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A family name in Vancouver's city directories

The Rothwells

In the city directories 1940 · twelve people at ten addresses

The directories print twelve people named Rothwell at ten addresses in 1940 in seven of the city's neighbourhoods. No first name or initials tie one address to another: we can't tell if they're one family.

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Where the Rothwells lived

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

    843 Cardero Street

    West End, 1940

    • Miss G Rothwell 1940
    • Gertrude Rothwell, a stenographer at Hood Bros 1940

    Next door in 1940: A D Bates at 893. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    5419 Culloden Street

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • W L Rothwell, a patrolman at Citizens Night Patrol 1940

    Next door in 1940: A J Manson at 5443. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    1435 East 29th Avenue

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • S L Rothwell, a patrolman at Citizens Night Patrol 1940

    Next door in 1940: W R Ogg at 1427. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    1203 Seymour Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • Jack Rothwell 1940

    Next door in 1940: Fane's Ltd at 1209. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    2656 Waterloo Street

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • W S Rothwell, a surveyor at BC Insurance Underwriters 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs M Stohlberg at 2624 and R L Parry at 2658. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    3235 West 10th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • H L Rothwell, a notary public 1940

    Next door in 1940: S D Johnson at 3227 and W A Smedley at 3241. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    4453 West 12th Avenue

    West Point Grey, 1940

    • J T Rothwell, a clerk at the Canadian Government 1940
    • Doug G T Rothwell, who worked for Arbutus S&D 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs C A Bartholomew at 4445 and A W Newman at 4459. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    550 West 13th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • Edgar P Rothwell, a salesman at Martin & Richards 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs M E Campbell at 536 and P Giovando at 596. The block, door by door

  9. 9

    3475 West 18th Avenue

    Dunbar-Southlands, 1940

    • J M Rothwell, an assistant surveyor at the City of Vancouver 1940

    Next door in 1940: J H Tinkler at 3455 and V N Kadey at 3485. The block, door by door

  10. 10

    1451 West Broadway

    Fairview, 1940

    • H L Rothwell, a notary public 1940

    Next door in 1940: A Hole at 1445 and thomas block at 1455. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for eight of the twelve: a patrolman (2), an assistant surveyor, a clerk, a notary public, a salesman and a stenographer, among others. Two of them worked for Citizens Night Patrol.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Fairview (2), Kensington-Cedar Cottage (2), Kitsilano (2), Downtown, Dunbar-Southlands, West End and West Point Grey. 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 Miss G Rothwell at 843 Cardero Street. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Gertrude Rothwell there as the householder, a stenographer at Hood Bros. In 1940 the directory lists W L Rothwell at 5419 Culloden 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 W Lionel Rothwell there as the householder, a patrolman at Citizens Night Patrol.

In 1940 the directory lists S L Rothwell at 1435 East 29th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Sam L Rothwell there as the householder, a patrolman at Citizens Night Patrol. The 1940 name section lists Jack Rothwell at 1203 Seymour Street.

W S Rothwell is listed at 2656 Waterloo Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists W Scott Rothwell there as the householder, a surveyor at BC Insurance Underwriters. H L Rothwell is listed at 3235 West 10th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Horatio L Rothwell there as the householder, a notary public.

J T Rothwell is listed at 4453 West 12th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists John T Rothwell there as the householder, a clerk at the Canadian Government, with Doug G T Rothwell, who worked for Arbutus S&D. The 1940 name section lists Edgar P Rothwell at 550 West 13th Avenue, a salesman at Martin & Richards.

In 1940 the directory lists J M Rothwell at 3475 West 18th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists James M Rothwell there as the householder, an assistant surveyor at the City of Vancouver. In 1940 the directory lists H L Rothwell, a notary public, at 1451 West Broadway.

Today

843 Cardero, 1203 Seymour and 4453 West 12th still have their buildings from before 1946; 5419 Culloden (1966), 1435 East 29th (1983), 2656 Waterloo (1995), 3235 West 10th (1991) and 3475 West 18th (1989) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 1451 West Broadway, so that building is probably gone (inferred); for 550 West 13th, its page says what we could and couldn't match to today's buildings.

Every line as printed

All 18 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.