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A family name in Vancouver's city directories

The Weekses

In the city directories 1940 · 25 people at 20 addresses

The directories print 25 people named Weeks at 20 addresses in 1940 in ten 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 Weekses at 1459 Barclay in 1940.

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Where the Weekses 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

    1459 Barclay Street

    West End, 1940

    • G W Weeks, a salesman 1940
    • Hilda C Weeks 1940
    • Hubert G Weeks, a salesman 1940

    Next door in 1940: C H Wagstaff at 1447. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    6025 Blenheim Street

    Dunbar-Southlands, 1940

    • G C V Weeks, a salesman for A B Balderston 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs T McCulloch at 6007 and C P Ryan at 6069. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    871 East 13th Avenue

    Mount Pleasant, 1940

    • Kathleen S Weeks 1940

    Next door in 1940: E W Maudsley at 869. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    3466 East 47th Avenue

    Killarney, 1940

    • J W F Weeks, a clerk at the BC Government 1940

    Next door in 1940: S L Davey at 3482. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    1628 Franklin Street

    Grandview-Woodland, 1940

    • F Weeks, a caretaker at Wolff Block 1940

    Next door in 1940: Western Soap Co at 1624. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    1018 Granville Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • Ernest Weeks, a salesman at Woodward's 1940

    Next door in 1940: Oil Burner Dominion at 1016 and Alberta Furn at 1020. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    1240 Haro Street

    West End, 1940

    • E E Weeks, a superintendent at Cedar Cove S&D 1940
    • A Geraldine Weeks 1940
    • Arthur C Weeks, a salesman at Pacific Milk 1940

    Next door in 1940: H Everett at 1230 and G L Southwell at 1246. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    2625 Hemlock Street

    Fairview, 1940

    • G Weeks 1940
  9. 9

    1591 Larch Street

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • W H Weeks, a clerk at the Canadian (BC) Telephone 1940

    Next door in 1940: G Sivertz at 1579 and F A Maracci at 1593. The block, door by door

  10. 10

    5761 Olympic Street

    Dunbar-Southlands, 1940

    • C J Weeks, a salesman 1940

    Next door in 1940: R C Van Camp at 5787. The block, door by door

  11. 11

    14 West 12th Avenue

    Mount Pleasant, 1940

    • Georgina M Weeks, a packer at Macdonalds Consolidated 1940

    Next door in 1940: A Fordyce at 20. The block, door by door

  12. 12

    2756 West 14th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • W E Weeks, a sales manager at Cedar Cove S&D 1940

    Next door in 1940: R E Bailey at 2750 and C C Morgan at 2764. The block, door by door

  13. 13

    4224 West 14th Avenue

    West Point Grey, 1940

    • G B Weeks, a plumber at Weeks & Co 1940

    Next door in 1940: A E Grantham at 4218 and B O Northrup at 4228. The block, door by door

  14. 14

    3778 West 15th Avenue

    West Point Grey, 1940

    • G E Weeks, a steamfitter at Weeks & Co 1940

    Next door in 1940: A E Hunt at 3790. The block, door by door

  15. 15

    3867 West 16th Avenue

    West Point Grey, 1940

    • J W Weeks, a plumber at Weeks & Co 1940

    Next door in 1940: A Milne at 3863 and J L Todd at 3873. The block, door by door

  16. 16

    3556 West 18th Avenue

    Dunbar-Southlands, 1940

    • C Weeks, a collector at the Great Northern Railway 1940

    Next door in 1940: M W Gormely at 3550 and Mrs M A Scott at 3560. The block, door by door

  17. 17

    3944 West 22nd Avenue

    Dunbar-Southlands, 1940

    • A D Weeks, a plumber at Weeks & Co 1940

    Next door in 1940: R R Atkins at 3936 and Mrs M Kelly at 3952. The block, door by door

  18. 18

    2450 West 33rd Avenue

    Arbutus Ridge, 1940

    • F E Weeks 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs J A Morrison at 2426 and J B Parham at 2474. The block, door by door

  19. 19

    1342 West Broadway

    Fairview, 1940

    • J T Weeks, a waiter at the Plaza Hotel 1940
    • Thomas H Weeks, a salesman for A W Carter 1940

    Next door in 1940: A A Christopher at 1338 and D Rowlands at 1364. The block, door by door

