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The Warners

In the city directories 1940 · 36 people at 26 addresses

The directories print 36 people named Warner at 26 addresses in 1940 in 15 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 Warners at 824 East 7th in 1940.

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Where the Warners lived

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

    2230 Columbia Street

    Mount Pleasant, 1940

    • Joseph V Warner 1940

    Next door in 1940: J T Blake at 2222 and D A McIntyre at 2240. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    4669 Drummond Drive

    West Point Grey, 1940

    • W Warner, a barrister 1940
    • Mary E Warner, a student at UBC 1940

    Next door in 1940: W P Ferguson at 4661 and G A F Foster at 4677. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    1530 East 11th Avenue

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • A O Warner, a logger 1940

    Next door in 1940: C R Rowland at 1516. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    619 East 26th Avenue

    Riley Park, 1940

    • W H Warner, in fertilizers 1940

    Next door in 1940: H Olenyk at 611 and S Bond at 631. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    457 East 30th Avenue

    Riley Park, 1940

    • Edward Warner, a teamster 1940

    Next door in 1940: J G Taylor at 461. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    427 East 35th Avenue

    Riley Park, 1940

    • G Warner, a cleaner at the City of Vancouver 1940
    • Elsie Warner, a maid 1940

    Next door in 1940: G E Harris at 431. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    372 East 38th Avenue

    Riley Park, 1940

    • W Warner, a carpenter 1940

    Next door in 1940: J Kain at 366 and T Langford at 384. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    458 East 44th Avenue

    Sunset, 1940

    • L C Warner, a machinist at Boeing's 1940

    Next door in 1940: W Hunter at 454 and L D Maddex at 460. The block, door by door

  9. 9

    824 East 7th Avenue

    Mount Pleasant, 1940

    • G A Warner, retired 1940
    • Mabel A Warner, a school teacher 1940
    • Walter H Warner, a logger 1940

    Next door in 1940: T S Shaw at 818 and H G Braddick at 828. The block, door by door

  10. 10

    2535 East 7th Avenue

    Hastings-Sunrise, 1940

    • W A Warner, a printer 1940

    Next door in 1940: W T Urquhart at 2521 and J Caniano at 2547. The block, door by door

  11. 11

    1080 Gilford Street

    West End, 1940

    • H A Warner, a manager for Beach Lodge 1940
    • Bette G Warner, a stenographer at the Royal Bank 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs E C Shaw at 1050. The block, door by door

  12. 12

    1285 Harwood Street

    West End, 1940

    • Gladys L Warner, a stenographer 1940

    Next door in 1940: eastwood place at 1245. The block, door by door

  13. 13

    3058 Kingsway

    Renfrew-Collingwood, 1940

    • J H Warner, a waiter at the Balmoral Hotel 1940
    • J Bruce Warner, a student 1940
    • M Dorothy Warner, an operator at the BC Telephone 1940

    Next door in 1940: Kway Monumental Wks at 3070. The block, door by door

  14. 14

    2223 Oxford Street

    Grandview-Woodland, 1940

    • H J Warner, a clerk 1940
    • James Warner, a plumber 1940

    Next door in 1940: D R McKenzie at 2231. The block, door by door

  15. 15

    1355 Park Drive

    Marpole, 1940

    • Muriel E Warner, a clerk at Western Wholesale Drug 1940

    Next door in 1940: W H Bradshaw at 1343 and D S McDonald at 1375. The block, door by door

  16. 16

    1116 Pendrell Street

    West End, 1940

    • Mrs A Warner, widow of C 1940
    • Ford Warner 1940

    Next door in 1940: Miss F Ward-Wreford at 1114 and V Benn at 1118. The block, door by door

  17. 17

    4416 West 10th Avenue

    West Point Grey, 1940

    • H W Warner, proprietor of Point Grey Pharmacy 1940

    Next door in 1940: L F Hawley at 4412 and Masonic Hall at 4426. The block, door by door

  18. 18

    1135 West 12th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • Miss E Warner 1940
    • Elizabeth Warner 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs S M Elliott at 1125 and M T Greene at 1145. The block, door by door

  19. 19

    756 West 13th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • Ada Warner, widow of W T 1940

    Next door in 1940: J H Crellin at 744 and J Sparks at 764. The block, door by door

  20. 20

    3392 West 21st Avenue

    Dunbar-Southlands, 1940

    • C R Warner, a clerk at the Royal Bank 1940

    Next door in 1940: G W Taylor at 3380. The block, door by door

  21. 21

    912 West 23rd Avenue

    South Cambie, 1940

    • O Warner, retired 1940

    Next door in 1940: J Lockwood at 902. The block, door by door

  22. 22

    2966 West 34th Avenue

    Dunbar-Southlands, 1940

    • E S Warner, a manager at Warner-Jones Engineering 1940

    Next door in 1940: J M Taylor at 2960 and J M Calderwood at 2972. The block, door by door

