A family name on West 6th Avenue, Kitsilano, Mount Pleasant, Fairview and West Point Grey
The Walkers
In the city directories 1940 · eight people at four addresses
The directories print eight people named Walker at four addresses in 1940, all on West 6th Avenue. No first name or initials tie one address to another: we can't tell if they're one family. The most under one roof: four Walkers at 2891 West 6th in 1940. The directories print the name on 138 other streets too, all listed on the Walker name's own page.
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Where the Walkers lived
- 1
112 West 6th Avenue
Mount Pleasant, 1940
- A A Walker, a motorman at the BC Electric Railway 1940
Next door in 1940: Miss E Erickson at 116. The block, door by door
- 2
2891 West 6th Avenue
Kitsilano, 1940
- Mrs E Walker, widow of O S 1940
- Mercedes M Walker, a stenographer 1940
- Oswald J Walker, a branch manager at Cunningham Drug 1940
- Roy O Walker, who worked for Swift's 1940
Next door in 1940: T O Smith at 2885 and J H Sutherland at 2895. The block, door by door
- 3
3327 West 6th Avenue
Kitsilano, 1940
- Charles Walker, a baker at Canadian Bakeries 1940
Next door in 1940: S A Denby at 3321 and J W J Trewe at 3333. The block, door by door
- 4
4555 West 6th Avenue
West Point Grey, 1940
- W Walker, retired 1940
- John A Walker, a student 1940
Next door in 1940: E J Stone at 4545 and L C Dalgleish at 4565. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for four of the eight: a baker, a branch manager, a motorman and a stenographer. One is a widow, listed under her own name.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in Kitsilano (2), Mount Pleasant 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 A A Walker at 112 West 6th Avenue; 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 Albert A Walker there as the householder, a motorman at the BC Electric Railway. In 1940 the directory lists Mrs E Walker at 2891 West 6th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Ella Walker there as the householder, widow of O S, with Mercedes M Walker, a stenographer, Oswald J Walker, a branch manager at Cunningham Drug, and Roy O Walker, who worked for Swift's.
The 1940 name section lists Charles Walker at 3327 West 6th Avenue, a baker at Canadian Bakeries. W Walker is listed at 4555 West 6th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists William Walker there as the householder, retired, with John A Walker, a student.
Today
2891 West 6th, 3327 West 6th and 4555 West 6th still have their buildings from before 1946, 3327 West 6th on the Vancouver Heritage Register; 112 West 6th (1988) has a newer building, by the City's record.
Every line as printed
All 11 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- *Walker A A112 West 6th, p. 187
- Walker Albt A mtrmn BCER112 West 6th, p. 637
- Walker Mrs E2891 West 6th, p. 188
- Walker Ella wid O S2891 West 6th, p. 637
- Walker Mercedes M sten2891 West 6th, p. 638
- Walker Oswald J br mgr Cunningham Drug2891 West 6th, p. 638
- Walker Roy O ham boner Swift's2891 West 6th, p. 638
- Walker Chas baker Can Bkries3327 West 6th, p. 637
- *Walker W4555 West 6th, p. 189
- Walker John A studt4555 West 6th, p. 637
- Walker Wm retired4555 West 6th, p. 638
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 W. Want a name removed? Tell us.