  20. 20

    369 West Cordova Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • F E Weeks, an engineer at the BC Mining Building 1940

    Next door in 1940: Arcade Homer at 365. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for 20 of the 25: a salesman (7), a plumber (3), a clerk (2), a caretaker, a collector and an engineer, among others. Some worked for the same employer: four for Weeks & Co and two for Cedar Cove S&D.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Dunbar-Southlands (4), West Point Grey (3), Downtown (2), Fairview (2), Kitsilano (2), Mount Pleasant (2), West End (2), Arbutus Ridge, Grandview-Woodland and Killarney. 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 G W Weeks at 1459 Barclay 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, where each person's work is printed, lists George W Weeks there as the householder, a salesman, with Hilda C Weeks, and Hubert G Weeks, a salesman. In 1940 the directory lists G C V Weeks at 6025 Blenheim Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists George C V Weeks there as the householder, a salesman for A B Balderston.

The 1940 name section lists Kathleen S Weeks at 871 East 13th Avenue. J W F Weeks is listed at 3466 East 47th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists James W F Weeks there as the householder, a clerk at the BC Government.

F Weeks is listed at 1628 Franklin Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Frank Weeks there as the householder, a caretaker at Wolff Block. The 1940 name section lists Ernest Weeks at 1018 Granville Street, a salesman at Woodward's.

In 1940 the directory lists E E Weeks at 1240 Haro Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Ernest E Weeks there as the householder, a superintendent at Cedar Cove S&D, with A Geraldine Weeks, and Arthur C Weeks, a salesman at Pacific Milk. In 1940 the directory lists G Weeks at 2625 Hemlock Street. The 1940 name section lists G Weeks there as the householder.

In 1940 the directory lists W H Weeks at 1591 Larch Street. The 1940 name section lists William H Weeks there as the householder, a clerk at the Canadian (BC) Telephone. In 1940 the directory lists C J Weeks at 5761 Olympic Street. The 1940 name section lists Charles J Weeks there as the householder, a salesman.

The 1940 name section lists Georgina M Weeks at 14 West 12th Avenue, a packer at Macdonalds Consolidated. W E Weeks is listed at 2756 West 14th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists William E Weeks there as the householder, a sales manager at Cedar Cove S&D.

G B Weeks is listed at 4224 West 14th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists George B Weeks there as the householder, a plumber at Weeks & Co. G E Weeks is listed at 3778 West 15th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists George E Weeks there as the householder, a steamfitter at Weeks & Co.

J W Weeks is listed at 3867 West 16th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Joseph W Weeks there as the householder, a plumber at Weeks & Co. C Weeks is listed at 3556 West 18th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Cecil Weeks there as the householder, a collector at the Great Northern Railway.

A D Weeks is listed at 3944 West 22nd Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists A Don Weeks there as the householder, a plumber at Weeks & Co. F E Weeks is listed at 2450 West 33rd Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Frank E Weeks there as the householder.

J T Weeks is listed at 1342 West Broadway in 1940. The 1940 name section lists John T Weeks there as the householder, a waiter at the Plaza Hotel, with Thomas H Weeks, a salesman for A W Carter. F E Weeks is listed at 369 West Cordova Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Frank E Weeks there as the householder, an engineer at the BC Mining Building.

Today

1459 Barclay, 6025 Blenheim, 871 East 13th, 1018 Granville, 2625 Hemlock, 1591 Larch, 5761 Olympic, 14 West 12th, 2756 West 14th, 3778 West 15th, 3867 West 16th, 3944 West 22nd and 2450 West 33rd still have their buildings from before 1946, 1459 Barclay on the Vancouver Heritage Register; 3466 East 47th (1968), 4224 West 14th (1995) and 3556 West 18th (1995) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 1628 Franklin, 1240 Haro, 1342 West Broadway and 369 West Cordova, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

The Sutherland wedding party with their flowers at 1901 Barclay Street
9 September 1932 The Sutherland wedding party with their flowers at 1901 Barclay Street. Not at the house at 1459 Barclay: no archive photo of the 1400 block is known that we can show. City of Vancouver Archives, CVA 99-4256. Public domain.

Every line as printed

All 42 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
1940

British Columbia and Yukon Directory, street section

The book of the Weekses

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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.