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A family name in Vancouver's city directories

The Isherwoods

In the city directories 1940 · nine people at eight addresses

The directories print nine people named Isherwood at eight addresses in 1940 in five 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 Isherwoods 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

    469 East 18th Avenue

    Riley Park, 1940

    • W Isherwood, a conductor at the BC Electric Railway 1940

    Next door in 1940: W Ready at 477. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    372 East 41st Avenue

    Riley Park, 1940

    • Mrs A Isherwood, widow of H 1940
    • Maurice Isherwood, a salesman at B&K Economy Cash Stores 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs N Wild at 334. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    1248 East 8th Avenue

    Mount Pleasant, 1940

    • J W Isherwood, on active service 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs A Munro at 1244 and A G Brewer at 1250. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    175 East Broadway

    Mount Pleasant, 1940

    • J W Isherwood, who ran a service station 1940

    Next door in 1940: Hux Lunch at 169. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    2560 East Georgia Street

    Hastings-Sunrise, 1940

    • G W Isherwood, a driver at CN Express 1940

    Next door in 1940: C J Graham at 2554 and F Cuff at 2578. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    4349 Knight Street

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • W N Isherwood, an engineer 1940

    Next door in 1940: W E Taylor at 4339 and J J Thompson at 4371. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    1695 West 3rd Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • J W Isherwood, a service station 1940

    Next door in 1940: J P Jackson at 1679. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    107 West 8th Avenue

    Mount Pleasant, 1940

    • George Isherwood, an attendant at Shell Oil 1940

    Next door in 1940: G Holtby at 103 and T Robinson at 109. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for seven of the nine: an attendant, a conductor, a driver, an engineer, an on active service and a salesman, among others. One is a widow, listed under her own name.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Mount Pleasant (3), Riley Park (2), Fairview, Hastings-Sunrise and Kensington-Cedar Cottage. 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 W Isherwood at 469 East 18th Avenue; 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, where each person's work is printed, lists William Isherwood there as the householder, a conductor at the BC Electric Railway. In 1940 the directory lists Mrs A Isherwood at 372 East 41st Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Annie Isherwood there as the householder, widow of H, with Maurice Isherwood, a salesman at B&K Economy Cash Stores.

In 1940 the directory lists J W Isherwood at 1248 East 8th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists John W Isherwood there as the householder, on active service. In 1940 the directory lists J W Isherwood at 175 East Broadway. The 1940 name section lists Joseph W Isherwood there, who ran a service station.

In 1940 the directory lists G W Isherwood at 2560 East Georgia Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists George W Isherwood there as the householder, a driver at CN Express. In 1940 the directory lists W N Isherwood at 4349 Knight Street. The 1940 name section lists Walter N Isherwood there as the householder, an engineer.

In 1940 the directory lists J W Isherwood, a service station, at 1695 West 3rd Avenue. The 1940 name section lists George Isherwood at 107 West 8th Avenue, an attendant at Shell Oil.

Today

175 East Broadway, 2560 East Georgia and 4349 Knight still have their buildings from before 1946; 469 East 18th (1987) and 372 East 41st (1968) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 1248 East 8th, 1695 West 3rd and 107 West 8th, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 15 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 I. Want a name removed? Tell us.