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A family name in Vancouver's city directories

The Wellingtons

In the city directories 1940 · nine people at eight addresses

The directories print nine people named Wellington at eight addresses in 1940 in six of the city's neighbourhoods, with the close spellings Wallington and Willington. No first name or initials tie one address to another: we can't tell if they're one family.

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Where the Wellingtons 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

    2666 Alma Street

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • Mrs L Wellington, a dressmaker 1940

    Next door in 1940: C A Barley at 2660 and Mrs J R Bourne at 2678. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    944 East 13th Avenue

    Mount Pleasant, 1940

    • A Wellington, a motorman at the BC Electric Railway 1940

    Next door in 1940: J B Dufresne at 936. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    744 Gilford Street

    West End, 1940

    • Mrs M Wallington, widow of W 1940

    Next door in 1940: A L Minet at 740 and G W Pedlar at 746. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    553 Hamilton Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • Thomas Wallington, of Wallington Plating 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs E Powers at 531 and Can Compression Joints at 555. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    1066 Harwood Street

    West End, 1940

    • Marjorie Wellington 1940

    Next door in 1940: F Jodelite at 1058 and Mrs E Randall at 1078. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    3463 Oak Street

    Shaughnessy, 1940

    • J O Willington, a salesman for C A Mitchell 1940

    Next door in 1940: bessborough apts at 3411. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    4534 West 11th Avenue

    West Point Grey, 1940

    • T Wallington, retired 1940

    Next door in 1940: G R Jones at 4530 and W R Vaughan at 4540. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    4346 West 15th Avenue

    West Point Grey, 1940

    • G Wellington, a mechanic at Consolidated Motor 1940
    • Mrs Lily Wellington, a dressmaker 1940

    Next door in 1940: B Pearl at 4340 and P Hackett at 4368. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for four of the nine: a dressmaker, a mechanic, a motorman and a salesman. One is a widow, listed under her own name.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in West End (2), West Point Grey (2), Downtown, Kitsilano, Mount Pleasant and Shaughnessy. 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 L Wellington, a dressmaker, at 2666 Alma Street. A Wellington is listed at 944 East 13th 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, where each person's work is printed, lists Alex Wellington there as the householder, a motorman at the BC Electric Railway.

Mrs M Wallington is listed at 744 Gilford Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Minnie Wallington there as the householder, widow of W. The 1940 name section lists Thomas Wallington at 553 Hamilton Street, of Wallington Plating. The 1940 name section lists Marjorie Wellington at 1066 Harwood Street.

J O Willington is listed at 3463 Oak Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists John O Willington there as the householder, a salesman for C A Mitchell. T Wallington is listed at 4534 West 11th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Thomas Wallington there as the householder, retired.

G Wellington is listed at 4346 West 15th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists George Wellington there as the householder, a mechanic at Consolidated Motor, with Mrs Lily Wellington, a dressmaker.

Today

944 East 13th, 553 Hamilton and 4346 West 15th still have their buildings from before 1946; 3463 Oak (1972) has a newer building, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 2666 Alma, 744 Gilford and 4534 West 11th, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred); for 1066 Harwood, its page says what we could and couldn't match to today's buildings.

Every line as printed

All 14 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.