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A family name in Vancouver's city directories

The Charlesworths

In the city directories 1940 · eleven people at eight addresses

The directories print eleven people named Charlesworth 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. The most under one roof: three Charlesworths at 5655 Fleming in 1940.

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Where the Charlesworths lived

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

    4916 Chatham Street

    Renfrew-Collingwood, 1940

    • F Charlesworth, a shipper at Spencer's 1940

    Next door in 1940: F Stewart at 4966. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    5655 Fleming Street

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • E Charlesworth, a laborer at Overseas Wood Products 1940
    • Fred Charlesworth, a driver for A Andresen 1940
    • John H Charlesworth, a millworker 1940

    Next door in 1940: G A Lewis at 5625. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    4753 Rupert Street

    Renfrew-Collingwood, 1940

    • G H Charlesworth, a department manager at Spencer's 1940

    Next door in 1940: Norum (no first name printed) at 4705 and P Johnson at 4761. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    3726 West 35th Avenue

    Dunbar-Southlands, 1940

    • H Charlesworth, a secretary at BC Teachers Fed 1940

    Next door in 1940: J Gelin at 3708 and C R Bunting at 3742. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    45 West 7th Avenue

    Mount Pleasant, 1940

    • N Charlesworth, a millworker 1940

    Next door in 1940: W Stewart at 37 and C L Germyn at 53. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    1082 West 8th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • P J Charlesworth, an electrician repairerman at the City of Vancouver 1940

    Next door in 1940: R W Cloke at 1074 and Mrs S M Cowan at 1094. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    2042 West 8th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • J W Charlesworth, a salesman 1940
    • Marguerite M Charlesworth 1940

    Next door in 1940: W H McLean at 2036 and W J Inglis at 2048. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    2137 Yew Street

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • J Charlesworth, a builder 1940

    Next door in 1940: C Barber at 2127 and T Henderson at 2139. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for ten of the eleven: a millworker (2), a builder, a department manager, a driver, an electrician repairerman and a laborer, among others. Two of them worked for Spencer's.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Kitsilano (2), Renfrew-Collingwood (2), Dunbar-Southlands, Fairview, Kensington-Cedar Cottage 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

In 1940 the directory lists F Charlesworth at 4916 Chatham 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, where each person's work is printed, lists Fred Charlesworth there as the householder, a shipper at Spencer's. In 1940 the directory lists E Charlesworth at 5655 Fleming Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Ernest Charlesworth there as the householder, a janitor at the CNR, with Ernest Charlesworth Jr, a laborer at Overseas Wood Products, Fred Charlesworth, a driver for A Andresen, and John H Charlesworth, a millworker.

In 1940 the directory lists G H Charlesworth at 4753 Rupert Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists George H Charlesworth there as the householder, a department manager at Spencer's. In 1940 the directory lists H Charlesworth at 3726 West 35th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Harry Charlesworth there as the householder, a secretary at BC Teachers Fed.

In 1940 the directory lists N Charlesworth at 45 West 7th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Norman Charlesworth there as the householder, a millworker. In 1940 the directory lists P J Charlesworth at 1082 West 8th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Percy J Charlesworth there as the householder, an electrician repairerman at the City of Vancouver.

In 1940 the directory lists J W Charlesworth at 2042 West 8th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists James W Charlesworth there as the householder, a salesman, with Marguerite M Charlesworth. In 1940 the directory lists J Charlesworth at 2137 Yew Street. The 1940 name section lists John Charlesworth there as the householder, a builder.

Today

4916 Chatham still has its building from before 1946, dated 1936 by the City's record; 5655 Fleming (2000), 3726 West 35th (2016) and 1082 West 8th (1985) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 4753 Rupert, 45 West 7th, 2042 West 8th and 2137 Yew, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 20 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 C. Want a name removed? Tell us.