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A family name in Vancouver's city directories

The Hewers

In the city directories 1940 · 14 people at ten addresses

The directories print 14 people named Hewer at ten 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. The most under one roof: three Hewers at 1846 West 14th in 1940.

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Where the Hewers 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

    300 East 16th Avenue

    Riley Park, 1940

    • William Hewer, a salesman for Globe Outfitting 1940

    Next door in 1940: W W E Corkill at 302. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    1060 Granville Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • Alfred Hewer 1940

    Next door in 1940: Balderston Motors (used cars) at 1056 and Dom Furn Chain Stores at 1062. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    1906 Ogden Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • Albert Hewer, an apprentice at H Bawden & Sons 1940

    Next door in 1940: H Madson at 1904 and M O Leitch at 1916. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    4459 West 10th Avenue

    West Point Grey, 1940

    • G C Hewer, in hardware 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs C T Ross at 4453 and J A Tottle at 4463. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    1846 West 14th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • R M Hewer, a salesman 1940
    • Gerald Hewer, a clerk at M-W Ltd 1940
    • John M Hewer, a clerk at General Motors 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs L Carson at 1836 and C Stubbs at 1856. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    4308 West 15th Avenue

    West Point Grey, 1940

    • J M Hewer, a meat cutter at Woodward's 1940

    Next door in 1940: G A Petrie at 4304 and B Pearl at 4340. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    1141 West 33rd Avenue

    Shaughnessy, 1940

    • I B Hewer 1940
    • Frances L Hewer, a saleswoman at the Hudson's Bay Company 1940
    • W B Bruce Hewer, a chauffeur at BC Motor Transportation 1940

    Next door in 1940: A Logan at 1125 and F Richardson at 1157. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    4085 West 33rd Avenue

    Dunbar-Southlands, 1940

    • A T Hewer 1940

    Next door in 1940: A R Coulter at 4079 and J J Enfield at 4093. The block, door by door

  9. 9

    4635 West 9th Avenue

    West Point Grey, 1940

    • G C Hewer, in hardware 1940

    Next door in 1940: J H Clucas at 4625 and W N Bunting at 4645. The block, door by door

  10. 10

    525 West Pender Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • A T Hewer, a manufacturers agent 1940

    Next door in 1940: Guilding & Folley at 521 and Matthew H Ltd at 529. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for nine of the 14: a clerk (2), a salesman (2), an apprentice, a chauffeur, a hardware and a meat cutter, among others.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in West Point Grey (3), Downtown (2), Kitsilano (2), Dunbar-Southlands, Riley Park and Shaughnessy. 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 Hewer at 300 East 16th Avenue, a salesman for Globe Outfitting. The 1940 name section lists Alfred Hewer at 1060 Granville Street. The 1940 name section lists Albert Hewer at 1906 Ogden Avenue, an apprentice at H Bawden & Sons. G C Hewer, in hardware, is listed at 4459 West 10th 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).

In 1940 the directory lists R M Hewer at 1846 West 14th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Roy M Hewer there as the householder, a salesman, with Gerald Hewer, a clerk at M-W Ltd, and John M Hewer, a clerk at General Motors. In 1940 the directory lists J M Hewer at 4308 West 15th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists John M Hewer there as the householder, a meat cutter at Woodward's.

In 1940 the directory lists I B Hewer at 1141 West 33rd Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Irvine B Hewer there as the householder, with Frances L Hewer, a saleswoman at the Hudson's Bay Company, and W B Bruce Hewer, a chauffeur at BC Motor Transportation. In 1940 the directory lists A T Hewer at 4085 West 33rd Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too.

G C Hewer is listed at 4635 West 9th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Gordon C Hewer there as the householder, in hardware. A T Hewer, a manufacturers agent, is listed at 525 West Pender Street in 1940.

Today

1060 Granville, 1906 Ogden, 4459 West 10th, 1846 West 14th, 1141 West 33rd and 4635 West 9th still have their buildings from before 1946, 1060 Granville and 1846 West 14th on the Vancouver Heritage Register; 4308 West 15th (1997) and 4085 West 33rd (2016) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 300 East 16th and 525 West Pender, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 18 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

The book of the Hewers

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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.