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A family name in Vancouver's city directories

The Weaverses

In the city directories 1940 · six people at four addresses

The directories print six people named Weavers at four addresses in 1940 in four of the city's neighbourhoods, with the close spelling Wevers. 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 Weaverses at 5227 Spencer in 1940.

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Where the Weaverses 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

    203 East 6th Avenue

    Mount Pleasant, 1940

    • K B Wevers, a salesman at Canadian Bakeries 1940

    Next door in 1940: G L (side entrance) Pip at 209. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    8038 Granville Street

    Marpole, 1940

    • R P Weavers, a proprietor 1940

    Next door in 1940: Marpole Gospel Hall at 8006. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    4831 Knight Street

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • H W Weavers, a steelworker 1940

    Next door in 1940: W G Middleton at 4851. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    5227 Spencer Street

    Renfrew-Collingwood, 1940

    • R Weavers, a watchman at the National Harbours Board 1940
    • Ken R Weavers, a clerk at the City of Vancouver 1940
    • Nora E Weavers, a saleswoman at the BC Electric Railway 1940

    Next door in 1940: W Baker at 5239. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for all six: a clerk, a proprietor, a salesman, a saleswoman, a steelworker and a watchman.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Kensington-Cedar Cottage, Marpole, Mount Pleasant and Renfrew-Collingwood. 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 K B Wevers at 203 East 6th Avenue. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Ken B Wevers there as the householder, a salesman at Canadian Bakeries, with Ken Wevers, a finisher at the Anderson Furniture Factory. In 1940 the directory lists R P Weavers at 8038 Granville Street; 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 Reginald P Weavers there as the householder, a proprietor.

In 1940 the directory lists H W Weavers at 4831 Knight Street. The 1940 name section lists Harry W Weavers there as the householder, a steelworker. In 1940 the directory lists R Weavers at 5227 Spencer Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Reuben Weavers there as the householder, a watchman at the National Harbours Board, with Ken R Weavers, a clerk at the City of Vancouver, and Nora E Weavers, a saleswoman at the BC Electric Railway.

Today

203 East 6th still has its building from before 1946, dated 1910 by the City's record; 8038 Granville (1972) and 4831 Knight (2014) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 5227 Spencer, so that building is probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 11 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.