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A family name on West 14th Avenue, Fairview, Mount Pleasant, Kitsilano and West Point Grey

The Robertsons

In the city directories 1940 · six people at five addresses

The directories print six people named Robertson at five addresses in 1940, all on West 14th 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

    1055 West 14th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • Mrs S L Robertson, widow of J 1940

    Next door in 1940: J Baron at 1045 and K Katznelson at 1065. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    1340 West 14th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • A Robertson, retired 1940

    Next door in 1940: Miss B Baker at 1336 and Mrs F Clarke at 1354. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    1596 West 14th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • Mrs I Robertson 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs C McRae at 1566. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    1615 West 14th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • Mrs E Florence Robertson, a housekeeper for R C Mitten 1940

    Next door in 1940: L C Bruford at 1607 and R W Wilson at 1617. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    2812 West 14th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • B H Robertson, an inspector at Associated Dairies 1940
    • Jean G Robertson, a clerk at Associated Dairies 1940

    Next door in 1940: T H Burrows at 2806 and E B Newcombe at 2820. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for three of the six: a clerk, a housekeeper and an inspector. Two of them worked for Associated Dairies. One is a widow, listed under her own name.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Fairview (4) and Kitsilano. 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 S L Robertson at 1055 West 14th 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 Sarah L Robertson there as the householder, widow of J. In 1940 the directory lists A Robertson at 1340 West 14th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Alex Robertson there as the householder, retired.

In 1940 the directory lists Mrs I Robertson at 1596 West 14th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Mrs Irene Robertson there as the householder. The 1940 name section lists Mrs E Florence Robertson at 1615 West 14th Avenue, a housekeeper for R C Mitten.

B H Robertson is listed at 2812 West 14th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Bert H Robertson there as the householder, an inspector at Associated Dairies, with Jean G Robertson, a clerk at Associated Dairies.

Today

2812 West 14th still has its building from before 1946, dated 1920 by the City's record; 1596 West 14th (2000) has a newer building, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 1055 West 14th, 1340 West 14th and 1615 West 14th, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 10 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.