A family name on West 6th Avenue, Kitsilano, Mount Pleasant, Fairview and West Point Grey
The Hendersons
In the city directories 1940 · three people at three addresses
The directories print three people named Henderson at three addresses in 1940, all on West 6th 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.
Reserve this family's book, freeThe name in every directory we hold from 1901 to 1945, at every address, each line with its page, to read here or save as a PDF. About $29 when orders open.
Where the Hendersons lived
- 1
1876 West 6th Avenue
Kitsilano, 1940
- Frances Henderson, a nurse for Mrs M Rideout 1940
Next door in 1940: E Goodland at 1866 and A Eckstein at 1890. The block, door by door
- 2
2615 West 6th Avenue
Kitsilano, 1940
- Rebecca A Henderson, widow of R R 1940
Next door in 1940: C W Ellam at 2605 and G F Turner at 2625. The block, door by door
- 3
4480 West 6th Avenue
West Point Grey, 1940
- Mrs Margaret Henderson, a housekeeper for W R Richardson 1940
Next door in 1940: J H Lindahl at 4474 and Mrs L M McLeod at 4486. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for two of the three: a housekeeper and a nurse. One is a widow, listed under her own name.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in Kitsilano (2) 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
The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Frances Henderson at 1876 West 6th Avenue, a nurse for Mrs M Rideout. The 1940 name section lists Rebecca A Henderson at 2615 West 6th Avenue, widow of R R. The 1940 name section lists Mrs Margaret Henderson at 4480 West 6th Avenue, a housekeeper for W R Richardson.
Today
2615 West 6th (1996) and 4480 West 6th (2008) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 1876 West 6th, so that building is probably gone (inferred).
Every line as printed
All 3 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- Henderson Frances nurse Mrs M Rideout1876 West 6th, p. 266
- Henderson Rebecca A wid R R2615 West 6th, p. 267
- Henderson Mrs Margt hsekpr W R Richardson4480 West 6th, p. 267
British Columbia and Yukon Directory, name section, where each person's work is printed
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.