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A family name in Vancouver's city directories

The Henleys

In the city directories 1940 · seven people at six addresses

The directories print seven people named Henley at six addresses in 1940 in six of the city's neighbourhoods. No first name or initials tie one address to another: we can't tell if they're one family.

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Where the Henleys lived

Each pin is on its own block, numbered as the households below. Two addresses aren't on today's map, so they have no pin. Today's land, parks, main roads and local areas: City of Vancouver Open Data (Open Government Licence – Vancouver).
  1. 1

    4288 Angus Drive

    Shaughnessy, 1940

    • G A Henley, a salesman for C M Oliver 1940

    Next door in 1940: F R Anderson at 4238. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    761 Cardero Street

    West End, 1940

    • Mrs Edith Henley 1940

    Next door in 1940: Miss M Thyne at 753. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    575 East 44th Avenue

    Sunset, 1940

    • Mrs S Henley 1940
    • Marjorie Henley, a bookkeeper at the BC Electric Railway 1940

    Next door in 1940: J Tanco at 565 and M J Rispin at 585. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    5436 Elm Street

    Arbutus Ridge, 1940

    • Cyril F Henley, an accountant 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs R E Murray at 5464. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    3729 Glen Drive

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • G Henley, a shipper at BC Hardwood Floor 1940

    Next door in 1940: C M Smith at 3785. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    1712 West 4th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • L P Henley, a laborer at Overseas Wood Products 1940

    Next door in 1940: G Fraser at 1704 and J C McLagan at 1720. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for five of the seven: an accountant, a bookkeeper, a laborer, a salesman and a shipper.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Arbutus Ridge, Fairview, Kensington-Cedar Cottage, Shaughnessy, Sunset and West End. 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 G A Henley at 4288 Angus Drive. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists George A Henley there as the householder, a salesman for C M Oliver. The 1940 name section lists Mrs Edith Henley at 761 Cardero Street.

Mrs S Henley is listed at 575 East 44th Avenue in 1940; 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 Mrs Stella Henley there as the householder, with Marjorie Henley, a bookkeeper at the BC Electric Railway. The 1940 name section lists Cyril F Henley at 5436 Elm Street, an accountant.

In 1940 the directory lists G Henley at 3729 Glen Drive. The 1940 name section lists George Henley there as the householder, a shipper at BC Hardwood Floor. In 1940 the directory lists L P Henley at 1712 West 4th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Louis P Henley there as the householder, a laborer at Overseas Wood Products.

Today

4288 Angus Drive, 5436 Elm and 3729 Glen Drive still have their buildings from before 1946; 761 Cardero (1975) and 575 East 44th (2001) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 1712 West 4th, so that building is probably gone (inferred).

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.