A family name on West 35th Avenue, Dunbar-Southlands, Shaughnessy and Arbutus Ridge
The Robertsons
In the city directories 1940 · four people at two addresses
The directories print four people named Robertson at two addresses in 1940, all on West 35th Avenue. No first name or initials tie one address to the other: we can't tell if they're one family. The most under one roof: three Robertsons at 2936 West 35th in 1940. 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
Southlands
- 1
2936 West 35th Avenue
Dunbar-Southlands, 1940
- Mrs G O Robertson, widow of H R 1940
- Beverly L Robertson, a secretary for Dr C E Davies 1940
- Margaret D Robertson, a nurse for Dr J A McLean 1940
Next door in 1940: D McFarlane at 2926 and R R Kersey at 2946. The block, door by door
- 2
3775 West 35th Avenue
Dunbar-Southlands, 1940
- Christina M Robertson, a cashier at Wonder Lunch 1940
Next door in 1940: D Lennett at 3757 and W E Rutherford at 3791. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for three of the four: a cashier, a nurse and a secretary. One is a widow, listed under her own name.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in Dunbar-Southlands (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 G O Robertson at 2936 West 35th 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 Grace O Robertson there as the householder, widow of H R, with Beverly L Robertson, a secretary for Dr C E Davies, and Margaret D Robertson, a nurse for Dr J A McLean. The 1940 name section lists Christina M Robertson at 3775 West 35th Avenue, a cashier at Wonder Lunch.
Today
3775 West 35th still has its building from before 1946, dated 1925 by the City's record; 2936 West 35th (1996) has a newer building, by the City's record.
Every line as printed
All 5 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- *Robertson Mrs G O2936 West 35th, p. 251
- Robertson Beverly L sec Dr C E Davies2936 West 35th, p. 524
- ROBERTSON Grace O wid H R prop Harmony Hall2936 West 35th, p. 525
- Robertson Margt D nurse Dr J A McLean2936 West 35th, p. 525
- Robertson Christina M cash Wonder Lunch3775 West 35th, p. 524
British Columbia and Yukon Directory, street section
The book of the Robertsons
Every directory, as one book
The family book reads the Robertson name in each Vancouver directory we hold from 1901 to 1945: everyone printed under it at every address, their work from the name sections, who lived next door, and the page behind every line, to read here or save as a PDF to print or give.
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Another name, or a house
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.