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A family name in Vancouver's city directories

The Hensons

In the city directories 1940 · nine people at eight addresses

The directories print nine people named Henson at eight addresses in 1940 in eight 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 Hensons 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

    622 East 12th Avenue

    Mount Pleasant, 1940

    • William Henson 1940

    Next door in 1940: W McDermid at 616 and Mrs Dr B H Wilson at 628. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    516 East 21st Avenue

    Riley Park, 1940

    • F Henson, a finisher 1940
  3. 3

    1224 East 23rd Avenue

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • N A Henson, a longshoreman 1940

    Next door in 1940: J Edgerton at 1230. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    776 Homer Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • F Henson, proprietor of Cabin Grocery 1940

    Next door in 1940: Morgan & Co at 766 and 8 listings at 782. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    6369 McCleery Street

    Kerrisdale, 1940

    • P P Henson, of Ryan & Henson 1940

    Next door in 1940: A W Carter at 6305 and K F R Mair at 6389. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    1374 Robson Street

    West End, 1940

    • Gus Henson, a carpenter 1940

    Next door in 1940: la belle apts at 1368. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    1646 West 10th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • Ivy T Henson, a school teacher 1940

    Next door in 1940: Miss I M Ahlgrim at 1636 and Miss D Timberlake at 1654. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    4238 West 14th Avenue

    West Point Grey, 1940

    • C W Henson, a building contractor 1940
    • Norma Henson 1940

    Next door in 1940: B O Northrup at 4228 and C W Porter at 4248. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for six of the nine: a building contractor, a carpenter, a finisher, a longshoreman, a proprietor and a school teacher.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Downtown, Fairview, Kensington-Cedar Cottage, Kerrisdale, Mount Pleasant, Riley Park, West End 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 William Henson at 622 East 12th Avenue. F Henson is listed at 516 East 21st Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Frederick Henson there as the householder, a finisher.

N A Henson is listed at 1224 East 23rd Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Norman A Henson there as the householder, a longshoreman. F Henson is listed at 776 Homer Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Fred Henson there as the householder, proprietor of Cabin Grocery.

P P Henson is listed at 6369 McCleery Street 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 Peter P Henson there as the householder, of Ryan & Henson. The 1940 name section lists Gus Henson at 1374 Robson Street, a carpenter. The 1940 name section lists Ivy T Henson at 1646 West 10th Avenue, a school teacher.

C W Henson, a building contractor, is listed at 4238 West 14th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Charles W Henson there, a building contractor, with Norma Henson.

Today

622 East 12th, 6369 McCleery and 1646 West 10th still have their buildings from before 1946; 516 East 21st (1983), 1224 East 23rd (1980) and 4238 West 14th (2016) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 776 Homer and 1374 Robson, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 14 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
1940

British Columbia and Yukon Directory, name section, where each person's work is printed

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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.