A family name in Vancouver's city directories
The Walkems
In the city directories 1940 · four people at two addresses
The directories print four people named Walkem at two addresses in 1940 in two of the city's neighbourhoods. 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 Walkems at 1550 Angus Drive in 1940.
Reserve this family's book, freeThe name in every directory we hold from 1901 to 1945, at every address, each line with its page, to read here or save as a PDF. About $29 when orders open.
Where the Walkems lived
- 1
1550 Angus Drive
Shaughnessy, 1940
- R K Walkem, of Walkem & Thomson 1940
- John K Walkem, a clerk 1940
- Knox R Walkem, a clerk at Canada Shipping 1940
Next door in 1940: C E Disher at 1526. The block, door by door
- 2
1199 West 6th Avenue
Fairview, 1940
- A D Walkem, a master mariner at West Coast Salvage 1940
Next door in 1940: J R Lowry at 1185. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for three of the four: a clerk (2) and a master mariner.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in Fairview and Shaughnessy. 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 R K Walkem at 1550 Angus Drive; 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 Richard K Walkem there as the householder, of Walkem & Thomson, with John K Walkem, a clerk, and Knox R Walkem, a clerk at Canada Shipping. In 1940 the directory lists A D Walkem at 1199 West 6th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Albert D Walkem there, a master mariner at West Coast Salvage.
Today
1550 Angus Drive still has its building from before 1946, dated 1911 by the City's record; the City no longer lists 1199 West 6th, so that building is probably gone (inferred).
Every line as printed
All 6 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- *Walkem R K1550 Angus Drive, p. 5
- Walkem John K clk1550 Angus Drive, p. 637
- Walkem Knox R clk Canada Shipping1550 Angus Drive, p. 637
- Walkem Richd K of Walkem & Thomson1550 Angus Drive, p. 637
- Walkem A D1199 West 6th, p. 188
- Walkem Albt D mstr mrnr West Coast Salvage1199 West 6th, p. 637
British Columbia and Yukon Directory, street section
The book of the Walkems
Every directory, as one book
The family book reads the Walkem 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.
We're opening orders soon. Join the list to be first in line; we expect about $29 a family.
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 W. Want a name removed? Tell us.