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A family name on West 23rd Avenue, Dunbar-Southlands, Riley Park, South Cambie and Arbutus Ridge

The Hendersons

In the city directories 1940 · seven people at four addresses

The directories print seven people named Henderson at four addresses in 1940, all on West 23rd Avenue. 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 Hendersons at 820 West 23rd in 1940. 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

    179 West 23rd Avenue

    Riley Park, 1940

    • R McK Henderson, a supervisor at American Can 1940

    Next door in 1940: H McN Wilson at 173 and W N Bertram at 185. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    820 West 23rd Avenue

    South Cambie, 1940

    • Mrs A L Henderson, widow of E 1940
    • Norma B Henderson, a packer at Spencer's 1940
    • Winnifred N Henderson, a school teacher 1940

    Next door in 1940: A J Reavill at 814 and T Roper at 824. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    978 West 23rd Avenue

    South Cambie, 1940

    • Mrs R A Henderson, widow of R 1940

    Next door in 1940: A Kerr at 972. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    3692 West 23rd Avenue

    Dunbar-Southlands, 1940

    • D Henderson, a salesman for J C Wilson 1940
    • Stewart Henderson, a musician 1940

    Next door in 1940: W E Walter at 3676. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for five of the seven: a musician, a packer, a salesman, a school teacher and a supervisor. Two are widows, listed under their own names.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in South Cambie (2), Dunbar-Southlands and Riley Park. 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 R McK Henderson at 179 West 23rd Avenue; 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 Robert McK Henderson there as the householder, a supervisor at American Can. In 1940 the directory lists Mrs A L Henderson at 820 West 23rd Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Alice L Henderson there as the householder, widow of E, with Norma B Henderson, a packer at Spencer's, and Winnifred N Henderson, a school teacher.

In 1940 the directory lists Mrs R A Henderson at 978 West 23rd Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Rebecca A Henderson there as the householder, widow of R. In 1940 the directory lists D Henderson at 3692 West 23rd Avenue. The 1940 name section lists David Henderson there as the householder, a salesman for J C Wilson, with Stewart Henderson, a musician.

Today

820 West 23rd, 978 West 23rd and 3692 West 23rd still have their buildings from before 1946; 179 West 23rd (1990) has a newer building, by the City's record.

Every line as printed

All 11 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.