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The Athertons

In the city directories 1940 · 20 people at 13 addresses

The directories print 20 people named Atherton at 13 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. The most under one roof: four Athertons at 4409 West 14th in 1940.

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Where the Athertons 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

    2020 Barclay Street

    West End, 1940

    • Arthur Atherton, in antiques 1940

    Next door in 1940: W H Fletcher at 2040. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    5302 Earles Street

    Renfrew-Collingwood, 1940

    • J Atherton, a laborer at American Can 1940

    Next door in 1940: T Findlay at 5314. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    1375 East 14th Avenue

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • T C Atherton, a plumber at Weeks & Co 1940
    • Rita W Atherton, a saleswoman 1940

    Next door in 1940: R Patton at 1363. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    3253 Heather Street

    South Cambie, 1940

    • W C Atherton, a notary 1940

    Next door in 1940: R V Evans at 3255. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    841 Howe Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • Miss D Atherton, in antiques 1940

    Next door in 1940: Miss A Macmaster at 837 and Mrs A M Stringer at 845. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    3528 Point Grey Road

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • C G Atherton, an agent for Mutual Life 1940

    Next door in 1940: R Gardner at 3536. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    3359 Turner Street

    Hastings-Sunrise, 1940

    • Mrs D Atherton, a janitor at the Province Building 1940

    Next door in 1940: H Babington at 3357 and D Stalker at 3363. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    4387 West 13th Avenue

    West Point Grey, 1940

    • Mrs I Atherton, widow of E J 1940
    • Patricia M Atherton, a clerk at the Bank of Montreal 1940

    Next door in 1940: W H Whiteley at 4397. The block, door by door

  9. 9

    4409 West 14th Avenue

    West Point Grey, 1940

    • W C Atherton, a president at Atherton Realty 1940
    • George W Atherton, an insurance manager at Atherton Realty 1940
    • Helen Atherton, a nurse for Dr D M Meekison 1940
    • Ruth Atherton, a student 1940

    Next door in 1940: A E Shearman at 4401 and J Y Baird at 4413. The block, door by door

  10. 10

    3656 West 1st Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • J D Atherton, a collector at First Narrows Bridge 1940
    • Ailean I Atherton, a telephone operator at the BC Telephone 1940
    • Phyllis B Atherton, an usher at the Beacon Theatre 1940

    Next door in 1940: J C Switzer at 3650 and J A Innes at 3662. The block, door by door

  11. 11

    3925 West 22nd Avenue

    Dunbar-Southlands, 1940

    • J J Atherton, a constable at the RCMP 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs E M Shepley at 3919 and D Copland at 3929. The block, door by door

  12. 12

    3910 West 23rd Avenue

    Dunbar-Southlands, 1940

    • F X Atherton, a stockman at International Harvester 1940

    Next door in 1940: W N Bee at 3914. The block, door by door

  13. 13

    1815 West 4th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • A Atherton, in antiques 1940

    Next door in 1940: alpha blk at 1825. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for 15 of the 20: an agent, an antiques, a clerk, a collector, a constable and an insurance manager, among others. One is a widow, listed under her own name.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Kitsilano (3), Dunbar-Southlands (2), West Point Grey (2), Downtown, Hastings-Sunrise, Kensington-Cedar Cottage, Renfrew-Collingwood, South Cambie 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

The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Arthur Atherton at 2020 Barclay Street, in antiques. J Atherton is listed at 5302 Earles Street 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 Joseph Atherton there as the householder, a laborer at American Can.

T C Atherton is listed at 1375 East 14th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Theo C Atherton there as the householder, a plumber at Weeks & Co, with Rita W Atherton, a saleswoman. W C Atherton, a notary, is listed at 3253 Heather Street in 1940. In 1940 the directory lists Miss D Atherton, in antiques, at 841 Howe Street.

C G Atherton is listed at 3528 Point Grey Road in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Cyril G Atherton there as the householder, an agent for Mutual Life. Mrs D Atherton is listed at 3359 Turner Street in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Mrs Drucilla Atherton there as the householder, a janitor at the Province Building.

Mrs I Atherton is listed at 4387 West 13th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Ida Atherton there as the householder, widow of E J, with Patricia M Atherton, a clerk at the Bank of Montreal. W C Atherton is listed at 4409 West 14th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Walter C Atherton there as the householder, a president at Atherton Realty, with George W Atherton, an insurance manager at Atherton Realty, Helen Atherton, a nurse for Dr D M Meekison, and Ruth Atherton, a student.

J D Atherton is listed at 3656 West 1st Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Joseph D Atherton there as the householder, a collector at First Narrows Bridge, with Ailean I Atherton, a telephone operator at the BC Telephone, and Phyllis B Atherton, an usher at the Beacon Theatre. J J Atherton is listed at 3925 West 22nd Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Joseph J Atherton there as the householder, a constable at the RCMP.

F X Atherton is listed at 3910 West 23rd Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Francis X Atherton there as the householder, a stockman at International Harvester. A Atherton, in antiques, is listed at 1815 West 4th Avenue in 1940.

Today

1375 East 14th, 3528 Point Grey Road, 4387 West 13th, 3656 West 1st, 3925 West 22nd and 1815 West 4th still have their buildings from before 1946; 5302 Earles (1990) and 4409 West 14th (2019) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 2020 Barclay, 3253 Heather, 841 Howe and 3910 West 23rd, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred); for 3359 Turner, its page says what we could and couldn't match to today's buildings.

Every line as printed

All 29 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

The book of the Athertons

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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 A. Want a name removed? Tell us.