The Waleses

The story, address by address

The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists William Wales at 1350 Adanac Street, a millworker at Sterling Lumber. W E Wales is listed at 5908 Carnarvon Street in 1940; 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 Wilson E Wales there as the householder, in wholesale dry goods. F A Wales is listed at 1122 Commercial Drive in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too.

The 1940 name section lists Margaret Wales at 407 East 19th Avenue, widow of W. The 1940 name section lists Colin Wales at 3362 East 29th Avenue, a service foreman at Byrnes Hume Typewriters. In 1940 the directory lists W Wales at 1773 East 4th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists William Wales there as the householder, a cleaner at the City of Vancouver.

In 1940 the directory lists A L Wales at 249 East 57th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Alex L Wales there as the householder, a dogger at Canadian White Pine. The 1940 name section lists Amy H Wales at 2139 East 6th Avenue, widow of R A.

G F Wales is listed at 1622 Grant Street in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists George F Wales there as the householder, a general manager at the Canadian Blue Star Line. The 1940 name section lists Lilian Wales at 4579 Langara Avenue, a housekeeper at Alpha Delta Phi. The 1940 name section lists Isobel M Wales at 1235 Nelson Street, a bookkeeper at the BC Government, with Marjorie Wales, widow of G.

The 1940 name section lists Mrs Margaret Wales at 1632 Nelson Street. In 1940 the directory lists W T Wales at 3279 Vanness Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists William T Wales there as the householder, a shipper at Robertson's Bakeries.

In 1940 the directory lists B A Wales at 856 West 18th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Bernard A Wales there as the householder, a salesman at McDermott Motors. In 1940 the directory lists B E Wales at 3065 West 24th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Bertram E Wales there as the householder, a school teacher.

The 1940 name section lists John E Wales at 2796 West 30th Avenue, proprietor of The Milky Way. Mrs E J Wales is listed at 2144 West 3rd Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Mrs E J Wales there as the householder, with Ralph A Wales, a millworker at Sterling Lumber. The 1940 name section lists Stella Wales at 1193 West Pender Street, a domestic.

Today

1122 Commercial Drive, 407 East 19th, 4579 Langara, 1235 Nelson, 856 West 18th and 2796 West 30th still have their buildings from before 1946, 1235 Nelson on the Vancouver Heritage Register; 5908 Carnarvon (1967), 3362 East 29th (1991), 249 East 57th (1980), 2139 East 6th (1960), 1622 Grant (2008) and 3065 West 24th (2013) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 1350 Adanac, 1773 East 4th, 1632 Nelson, 3279 Vanness, 2144 West 3rd and 1193 West Pender, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).