A family name on Collingwood Street, Dunbar-Southlands and Kitsilano
The Hendersons
In the city directories 1940 · four people at three addresses
The directories print four people named Henderson at three addresses in 1940, all on Collingwood Street. No first name or initials tie one address to another: we can't tell if they're one family. The directories print the name on 108 other streets too, all listed on the Henderson name's own page.
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Where the Hendersons lived
- 1
1734 Collingwood Street
Kitsilano, 1940
- F Henderson, a president at F & F Henderson 1940
- Ralph R Henderson 1940
Next door in 1940: H R Arnold at 1746. The block, door by door
- 2
4703 Collingwood Street
Dunbar-Southlands, 1940
- T N Henderson, a police officer at the City of Vancouver 1940
Next door in 1940: G H Purvis at 4719. The block, door by door
- 3
4779 Collingwood Street
Dunbar-Southlands, 1940
- W W Henderson, a dental laborer 1940
Next door in 1940: C E Bletsoe at 4767. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for three of the four: a dental laborer, a police officer and a president.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in Dunbar-Southlands (2) and Kitsilano. 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 Henderson at 1734 Collingwood 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 Frank Henderson there as the householder, a president at F & F Henderson, with Ralph R Henderson. In 1940 the directory lists T N Henderson at 4703 Collingwood Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Thomas N Henderson there as the householder, a police officer at the City of Vancouver.
In 1940 the directory lists W W Henderson at 4779 Collingwood Street. The 1940 name section lists Walter W Henderson there as the householder, a dental laborer.
Today
1734 Collingwood, 4703 Collingwood and 4779 Collingwood still have their buildings from before 1946.
Every line as printed
All 7 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- *Henderson F1734 Collingwood, p. 32
- Henderson Frank pres F & F Henderson1734 Collingwood, p. 266
- Henderson Ralph R1734 Collingwood, p. 267
- *Henderson T N4703 Collingwood, p. 32
- Henderson Thos N police Van City4703 Collingwood, p. 267
- Henderson W W4779 Collingwood, p. 32
- Henderson Walter W dental lab 1130, 736 Granville4779 Collingwood, p. 267
British Columbia and Yukon Directory, street section
The book of the Hendersons
Every directory, as one book
The family book reads the Henderson name in each Vancouver directory we hold from 1901 to 1945: everyone printed under it at every address, their work from the name sections, who lived next door, and the page behind every line, to read here or save as a PDF to print or give.
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Another name, or a house
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 H. Want a name removed? Tell us.