A family name on West 10th Avenue, Fairview, Mount Pleasant, Kitsilano and West Point Grey
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 West 10th Avenue. 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
12 West 10th Avenue
Mount Pleasant, 1940
- Miss A H Henderson 1940
- Ada H Henderson 1940
Next door in 1940: J Gordon at 22. The block, door by door
- 2
1205 West 10th Avenue
Fairview, 1940
- Barbara A Henderson, a deaconess at the First United Church 1940
Next door in 1940: N O Arseneau at 1215. The block, door by door
- 3
4181 West 10th Avenue
West Point Grey, 1940
- J G Henderson, a salesman at C C Cross & Co 1940
Next door in 1940: A J Watson at 4175 and W J Eades at 4187. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for two of the four: a deaconess and a salesman.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in Fairview, Mount Pleasant 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 Miss A H Henderson at 12 West 10th Avenue. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Ada H Henderson there as the householder. The 1940 name section lists Barbara A Henderson at 1205 West 10th Avenue, a deaconess at the First United Church.
J G Henderson is listed at 4181 West 10th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists John G Henderson there as the householder, a salesman at C C Cross & Co.
Today
12 West 10th and 4181 West 10th still have their buildings from before 1946, 12 West 10th on the Vancouver Heritage Register; 1205 West 10th (1958) has a newer building, by the City's record.
Every line as printed
All 5 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- Henderson Miss A H12 West 10th, p. 198
- Henderson Ada H12 West 10th, p. 266
- Henderson Barbara A deaconess First Un Ch1205 West 10th, p. 266
- Henderson J G4181 West 10th, p. 201
- Henderson John G slsmn C C Cross & Co4181 West 10th, 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.