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The Warburtons

In the city directories 1940 · 14 people at eleven addresses

The directories print 14 people named Warburton at eleven 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. The most under one roof: three Warburtons at 2679 Oxford in 1940.

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Where the Warburtons lived

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

    1167 Comox Street

    West End, 1940

    • George Warburton 1940

    Next door in 1940: T J A Williams at 1165 and A Ellis at 1169. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    2666 Duke Street

    Renfrew-Collingwood, 1940

    • F H Warburton 1940

    Next door in 1940: W Adams at 2660 and J S Cressey at 2678. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    4504 Earles Street

    Renfrew-Collingwood, 1940

    • A S Warburton, a grocer 1940
    • Arthur E Warburton, a physician instructor at the BC Government 1940

    Next door in 1940: J H Glazebrook at 4512. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    2169 East 60th Avenue

    Victoria-Fraserview, 1940

    • Alfred Warburton, an utilityman at the Vancouver Parks Board 1940

    Next door in 1940: T E Kinney at 2161 and W C Warburton at 2181. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    2181 East 60th Avenue

    Victoria-Fraserview, 1940

    • W C Warburton, a trimmerman at E L Sauder Lumber 1940

    Next door in 1940: J Green at 2169 and F Dsirlank at 2187. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    2473 Galt Street

    Renfrew-Collingwood, 1940

    • S Warburton, an ice cream maker at Arctic Ice 1940

    Next door in 1940: W S Richardson at 2463 and F J Doig at 2483. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    1130 Granville Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • George Warburton, a helper at the CPR 1940

    Next door in 1940: W Bodnar at 1128 and Pioneer Furn at 1132. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    2679 Oxford Street

    Hastings-Sunrise, 1940

    • F Warburton, a salesman at East End Dairy 1940
    • James F Warburton, a driver 1940
    • Mona P Warburton, a clerk at American Can 1940

    Next door in 1940: R Moore at 2675 and J K Greenhill at 2683. The block, door by door

  9. 9

    4063 West 19th Avenue

    Dunbar-Southlands, 1940

    • T Warburton, a shoemaker at the Shaughnessy Hospital Canadian Government 1940

    Next door in 1940: T L Harrison at 4053 and W J S Chatwin at 4067. The block, door by door

  10. 10

    2735 West 22nd Avenue

    Arbutus Ridge, 1940

    • W E Warburton, a civil engineer 1940

    Next door in 1940: A Paddock at 2717. The block, door by door

  11. 11

    1040 West Georgia Street

    West End, 1940

    • Mrs N Warburton 1940

    Next door in 1940: McDermott Motors Ltd at 1018 and Begg Motor Co Ltd (used cars) at 1056. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for eleven of the 14: a civil engineer, a clerk, a driver, a grocer, a helper and an ice cream maker, among others.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Renfrew-Collingwood (3), Victoria-Fraserview (2), West End (2), Arbutus Ridge, Downtown, Dunbar-Southlands and Hastings-Sunrise. 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

The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists George Warburton at 1167 Comox Street. F H Warburton is listed at 2666 Duke Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists F H Warburton there as the householder.

A S Warburton, a grocer, is listed at 4504 Earles Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Arthur S Warburton there, a grocer, with Arthur E Warburton, a physician instructor at the BC Government. The 1940 name section lists Alfred Warburton at 2169 East 60th Avenue, an utilityman at the Vancouver Parks Board.

In 1940 the directory lists W C Warburton at 2181 East 60th 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 lists William C Warburton there as the householder, a trimmerman at E L Sauder Lumber. In 1940 the directory lists S Warburton at 2473 Galt Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Septimus Warburton there as the householder, an ice cream maker at Arctic Ice.

The 1940 name section lists George Warburton at 1130 Granville Street, a helper at the CPR. F Warburton is listed at 2679 Oxford Street in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Frederick Warburton there as the householder, a salesman at East End Dairy, with Fred Warburton, a factory worker for Royal Crown, James F Warburton, a driver, and Mona P Warburton, a clerk at American Can.

T Warburton is listed at 4063 West 19th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Thomas Warburton there as the householder, a shoemaker at the Shaughnessy Hospital Canadian Government. W E Warburton is listed at 2735 West 22nd Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists William E Warburton there as the householder, a civil engineer.

Mrs N Warburton is listed at 1040 West Georgia Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Mrs Nellie Warburton there as the householder.

Today

2666 Duke, 4504 Earles, 1130 Granville, 2679 Oxford and 4063 West 19th still have their buildings from before 1946; 2473 Galt (1968), 2735 West 22nd (1985) and 1040 West Georgia (1985) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 1167 Comox, 2169 East 60th and 2181 East 60th, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 23 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
1940

British Columbia and Yukon Directory, name section, where each person's work is printed

The book of the Warburtons

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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.