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A family name on West 13th Avenue, Fairview, Mount Pleasant, Kitsilano and West Point Grey

The Robertsons

In the city directories 1940 · eight people at six addresses

The directories print eight people named Robertson at six addresses in 1940, all on West 13th Avenue. No first name or initials tie one address to another: we can't tell if they're one family. The directories print the name on 150 other streets too, all listed on the Robertson name's own page.

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Where the Robertsons 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

    1315 West 13th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • Mrs M E Robertson, widow of W 1940
    • Georgina B Robertson, a stenographer 1940

    Next door in 1940: Dr H H Millburn at 1325. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    1733 West 13th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • F E Robertson, a branch manager at the Royal Bank 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs L B Twiss at 1725 and Dr G A Greaves at 1735. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    2545 West 13th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • Robert Robertson, an electrician 1940

    Next door in 1940: A H Easton at 2535 and E C M Hansen at 2555. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    3295 West 13th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • Agnes Robertson, widow of F S 1940

    Next door in 1940: H F Kummer at 3285. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    4314 West 13th Avenue

    West Point Grey, 1940

    • Mrs C S Robertson, widow of J R 1940
    • J Norman Robertson, a clerk 1940

    Next door in 1940: Miss H M Hall at 4306 and J D McCaughey at 4318. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    4547 West 13th Avenue

    West Point Grey, 1940

    • Mrs H Robertson, widow of W 1940

    Next door in 1940: J A Thomas at 4543 and J G Nowlan at 4555. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for four of the eight: a branch manager, a clerk, an electrician and a stenographer. Four are widows, listed under their own names.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Fairview (2), Kitsilano (2) and West Point Grey (2). 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 Mrs M E Robertson at 1315 West 13th Avenue. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Mary E Robertson there as the householder, widow of W, with Georgina B Robertson, a stenographer. In 1940 the directory lists F E Robertson at 1733 West 13th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Frederick E Robertson there as the householder, a branch manager at the Royal Bank.

The 1940 name section lists Robert Robertson at 2545 West 13th Avenue, an electrician. The 1940 name section lists Agnes Robertson at 3295 West 13th Avenue, widow of F S. In 1940 the directory lists Mrs C S Robertson at 4314 West 13th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Christina S Robertson there as the householder, widow of J R, with J Norman Robertson, a clerk.

In 1940 the directory lists Mrs H Robertson at 4547 West 13th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Helen Robertson there as the householder, widow of W.

Today

2545 West 13th still has its building from before 1946, dated 1927 by the City's record; 4547 West 13th (2018) has a newer building, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 1315 West 13th, 1733 West 13th, 3295 West 13th and 4314 West 13th, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 12 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 R. Want a name removed? Tell us.