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A family name in Vancouver's city directories

The Renwicks

In the city directories 1940 · 17 people at eleven addresses

The directories print 17 people named Renwick at eleven addresses in 1940 in ten 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 Renwicks at 5375 Clarendon in 1940.

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Where the Renwicks lived

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

    6789 Arbutus Street

    Kerrisdale, 1940

    • David P Renwick, retired 1940

    Next door in 1940: A G Holland at 6757. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    1205 Bute Street

    West End, 1940

    • Dorothy Renwick, who worked for the BC Telephone 1940

    Next door in 1940: F N Langford at 1215. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    5710 Cartier Street

    Oakridge, 1940

    • H A Renwick 1940
    • Mrs Lulu J Renwick, proprietor of Dainty-Made Cake Shop 1940

    Next door in 1940: O A Lauritzen at 5730. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    7670 Cartier Street

    Marpole, 1940

    • R A Renwick, a salesman at S D & W 1940

    Next door in 1940: C Heslip at 7650. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    5375 Clarendon Street

    Renfrew-Collingwood, 1940

    • J Renwick, a clerk at the Post Office 1940
    • Lachie V Renwick 1940
    • Richard C Renwick 1940

    Next door in 1940: H Moffat at 5363 and Mrs A J Ashton at 5391. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    287 East 19th Avenue

    Riley Park, 1940

    • David J Renwick, a mechanic 1940

    Next door in 1940: F Campbell at 257 and L Sandiford at 291. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    2075 Nelson Street

    West End, 1940

    • H Bryan Renwick, a traffic representative at the United Air Lines 1940
  8. 8

    1087 Richards Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • Alex Renwick 1940

    Next door in 1940: E McKinnon at 1083 and J Naple at 1097. The block, door by door

  9. 9

    2976 West 10th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • R Renwick, a chauffeur 1940
    • E Violet Renwick, a clerk at the Province 1940
    • Mary P Renwick, a stenographer for D H Bain 1940

    Next door in 1940: H Kemp at 2966 and A Coughlin at 2986. The block, door by door

  10. 10

    1105 West 32nd Avenue

    Shaughnessy, 1940

    • R J Renwick 1940

    Next door in 1940: A D McLeod at 1115. The block, door by door

  11. 11

    3715 West 38th Avenue

    Dunbar-Southlands, 1940

    • T Renwick, a messenger at CP Express 1940
    • Norman T Renwick, a student at UBC 1940

    Next door in 1940: A C Packham at 3705 and F F Keller at 3737. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for ten of the 17: a clerk (2), a chauffeur, an employee, a mechanic, a messenger and a proprietor, among others.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in West End (2), Downtown, Dunbar-Southlands, Kerrisdale, Kitsilano, Marpole, Oakridge, Renfrew-Collingwood, 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 David P Renwick at 6789 Arbutus Street, retired. The 1940 name section lists Dorothy Renwick at 1205 Bute Street, who worked for the BC Telephone. In 1940 the directory lists H A Renwick at 5710 Cartier Street. The 1940 name section lists Harold A Renwick there as the householder, with Mrs Lulu J Renwick, proprietor of Dainty-Made Cake Shop.

In 1940 the directory lists R A Renwick at 7670 Cartier 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 Robert A Renwick there as the householder, a salesman at S D & W. In 1940 the directory lists J Renwick at 5375 Clarendon Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists James Renwick there as the householder, a clerk at the Post Office, with Lachie V Renwick and Richard C Renwick.

The 1940 name section lists David J Renwick at 287 East 19th Avenue, a mechanic. The 1940 name section lists H Bryan Renwick at 2075 Nelson Street, a traffic representative at the United Air Lines. The 1940 name section lists Alex Renwick at 1087 Richards Street.

R Renwick is listed at 2976 West 10th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Robert Renwick there as the householder, a chauffeur, with E Violet Renwick, a clerk at the Province, and Mary P Renwick, a stenographer for D H Bain. R J Renwick is listed at 1105 West 32nd Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Richard J Renwick there as the householder.

T Renwick is listed at 3715 West 38th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Thomas Renwick there as the householder, a messenger at CP Express, with Norman T Renwick, a student at UBC.

Today

6789 Arbutus, 2976 West 10th and 1105 West 32nd still have their buildings from before 1946; 7670 Cartier (2011), 5375 Clarendon (1978) and 3715 West 38th (2006) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 1205 Bute, 5710 Cartier, 287 East 19th, 2075 Nelson and 1087 Richards, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 23 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 R. Want a name removed? Tell us.