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The Herons

In the city directories 1940 · 15 people at 13 addresses

The directories print 15 people named Heron at 13 addresses in 1940 in nine of the city's neighbourhoods, with the close spelling Herron. 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 Herons at 3708 West 27th in 1940.

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Where the Herons lived

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

    1732 Arbutus Street

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • J Heron, a laborer 1940

    Next door in 1940: W M H Dubberley at 1716 and S Divall at 1740. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    2647 Dundas Street

    Hastings-Sunrise, 1940

    • W Heron, retired 1940

    Next door in 1940: R Maskal at 2639 and A Lefever at 2653. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    1351 East 19th Avenue

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • C H K Herron, a salesman 1940

    Next door in 1940: C W Vollet at 1345 and A J Staples at 1373. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    555 East 45th Avenue

    Sunset, 1940

    • Chester H Herron, on active service 1940

    Next door in 1940: C W Walker at 545 and Mrs E Rogers at 565. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    2029 East Broadway

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • A Heron, a foreman 1940

    Next door in 1940: E C Leslie at 2021 and V R Wallis at 2037. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    621 Helmcken Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • J Heron 1940

    Next door in 1940: C A Ohlund at 617 and R G Topliss at 639. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    4206 Inverness Street

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • J W Heron, a salesman at Ferguson Truck & Equipment 1940

    Next door in 1940: P L Barr at 4216. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    4340 John Street

    Riley Park, 1940

    • W W L Heron, a postman 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs A H Dykes at 4334 and J H Goldie at 4358. The block, door by door

  9. 9

    4840 Lanark Street

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • Christina Heron 1940

    Next door in 1940: A Y Thomson at 4832 and N S Nicoletta at 4846. The block, door by door

  10. 10

    1549 West 12th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • Currie Herron, a driver at Hall Fuel 1940

    Next door in 1940: Cosy Nook Cafe at 1509 and Mrs B Smeaton at 1557. The block, door by door

  11. 11

    3600 West 27th Avenue

    Dunbar-Southlands, 1940

    • J Herron, a clerk 1940
  12. 12

    3708 West 27th Avenue

    Dunbar-Southlands, 1940

    • Mrs B M Heron, a widow 1940
    • Gordon L Heron, a student at UBC 1940
    • Marjorie B Heron, who worked for the BC Telephone 1940

    Next door in 1940: J Mehan at 3726. The block, door by door

  13. 13

    2507 West 45th Avenue

    Kerrisdale, 1940

    • W Heron, a secretary at Allison Logging 1940

    Next door in 1940: F H Higginbotham at 2519. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for ten of the 15: a salesman (2), a clerk, a driver, an employee, a foreman and a laborer, among others. One is a widow, listed under her own name.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Kensington-Cedar Cottage (4), Dunbar-Southlands (2), Downtown, Fairview, Hastings-Sunrise, Kerrisdale, Kitsilano, Riley Park and Sunset. 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 J Heron at 1732 Arbutus Street. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists John Heron there as the householder, a laborer, with James Heron. In 1940 the directory lists W Heron at 2647 Dundas Street; 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 William Heron there as the householder, retired.

In 1940 the directory lists C H K Herron at 1351 East 19th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists C H Ken Herron there as the householder, a salesman. The 1940 name section lists Chester H Herron at 555 East 45th Avenue, on active service.

A Heron is listed at 2029 East Broadway in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Andrew Heron there as the householder, a foreman. J Heron is listed at 621 Helmcken Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists John Heron there as the householder.

J W Heron is listed at 4206 Inverness Street in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists James W Herron there as the householder, a salesman at Ferguson Truck & Equipment. The 1940 name section lists W W L Heron at 4340 John Street, a postman. The 1940 name section lists Christina Heron at 4840 Lanark Street.

The 1940 name section lists Currie Herron at 1549 West 12th Avenue, a driver at Hall Fuel. In 1940 the directory lists J Herron at 3600 West 27th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists John Herron there as the householder, a clerk, with John T O Herron.

In 1940 the directory lists Mrs B M Heron at 3708 West 27th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Bertha M Heron there as the householder, a widow, with Gordon L Heron, a student at UBC, and Marjorie B Heron, who worked for the BC Telephone. In 1940 the directory lists W Heron at 2507 West 45th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists William Heron there as the householder, a secretary at Allison Logging.

Today

1351 East 19th, 4206 Inverness, 4340 John, 3600 West 27th and 3708 West 27th still have their buildings from before 1946; 2647 Dundas (1960), 555 East 45th (1991), 4840 Lanark (1973) and 2507 West 45th (2016) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 1732 Arbutus, 621 Helmcken and 1549 West 12th, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred); for 2029 East Broadway, its page says what we could and couldn't match to today's buildings.

Every line as printed

All 26 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.