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The Jenners

In the city directories 1940 · 14 people at 13 addresses

The directories print 14 people named Jenner at 13 addresses in 1940 in seven 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 Jenners 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

    1451 Angus Drive

    Shaughnessy, 1940

    • Edith Jenner, a maid for H Reifel 1940

    Next door in 1940: J Burns at 1403 and W D Frith at 1499. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    1076 Cardero Street

    West End, 1940

    • J Jenner 1940

    Next door in 1940: Miss B A Lawrence at 1074 and H E Jarvis at 1078. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    871 Denman Street

    West End, 1940

    • Charles W Jenner, a manager at Standard Battery Distributor 1940
    • Doris M Jenner, a stenographer at Standard Battery Distributor 1940

    Next door in 1940: Chow Bros at 865. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    856 East 10th Avenue

    Mount Pleasant, 1940

    • T A Jenner, a mechanic at Medical Building Garage 1940

    Next door in 1940: O E Straub at 850 and O Skinner at 864. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    1386 East 2nd Avenue

    Grandview-Woodland, 1940

    • Charles T Jenner, on active service 1940

    Next door in 1940: J Tucker at 1376 and J W Thomson at 1396. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    1752 East 3rd Avenue

    Grandview-Woodland, 1940

    • Sarah Jenner, widow of W 1940

    Next door in 1940: W Hughes at 1746 and D M Gillis at 1762. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    1895 East 49th Avenue

    Victoria-Fraserview, 1940

    • W G Jenner, a plasterer 1940

    Next door in 1940: C H Long at 1881. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    124 East Broadway

    Mount Pleasant, 1940

    • T C Jenner, in herbs 1940

    Next door in 1940: Lamp Regal at 108 and Mary Hague Dress Shop at 128. The block, door by door

  9. 9

    1872 Nelson Street

    West End, 1940

    • Arthur F Jenner, a salesman 1940

    Next door in 1940: Miss L E Fowler at 1860. The block, door by door

  10. 10

    1280 Nicola Street

    West End, 1940

    • N L Jenner, a salesman 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs H J Kincade at 1220. The block, door by door

  11. 11

    938 Thurlow Street

    West End, 1940

    • Mrs M Jenner 1940

    Next door in 1940: W H Martin at 934 and R P Barrett at 940. The block, door by door

  12. 12

    3829 West 22nd Avenue

    Dunbar-Southlands, 1940

    • R H Jenner, a shipper at Brooks-Corning 1940

    Next door in 1940: A J Cassels at 3825 and W Davidson at 3835. The block, door by door

  13. 13

    1021 West 52nd Avenue

    Oakridge, 1940

    • T C Jenner 1940

    Next door in 1940: J E Esworthy at 1057. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for nine of the 14: a salesman (2), a maid, a manager, a mechanic, an on active service and a plasterer, among others. Two of them worked for Standard Battery Distributor. One is a widow, listed under her own name.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in West End (5), Grandview-Woodland (2), Mount Pleasant (2), Dunbar-Southlands, Oakridge, Shaughnessy and Victoria-Fraserview. 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 Edith Jenner at 1451 Angus Drive, a maid for H Reifel. J Jenner is listed at 1076 Cardero Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists John Jenner there as the householder. The 1940 name section lists Charles W Jenner at 871 Denman Street, a manager at Standard Battery Distributor, with Doris M Jenner, a stenographer at Standard Battery Distributor.

In 1940 the directory lists T A Jenner at 856 East 10th 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 lists Thomas A Jenner there as the householder, a mechanic at Medical Building Garage. The 1940 name section lists Charles T Jenner at 1386 East 2nd Avenue, on active service. The 1940 name section lists Sarah Jenner at 1752 East 3rd Avenue, widow of W.

In 1940 the directory lists W G Jenner at 1895 East 49th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Walter G Jenner there as the householder, a plasterer. In 1940 the directory lists T C Jenner, in herbs, at 124 East Broadway. The 1940 name section lists Arthur F Jenner at 1872 Nelson Street, a salesman.

The 1940 name section lists N L Jenner at 1280 Nicola Street, a salesman. Mrs M Jenner is listed at 938 Thurlow Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Mrs Marion Jenner there as the householder.

R H Jenner is listed at 3829 West 22nd Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Robert H Jenner there as the householder, a shipper at Brooks-Corning. T C Jenner is listed at 1021 West 52nd Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too.

Today

1451 Angus Drive, 1752 East 3rd, 124 East Broadway and 3829 West 22nd still have their buildings from before 1946; 871 Denman (1973), 856 East 10th (2018), 1872 Nelson (1959) and 1280 Nicola (1986) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 1076 Cardero, 1386 East 2nd, 1895 East 49th, 938 Thurlow and 1021 West 52nd, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 19 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 J. Want a name removed? Tell us.