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The Chatwins

In the city directories 1940 · 16 people at eleven addresses

The directories print 16 people named Chatwin at eleven addresses in 1940 in eight 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 Chatwins at 3868 West 10th in 1940.

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Where the Chatwins 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

    5925 Balsam Street

    Kerrisdale, 1940

    • S C Chatwin, a sales manager for C C Snowdon 1940
    • James C Chatwin, a student 1940

    Next door in 1940: A M Vail at 5903 and Mrs M N O'Brien at 5939. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    1034 Davie Street

    West End, 1940

    • C Chatwin, in magazines 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs J F Easom at 1032 and A Anslow at 1036. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    500 Dunsmuir Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • J Chatwin, retired 1940

    Next door in 1940: L Smith at 504. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    2630 Point Grey Road

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • J H Chatwin, retired 1940
    • Robert H Chatwin, a clerk for Kelly Douglas 1940

    Next door in 1940: R B Leigh at 2620 and T K Oats at 2640. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    3868 West 10th Avenue

    West Point Grey, 1940

    • Mrs A L Chatwin 1940
    • Leonard W Chatwin, an assistant at UBC 1940
    • Ralph G Chatwin, a shipper at Canadian Industries Limited 1940

    Next door in 1940: H Webster at 3864 and H W Baker at 3874. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    725 West 15th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • Alfred S Chatwin, a painter 1940

    Next door in 1940: R S MacKay at 735. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    4067 West 19th Avenue

    Dunbar-Southlands, 1940

    • W J S Chatwin, a clerk at Imperial Oil 1940

    Next door in 1940: T Warburton at 4063 and R A Mathison at 4073. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    3650 West 23rd Avenue

    Dunbar-Southlands, 1940

    • G O Chatwin, a clerk at the Devonshire Hotel 1940

    Next door in 1940: A M MacKenzie at 3652. The block, door by door

  9. 9

    3256 West 26th Avenue

    Dunbar-Southlands, 1940

    • W Chatwin, a department manager at Ford Motor 1940

    Next door in 1940: A Scott at 3250 and A Irish at 3272. The block, door by door

  10. 10

    3543 West 2nd Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • S Chatwin, retired 1940
    • Margaret Chatwin 1940

    Next door in 1940: R H Sheridan at 3535 and J A Rose at 3549. The block, door by door

  11. 11

    2918 Woodland Drive

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • A G Chatwin, an engineer at Canadian Bakeries 1940

    Next door in 1940: A G Watson at 2912 and A Hunter at 2930. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for nine of the 16: a clerk (3), an assistant, a department manager, an engineer, a painter and a sales manager, among others.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Dunbar-Southlands (3), Kitsilano (2), Downtown, Fairview, Kensington-Cedar Cottage, Kerrisdale, West End and West Point Grey. 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 S C Chatwin at 5925 Balsam 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 Stan C Chatwin there as the householder, a sales manager for C C Snowdon, with James C Chatwin, a student. In 1940 the directory lists C Chatwin, in magazines, at 1034 Davie Street. The 1940 name section lists J Chatwin at 500 Dunsmuir Street, retired.

In 1940 the directory lists J H Chatwin at 2630 Point Grey Road; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists James H Chatwin there as the householder, retired, with Robert H Chatwin, a clerk for Kelly Douglas. In 1940 the directory lists Mrs A L Chatwin at 3868 West 10th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Mrs Annie L Chatwin there as the householder, with Leonard W Chatwin, an assistant at UBC, and Ralph G Chatwin, a shipper at Canadian Industries Limited.

The 1940 name section lists Alfred S Chatwin at 725 West 15th Avenue, a painter. W J S Chatwin is listed at 4067 West 19th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists W J Stan Chatwin there as the householder, a clerk at Imperial Oil.

G O Chatwin is listed at 3650 West 23rd Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Glen O Chatwin there as the householder, a clerk at the Devonshire Hotel. W Chatwin is listed at 3256 West 26th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists William Chatwin there as the householder, a department manager at Ford Motor.

S Chatwin is listed at 3543 West 2nd Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Sam Chatwin there as the householder, retired, with Margaret Chatwin. A G Chatwin is listed at 2918 Woodland Drive in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Alfred G Chatwin there as the householder, an engineer at Canadian Bakeries.

Today

500 Dunsmuir, 2630 Point Grey Road, 3868 West 10th, 3256 West 26th, 3543 West 2nd and 2918 Woodland Drive still have their buildings from before 1946, 500 Dunsmuir on the Vancouver Heritage Register; 1034 Davie (1963), 4067 West 19th (2005) and 3650 West 23rd (2007) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 5925 Balsam and 725 West 15th, 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 C. Want a name removed? Tell us.