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A family name in Vancouver's city directories

The Wardrops

In the city directories 1940 · 14 people at nine addresses

The directories print 14 people named Wardrop at nine addresses in 1940 in five of the city's neighbourhoods, with the close spelling Wardrope. 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 Wardrops at 749 East 26th in 1940.

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Where the Wardrops lived

Each pin is on its own block, numbered as the households below. Today's land, parks, main roads and local areas: City of Vancouver Open Data (Open Government Licence – Vancouver).
  1. 1

    359 East 14th Avenue

    Mount Pleasant, 1940

    • J W Wardrop, an agent for Mutual Life 1940
    • Sarah Wardrop, widow of W J 1940

    Next door in 1940: W I McDonald at 357 and T E Swires at 375. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    749 East 26th Avenue

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • T Wardrop, a watchman at the Eburne Saw Mills 1940
    • Elizabeth S Wardrop, a waitress 1940
    • Robert L Wardrop, a piler at the Eburne Saw Mills 1940

    Next door in 1940: C Passerini at 741 and R H Dow at 757. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    1768 East 34th Avenue

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • H J Wardrop, a movie operator 1940

    Next door in 1940: J Weir at 1762 and A J Gauthier at 1774. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    1352 Kingsway

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • A R Wardrop 1940

    Next door in 1940: J Lobban at 1350. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    1356 Kingsway

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • A R Wardrop, a baker 1940

    Next door in 1940: Woman's Bky at 1364. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    4399 Quebec Street

    Riley Park, 1940

    • Mrs Velma Wardrop 1940

    Next door in 1940: W Bullard at 4389. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    1176 West 12th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • G A Wardrope, a chief engineer 1940
    • Mrs K Wardrope, proprietor of Merritt Gordon Hotel (Annex) 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs M A Flower at 1156 and montrose apartments at 1190. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    434 West 14th Avenue

    Mount Pleasant, 1940

    • J W Wardrop, an apprentice at the CPR 1940
    • Agnes Wardrop 1940

    Next door in 1940: W A Ashton at 426 and L C Hodson at 444. The block, door by door

  9. 9

    3008 West 33rd Avenue

    Dunbar-Southlands, 1940

    • Kath Wardrop, widow of R J 1940

    Next door in 1940: F Brownlow at 3026. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for eight of the 14: an agent, an apprentice, a chief engineer, a movie operator, a piler and a proprietor, among others. Two of them worked for Eburne Saw Mills. Two are widows, listed under their own names.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Kensington-Cedar Cottage (4), Mount Pleasant (2), Dunbar-Southlands, Fairview and Riley Park. 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 J W Wardrop at 359 East 14th Avenue. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists James W Wardrop there as the householder, an agent for Mutual Life, with Sarah Wardrop, widow of W J. In 1940 the directory lists T Wardrop at 749 East 26th 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 Thomas Wardrop there as the householder, a watchman at the Eburne Saw Mills, with Elizabeth S Wardrop, a waitress, and Robert L Wardrop, a piler at the Eburne Saw Mills.

In 1940 the directory lists H J Wardrop at 1768 East 34th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Harold J Wardrop there as the householder, a movie operator. In 1940 the directory lists A R Wardrop at 1352 Kingsway; the 1940 line is marked * too. A R Wardrop, a baker, is listed at 1356 Kingsway in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too.

The 1940 name section lists Mrs Velma Wardrop at 4399 Quebec Street. G A Wardrope is listed at 1176 West 12th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists George A Wardrope there as the householder, a chief engineer, with Mrs K Wardrope, proprietor of Merritt Gordon Hotel (Annex).

J W Wardrop is listed at 434 West 14th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists John W Wardrop there as the householder, a hostler at the CPR, with John W Wardrop Jr, an apprentice at the CPR, and Agnes Wardrop. The 1940 name section lists Kath Wardrop at 3008 West 33rd Avenue, widow of R J.

Today

1768 East 34th, 4399 Quebec, 1176 West 12th and 3008 West 33rd still have their buildings from before 1946; 1352 Kingsway (2014) has a newer building, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 359 East 14th, 749 East 26th, 1356 Kingsway and 434 West 14th, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 20 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
1940

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.