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A family name on Robson Street, West End and Downtown

The Hendersons

In the city directories 1940 · eight people at six addresses

The directories print eight people named Henderson at six addresses in 1940, all on Robson 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

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

    715 Robson Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • L Henderson 1940
    • Thomas Henderson, a clerk at the Liquor Control Board 1940

    Next door in 1940: Badette Barbara at 711 and Star Loan Co at 719. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    1148 Robson Street

    West End, 1940

    • Neil C Henderson, a longshoreman 1940

    Next door in 1940: Robson Shoe Renew at 1146 and W G Proctor at 1150. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    1185 Robson Street

    West End, 1940

    • K Henderson, a garage 1940

    Next door in 1940: J F Fitzpatrick at 1169. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    1290 Robson Street

    West End, 1940

    • Wilma Henderson, a bookkeeper for G Straith 1940

    Next door in 1940: H R Munro at 1266. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    1411 Robson Street

    West End, 1940

    • Mrs Daisy Henderson, proprietor of Daisy Shoppe 1940

    Next door in 1940: J Gray at 1409 and J Ramsay at 1415. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    1933 Robson Street

    West End, 1940

    • S M Henderson, retired 1940
    • Margaret T Henderson 1940

    Next door in 1940: H W Green at 1919 and Mrs S C Robertson at 1951. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for four of the eight: a bookkeeper, a clerk, a longshoreman and a proprietor.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in West End (5) and Downtown. 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 L Henderson at 715 Robson Street. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists L Henderson there as the householder, with Thomas Henderson, a clerk at the Liquor Control Board. The 1940 name section lists Neil C Henderson at 1148 Robson Street, a longshoreman. K Henderson, a garage, is listed at 1185 Robson Street in 1940.

The 1940 name section lists Wilma Henderson at 1290 Robson Street, a bookkeeper for G Straith. The 1940 name section lists Mrs Daisy Henderson at 1411 Robson Street, proprietor of Daisy Shoppe. In 1940 the directory lists S M Henderson at 1933 Robson 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 Stan M Henderson there as the householder, retired, with Margaret T Henderson.

Today

1185 Robson (1985), 1290 Robson (1980) and 1933 Robson (1968) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 715 Robson, 1148 Robson and 1411 Robson, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 10 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 H. Want a name removed? Tell us.