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

The Robinsons

In the city directories 1940 · six people at five addresses

The directories print six people named Robinson 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 145 other streets too, all listed on the Robinson name's own page.

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Where the Robinsons 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

    519 West 14th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • L A Robinson, a driver at Associated Dairies 1940

    Next door in 1940: J Tyrrell at 511 and F C Grantham at 523. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    1076 West 14th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • Isabella Robinson, a housekeeper for R J Paul 1940

    Next door in 1940: J Ablowitz at 1066 and F Bew at 1078. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    1395 West 14th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • G A Robinson, retired 1940
    • Janet R Robinson 1940

    Next door in 1940: florence (the) at 1375. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    1465 West 14th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • Mrs E J Robinson, widow of H J 1940

    Next door in 1940: simcoe lodge at 1455. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    2765 West 14th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • A W Robinson, on active service 1940

    Next door in 1940: C G Barrie at 2755. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for three of the six: a driver, a housekeeper and an on active service. 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 L A Robinson at 519 West 14th Avenue. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Leslie A Robinson there as the householder, a driver at Associated Dairies. The 1940 name section lists Isabella Robinson at 1076 West 14th Avenue, a housekeeper for R J Paul.

G A Robinson is listed at 1395 West 14th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists George A Robinson there as the householder, retired, with Janet R Robinson. Mrs E J Robinson is listed at 1465 West 14th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists E Jewel Robinson there as the householder, widow of H J.

A W Robinson is listed at 2765 West 14th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Albert W Robinson there as the householder, on active service.

Today

1395 West 14th and 1465 West 14th still have their buildings from before 1946, 1395 West 14th on the Vancouver Heritage Register; 2765 West 14th (1987) has a newer building, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 519 West 14th and 1076 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

The book of the Robinsons

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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.