A family name in Vancouver's city directories
The Gladwins
In the city directories 1940 · eleven people at seven addresses
The directories print eleven people named Gladwin at seven 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 Gladwins at 1441 Thurlow in 1940.
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Where the Gladwins lived
- 1
2421 Alberta Street
Mount Pleasant, 1940
- Alice Gladwin, a widow 1940
Next door in 1940: M R Seehuber at 2415. The block, door by door
- 2
- 3
5212 Granville Street
Shaughnessy, 1940
- Dr J S Gladwin, a physician 1940
Next door in 1940: T E Hiland at 5262. The block, door by door
- 4
818 Hornby Street
Downtown, 1940
- Dr J S Gladwin, a physician 1940
Next door in 1940: S Muldal at 816 and Gillette's Ltd at 820. The block, door by door
- 5
920 Kingsway
Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940
- C A Gladwin, a waiter at the St Helen's Hotel 1940
Next door in 1940: W Bailey at 916 and F V Muir at 928. The block, door by door
- 6
1441 Thurlow Street
West End, 1940
- M G Gladwin 1940
- G Montague Gladwin, a waiter at the Yale Hotel 1940
- Esmond S Gladwin, a salesman 1940
Next door in 1940: Mrs E Larney at 1435 and H T Willett at 1447. The block, door by door
- 7
1491 West 58th Avenue
Marpole, 1940
- Miss A H Gladwin 1940
- Aleen H Gladwin, a school teacher 1940
- Diana M Gladwin, widow of F 1940
What they did
The name section prints a trade for five of the eleven: a waiter (2), a physician, a salesman and a school teacher. Two are widows, listed under their own names.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in West End (2), Downtown, Kensington-Cedar Cottage, Marpole, Mount Pleasant and Shaughnessy. 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 Alice Gladwin at 2421 Alberta Street, a widow. The 1940 name section lists Mary A B Gladwin at 1531 Davie Street, a student. In 1940 the directory lists Dr J S Gladwin at 5212 Granville 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 John S Gladwin there as the householder, a physician.
In 1940 the directory lists Dr J S Gladwin, a physician, at 818 Hornby Street. C A Gladwin is listed at 920 Kingsway in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Clyde A Gladwin there as the householder, a waiter at the St Helen's Hotel.
M G Gladwin is listed at 1441 Thurlow Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists G Montague Gladwin there as the householder, a waiter at the Yale Hotel, with Esmond S Gladwin, a salesman. Miss A H Gladwin is listed at 1491 West 58th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Aleen H Gladwin there as the householder, a school teacher, with Diana M Gladwin, widow of F.
Today
5212 Granville and 1491 West 58th still have their buildings from before 1946; 920 Kingsway (1975) has a newer building, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 2421 Alberta, 1531 Davie, 818 Hornby and 1441 Thurlow, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).
Every line as printed
All 13 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- Gladwin Alice wid —2421 Alberta, p. 225
- Gladwin Mary A B studt1531 Davie, p. 225
- *Gladwin Dr J S5212 Granville, p. 68
- Gladwin John S phys 818 Hornby5212 Granville, p. 225
- Gladwin Dr J S phys818 Hornby, p. 86
- *Gladwin C A920 Kingsway, p. 98
- Gladwin Clyde A waiter St Helen's Hotel920 Kingsway, p. 225
- Gladwin M G1441 Thurlow, p. 156
- Gladwin Esmond S slsmn1441 Thurlow, p. 225
- Gladwin G Montague waiter Yale Hotel1441 Thurlow, p. 225
- *Gladwin Miss A H1491 West 58th, p. 269
- Gladwin Aleen H sch tchr Van City1491 West 58th, p. 225
- Gladwin Diana M wid F1491 West 58th, p. 225
British Columbia and Yukon Directory, name section, where each person's work is printed
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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 G. Want a name removed? Tell us.