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A family name in Vancouver's city directories

The Westaways

In the city directories 1940 · six people at four addresses

The directories print six people named Westaway at four addresses in 1940 in four 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 Westaways at 875 West 14th in 1940.

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Where the Westaways 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

    555 East Broadway

    Mount Pleasant, 1940

    • F M Westaway, on active service 1940

    Next door in 1940: T Symington at 549 and G C McLeod at 563. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    3345 Quebec Street

    Riley Park, 1940

    • Frank Westaway, a cashier at the CPR 1940

    Next door in 1940: M W McLellan at 3335 and R Pritchard at 3355. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    1946 West 12th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • John Westaway, a helper at Vancouver Bedding 1940

    Next door in 1940: Dr D A Dunbar at 1936 and C Isman at 1956. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    875 West 14th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • Mrs A Westaway 1940
    • Arnold A Westaway, a shipper at Standard Brands 1940
    • David Westaway 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs J Williams at 855. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for four of the six: a cashier, a helper, an on active service and a shipper.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Fairview, Kitsilano, Mount Pleasant and Riley Park. 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 F M Westaway at 555 East Broadway. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Francis M Westaway there as the householder, on active service. The 1940 name section lists Frank Westaway at 3345 Quebec Street, a cashier at the CPR. The 1940 name section lists John Westaway at 1946 West 12th Avenue, a helper at Vancouver Bedding.

In 1940 the directory lists Mrs A Westaway at 875 West 14th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Mrs Alexandria Westaway there as the householder, with Arnold A Westaway, a shipper at Standard Brands, and David Westaway.

Today

3345 Quebec, 1946 West 12th and 875 West 14th still have their buildings from before 1946; the City no longer lists 555 East Broadway, so that building is probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 8 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.