The Vernons

The story, address by address

The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Dorothy E Vernon at 1940 Arbutus Street. The 1940 name section lists John Vernon at 1275 Barclay Street. In 1940 the directory lists W G Vernon at 1328 Barclay 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 William G Vernon there as the householder, a conductor at the CPR, with William T Vernon, a bridgeman at the CPR.

In 1940 the directory lists S E Vernon at 1601 Comox Street. The 1940 name section lists Syd E Vernon there as the householder, a salesman at Boultbee. In 1940 the directory lists C S Vernon at 1020 East 40th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Charles S Vernon there as the householder, a floorman at the Province.

In 1940 the directory lists E J Vernon at 176 East 54th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists E James Vernon there as the householder, a branch manager at Quality Shoe Store. The 1940 name section lists Andrew Vernon at 1046 Granville Street.

Mrs N C Vernon is listed at 3759 Lanark Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Nellie C Vernon there as the householder, widow of A E. L G Vernon is listed at 1606 Nelson Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Leonard G Vernon there as the householder, a vulcanizer at Boultbee.

The 1940 name section lists Charles E Vernon at 1931 Nelson Street, a porter at Spencer's. In 1940 the directory lists H G Vernon at 3534 Price Street. The 1940 name section lists Hugh G Vernon there as the householder, a salesman at Robertson's Bakeries. The 1940 name section lists William Vernon at 440 Richards Street.

W Vernon is listed at 2085 Waverley Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists William Vernon there as the householder, a vulcanizer, with Harold W Vernon, a millworker, and Tressa M Vernon, a grader at Evans Products. F T Vernon is listed at 304 West 11th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Frederick T Vernon there as the householder, a manager at McLean Grain.

The 1940 name section lists Wes Vernon at 410 West 12th Avenue, a receiver at Woodward's. In 1940 the directory lists E G Vernon at 3319 West 23rd Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Edward G Vernon there as the householder, a pressman at the Sun.

In 1940 the directory lists R L Vernon at 3137 West 29th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Richard L Vernon there as the householder, an investigator at the City of Vancouver, with Mary Vernon. In 1940 the directory lists J H Vernon at 3507 West 47th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists J Harcourt Vernon there as the householder, a salesman at Yorkshire & Pacific Securities.

In 1940 the directory lists M Vernon at 2021 West 5th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Max Vernon there as the householder, proprietor of Apex Furniture.

Today

1940 Arbutus, 1601 Comox, 1046 Granville, 1606 Nelson, 440 Richards, 410 West 12th, 3319 West 23rd and 3507 West 47th still have their buildings from before 1946, 1940 Arbutus, 1601 Comox and 410 West 12th on the Vancouver Heritage Register; 1020 East 40th (1986), 3759 Lanark (2012), 1931 Nelson (1965), 3534 Price (2004), 2085 Waverley (1972) and 3137 West 29th (1998) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 1275 Barclay, 1328 Barclay, 176 East 54th, 304 West 11th and 2021 West 5th, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).