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A family name in Vancouver's city directories

The Wenborns

In the city directories 1940 · ten people at eight addresses

The directories print ten people named Wenborn at eight addresses in 1940 in six of the city's neighbourhoods, with the close spelling Weinborn. 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 Wenborns at 1032 Richards in 1940.

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Where the Wenborns 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

    2222 Alma Street

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • J A Wenborn, a motorman at the BC Electric Railway 1940
  2. 2

    925 Bute Street

    West End, 1940

    • G Wenborn 1940

    Next door in 1940: G A Robinson at 975. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    1166 East 12th Avenue

    Mount Pleasant, 1940

    • W T Wenborn 1940

    Next door in 1940: O D Kerr at 1164. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    504 East Hastings Street

    Strathcona, 1940

    • J M Wenborn, a motorman at the BC Electric Railway 1940

    Next door in 1940: West Coast Trading at 502 and R Hoshino at 508. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    721 Hawks Avenue

    Strathcona, 1940

    • J Wenborn, a junk peddler 1940

    Next door in 1940: S Tsuchiya at 717 and S Reshall at 725. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    1032 Richards Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • Mrs F Weinborn 1940
    • Harry Weinborn 1940
    • Lilyan Weinborn, a cashier at A & N Department Store 1940

    Next door in 1940: L Wenman at 1026 and Ryan E J Contrg (stge) at 1040. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    1345 West 13th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • Benjamin Weinborn, of Acme Protective Systems Co 1940

    Next door in 1940: A L McWilliams at 1335 and J N Merrill at 1355. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    1628 West 7th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • G Weinborn, a salesman for Coca Cola 1940

    Next door in 1940: 4 listings at 1622 and G A Attwood at 1632. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for five of the ten: a motorman (2), a cashier, a junk peddler and a salesman. Two of them worked for BC Electric Railway.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Fairview (2), Strathcona (2), Downtown, Kitsilano, Mount Pleasant and West End. 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 J A Wenborn at 2222 Alma Street. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists John A Wenborn there as the householder, a motorman at the BC Electric Railway. In 1940 the directory lists G Wenborn at 925 Bute Street. The 1940 name section lists George J Wenborn there as the householder.

In 1940 the directory lists W T Wenborn at 1166 East 12th Avenue; 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 T Wenborn there as the householder. In 1940 the directory lists J M Wenborn at 504 East Hastings Street. The 1940 name section lists John M Wenborn there as the householder, a motorman at the BC Electric Railway.

In 1940 the directory lists J Wenborn at 721 Hawks Avenue. The 1940 name section lists John Wenborn there as the householder, a junk peddler. In 1940 the directory lists Mrs F Weinborn at 1032 Richards Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Mrs Frances Weinborn there as the householder, with Harry Weinborn, and Lilyan Weinborn, a cashier at A & N Department Store.

The 1940 name section lists Benjamin Weinborn at 1345 West 13th Avenue, of Acme Protective Systems Co. G Weinborn is listed at 1628 West 7th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists George Weinborn there as the householder, a salesman for Coca Cola.

Today

2222 Alma, 925 Bute and 504 East Hastings still have their buildings from before 1946, 2222 Alma and 925 Bute on the Vancouver Heritage Register; 1345 West 13th (1964) has a newer building, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 1166 East 12th, 721 Hawks, 1032 Richards and 1628 West 7th, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 17 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.