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The Warnocks

In the city directories 1940 · 20 people at 13 addresses

The directories print 20 people named Warnock at 13 addresses in 1940 in eight 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: five Warnocks at 266 East 17th in 1940.

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Where the Warnocks 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

    1926 Alberta Street

    Mount Pleasant, 1940

    • Mrs C L Warnock 1940

    Next door in 1940: J Simpson at 1930. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    1901 Barclay Street

    West End, 1940

    • Robert Warnock 1940

    Next door in 1940: R A Wyllie at 1945. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    1175 Bidwell Street

    West End, 1940

    • Alex Warnock 1940

    Next door in 1940: J Davison at 1155 and L Banks at 1197. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    1609 Cypress Street

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • J E Warnock 1940
  5. 5

    266 East 17th Avenue

    Riley Park, 1940

    • D E Warnock, a building contractor 1940
    • George H Warnock, a bookkeeper 1940
    • H Vivian Warnock, a woodworker at Western Crown Manufacturing 1940
    • May P Warnock 1940
    • V Viola Warnock 1940

    Next door in 1940: A P Keay at 264. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    2612 East 4th Avenue

    Hastings-Sunrise, 1940

    • J Warnock, an engineer at M R Cliff & BC Mills Towing 1940

    Next door in 1940: J Arnott at 2632. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    2728 Grant Street

    Hastings-Sunrise, 1940

    • D R Warnock, a logger 1940

    Next door in 1940: H A Wilson at 2722 and V H Eckstein at 2740. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    1185 Haro Street

    West End, 1940

    • James B Warnock, a clerk at the Niagara Hotel 1940

    Next door in 1940: Boarding House Lynwood at 1175. The block, door by door

  9. 9

    5011 Slocan Street

    Renfrew-Collingwood, 1940

    • Adabert J Warnock, a shingle sawyer 1940
    • Jack M Warnock, a laborer 1940

    Next door in 1940: F A Bouskill at 5029. The block, door by door

  10. 10

    1536 Vine Street

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • M L Warnock, a mechanic 1940

    Next door in 1940: C M Dunlop at 1534 and W J Moffatt at 1550. The block, door by door

  11. 11

    4111 West 13th Avenue

    West Point Grey, 1940

    • J S Warnock, a clerk at the Royal Bank 1940

    Next door in 1940: N A MacDonald at 4107 and I S Finkleman at 4117. The block, door by door

  12. 12

    2962 West 37th Avenue

    Dunbar-Southlands, 1940

    • S H Warnock, a salesman 1940
    • Margaret L Warnock, a stenographer at British American Securities 1940

    Next door in 1940: G Biddle at 2954 and L K Grady at 2970. The block, door by door

  13. 13

    2700 West 5th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • J W Warnock, a freight hand at the CPR 1940
    • Ron R Warnock, a freight hand at the CPR 1940

    Next door in 1940: I Weatherup at 2710. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for 14 of the 20: a clerk (2), a freight hand (2), a bookkeeper, a building contractor, an engineer and a laborer, among others. Two of them worked for CPR.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Kitsilano (3), West End (3), Hastings-Sunrise (2), Dunbar-Southlands, Mount Pleasant, Renfrew-Collingwood, Riley Park 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 Mrs C L Warnock at 1926 Alberta Street. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Mrs Clara L Warnock there as the householder. The 1940 name section lists Robert Warnock at 1901 Barclay Street. The 1940 name section lists Alex Warnock at 1175 Bidwell Street.

In 1940 the directory lists J E Warnock at 1609 Cypress Street. D E Warnock, a building contractor, is listed at 266 East 17th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists D Edward Warnock there, a building contractor, with George H Warnock, a bookkeeper, H Vivian Warnock, a woodworker at Western Crown Manufacturing, May P Warnock, and V Viola Warnock.

J Warnock is listed at 2612 East 4th Avenue 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 Joseph Warnock there as the householder, an engineer at M R Cliff & BC Mills Towing. D R Warnock is listed at 2728 Grant Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists D Ray Warnock there as the householder, a logger.

The 1940 name section lists James B Warnock at 1185 Haro Street, a clerk at the Niagara Hotel. The 1940 name section lists Adabert J Warnock at 5011 Slocan Street, a shingle sawyer, with Jack M Warnock, a laborer. M L Warnock is listed at 1536 Vine Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Marcel L Warnock there as the householder, a mechanic.

J S Warnock is listed at 4111 West 13th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists James S Warnock there as the householder, a clerk at the Royal Bank. S H Warnock is listed at 2962 West 37th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Sterling H Warnock there as the householder, a salesman, with Margaret L Warnock, a stenographer at British American Securities.

J W Warnock is listed at 2700 West 5th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists John W Warnock there as the householder, a freight hand at the CPR, with Ron R Warnock, a freight hand at the CPR.

Today

1609 Cypress, 2612 East 4th, 5011 Slocan, 4111 West 13th, 2962 West 37th and 2700 West 5th still have their buildings from before 1946; 1901 Barclay (1954) and 2728 Grant (1992) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 1926 Alberta, 1175 Bidwell, 266 East 17th and 1536 Vine, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred); for 1185 Haro, its page says what we could and couldn't match to today's buildings.

Every line as printed

All 28 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.