Street

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • Thomas Myles, a cook at the Vancouver Hotel 1940

    Next door in 1940: T Dalrymple at 5251 and D W Atkins at 5273. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for six of the eight: a cook (2), a barber, an employee, a janitor and a messman. Two of them worked for Vancouver Hotel.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Fairview (2), Hastings-Sunrise (2), Downtown, Dunbar-Southlands, Kensington-Cedar Cottage and West End. 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 J Myles at 2528 Cambridge Street. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists James Myles there as the householder, a cook at the Vancouver Hotel. In 1940 the directory lists G A Myles at 2748 Graveley Street; 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 George A Myles there as the householder, a barber.

The 1940 name section lists Gordon R Myles at 1120 Nelson Street, a messman for F Waterhouse. The 1940 name section lists Frank Mayles at 6 Water Street, retired. In 1940 the directory lists T Myles at 1373 West 11th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Thomas Myles there as the householder, a janitor at the Metro Building.

The 1940 name section lists Robert Myles at 3559 West 19th Avenue, who worked for the Sun. The 1940 name section lists John Myles at 1418 West 7th Avenue as the householder, who worked for McRoberts Ranges. The 1940 name section lists Thomas Myles at 5261 Windsor Street, a cook at the Vancouver Hotel.

Today

2528 Cambridge, 2748 Graveley, 3559 West 19th and 5261 Windsor still have their buildings from before 1946; the City no longer lists 1120 Nelson, 6 Water, 1373 West 11th and 1418 West 7th, 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, 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.