  23. 23

    1806 West 36th Avenue

    Shaughnessy, 1940

    • J B Warner, proprietor of Strathcona Pharmacy 1940

    Next door in 1940: W E Woodley at 1810. The block, door by door

  24. 24

    3594 West 40th Avenue

    Dunbar-Southlands, 1940

    • Alec J Warner, a salesman for A P Glen 1940

    Next door in 1940: Miss C Fleck at 3584. The block, door by door

  25. 25

    14 West 6th Avenue

    Mount Pleasant, 1940

    • James Warner, a logger 1940

    Next door in 1940: M Lucht at 24. The block, door by door

  26. 26

    744 West Hastings Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • W Warner, a barrister 1940

    Next door in 1940: Tiny's Coffee Shop at 740. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for 25 of the 36: a clerk (3), a logger (3), a manager (2), a proprietor (2), a stenographer (2) and a barrister, among others. Some worked for the same employer: two for Royal Bank and two for Vancouver City. Two are widows, listed under their own names.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Riley Park (4), Dunbar-Southlands (3), Mount Pleasant (3), West End (3), Fairview (2), West Point Grey (2), Downtown, Grandview-Woodland, Hastings-Sunrise, Kensington-Cedar Cottage, Marpole, Renfrew-Collingwood, Shaughnessy, South Cambie and Sunset. 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 Joseph V Warner at 2230 Columbia Street. W Warner is listed at 4669 Drummond Drive 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 William Warner there as the householder, a barrister, with Mary E Warner, a student at UBC.

A O Warner is listed at 1530 East 11th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Alfred O Warner there as the householder, a logger. W H Warner, in fertilizers, is listed at 619 East 26th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists William H Warner there, in fertilizers.

The 1940 name section lists Edward Warner at 457 East 30th Avenue, a teamster. In 1940 the directory lists G Warner at 427 East 35th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists George Warner there as the householder, a cleaner at the City of Vancouver, with Elsie Warner, a maid.

In 1940 the directory lists W Warner at 372 East 38th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists William Warner there as the householder, a carpenter. In 1940 the directory lists L C Warner at 458 East 44th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Leonard C Warner there as the householder, a machinist at Boeing's.

In 1940 the directory lists G A Warner at 824 East 7th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Gustav A Warner there as the householder, retired, with Mabel A Warner, a school teacher, and Walter H Warner, a logger. In 1940 the directory lists W A Warner at 2535 East 7th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists William A Warner there as the householder, a printer.

In 1940 the directory lists H A Warner at 1080 Gilford Street. The 1940 name section lists Hugh A Warner there as the householder, a manager for Beach Lodge, with Bette G Warner, a stenographer at the Royal Bank. The 1940 name section lists Gladys L Warner at 1285 Harwood Street, a stenographer.

J H Warner is listed at 3058 Kingsway in 1940. The 1940 name section lists John H Warner there as the householder, a waiter at the Balmoral Hotel, with J Bruce Warner, a student, and M Dorothy Warner, an operator at the BC Telephone. H J Warner is listed at 2223 Oxford Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Harry J Warner there as the householder, a clerk, with James Warner, a plumber.

The 1940 name section lists Muriel E Warner at 1355 Park Drive, a clerk at Western Wholesale Drug. In 1940 the directory lists Mrs A Warner at 1116 Pendrell Street. The 1940 name section lists Anne Warner there as the householder, widow of C, with Ford Warner.

In 1940 the directory lists H W Warner at 4416 West 10th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Harold W Warner there as the householder, proprietor of Point Grey Pharmacy. In 1940 the directory lists Miss E Warner at 1135 West 12th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Elizabeth Warner there as the householder.

The 1940 name section lists Ada Warner at 756 West 13th Avenue, widow of W T. C R Warner is listed at 3392 West 21st Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Cecil R Warner there as the householder, a clerk at the Royal Bank.

O Warner is listed at 912 West 23rd Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Omar Warner there as the householder, retired. E S Warner is listed at 2966 West 34th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists E Stan Warner there as the householder, a manager at Warner-Jones Engineering.

J B Warner is listed at 1806 West 36th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Judson B Warner there as the householder, proprietor of Strathcona Pharmacy. The 1940 name section lists Alec J Warner at 3594 West 40th Avenue, a salesman for A P Glen. The 1940 name section lists James Warner at 14 West 6th Avenue, a logger.

W Warner, a barrister, is listed at 744 West Hastings Street in 1940.

Today

4669 Drummond Drive, 1530 East 11th, 457 East 30th, 2535 East 7th, 1080 Gilford, 2223 Oxford, 1355 Park Drive, 3392 West 21st, 912 West 23rd, 14 West 6th and 744 West Hastings still have their buildings from before 1946, 1530 East 11th and 1080 Gilford on the Vancouver Heritage Register; 427 East 35th (2020), 372 East 38th (2018), 458 East 44th (1990), 1285 Harwood (1979), 1116 Pendrell (1976), 4416 West 10th (1999) and 1806 West 36th (2018) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 2230 Columbia, 619 East 26th, 824 East 7th, 3058 Kingsway, 1135 West 12th, 756 West 13th, 2966 West 34th and 3594 West 40th, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 53 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

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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.