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A family name in Vancouver's city directories

The Westmans

In the city directories 1940 · 19 people at twelve addresses

The directories print 19 people named Westman at twelve addresses in 1940 in six 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: four Westmans at 2244 West 45th in 1940.

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Where the Westmans 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

    4697 Belmont Avenue

    West Point Grey, 1940

    • Annie G Westman, widow of J A 1940
    • Mabel C Westman, a school teacher 1940
    • Thomas A Westman 1940

    Next door in 1940: S A Bligh at 4687. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    1547 Comox Street

    West End, 1940

    • Gerda Westman, a maid for H M Smith 1940

    Next door in 1940: H R Wade at 1529. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    732 East 56th Avenue

    Sunset, 1940

    • H L Westman, a plumber 1940

    Next door in 1940: H W Pay at 726 and Mrs J L Sherlock at 742. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    6445 Elgin Street

    Sunset, 1940

    • W F Westman, retired 1940
    • Olive V Westman 1940

    Next door in 1940: T North at 6475. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    1025 Granville Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • Benjamin Westman, a logger 1940

    Next door in 1940: W C Stearman at 1023 and Plaza Hotel at 1029. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    561 Hornby Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • Jack Westman, a logger 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs N Archibald at 551 and cave building at 567. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    518 Richards Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • E E Westman 1940

    Next door in 1940: Merritt Gordon Hotel at 514 and Merritt Gordon Hotel (Annex) at 520. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    915 Robson Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • Rev J P Westman, retired 1940
    • E Jean Westman, a cashier at the Canadian Legion 1940

    Next door in 1940: Morgan & Paris at 911 and Arts Richmond at 919. The block, door by door

  9. 9

    1485 West 13th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • H L Westman, a store manager at T Eaton Co 1940

    Next door in 1940: I C Finley at 1455. The block, door by door

  10. 10

    4069 West 13th Avenue

    West Point Grey, 1940

    • H J Westman 1940

    Next door in 1940: C A Butler at 4065 and N R Porter at 4077. The block, door by door

  11. 11

    2244 West 45th Avenue

    Kerrisdale, 1940

    • G Westman, in real estate 1940
    • Jean Westman, a stenographer at Canada Rice Sales 1940
    • John T Westman, a millworker at Cedar Cove S&D 1940
    • Marjorie Westman, a school teacher at Richmond Municipality 1940

    Next door in 1940: J E Mitchell at 2232 and J Vincent at 2256. The block, door by door

  12. 12

    6019 Yew Street

    Kerrisdale, 1940

    • G Westman Jr, a clerk for C M Oliver 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs M M Williams at 6007 and Miss H E McClatchie at 6027. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for twelve of the 19: a logger (2), a school teacher (2), a cashier, a clerk, a maid and a millworker, among others. One is a widow, listed under her own name.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Downtown (4), Kerrisdale (2), Sunset (2), West Point Grey (2), Fairview 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

The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Annie G Westman at 4697 Belmont Avenue, widow of J A, with Mabel C Westman, a school teacher, and Thomas A Westman. The 1940 name section lists Gerda Westman at 1547 Comox Street, a maid for H M Smith. In 1940 the directory lists H L Westman at 732 East 56th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Herbert L Westman there as the householder, a plumber.

In 1940 the directory lists W F Westman at 6445 Elgin 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 William F Westman there as the householder, retired, with Olive V Westman. The 1940 name section lists Benjamin Westman at 1025 Granville Street, a logger. The 1940 name section lists Jack Westman at 561 Hornby Street, a logger.

The 1940 name section lists E E Westman at 518 Richards Street. Rev J P Westman is listed at 915 Robson Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Rev James P Westman there as the householder, retired, with E Jean Westman, a cashier at the Canadian Legion.

H L Westman is listed at 1485 West 13th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Harold L Westman there as the householder, a store manager at T Eaton Co. H J Westman is listed at 4069 West 13th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Hugh J Westman there as the householder.

G Westman is listed at 2244 West 45th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists George Westman there as the householder, in real estate, with Jean Westman, a stenographer at Canada Rice Sales, John T Westman, a millworker at Cedar Cove S&D, and Marjorie Westman, a school teacher at Richmond Municipality. G Westman Jr is listed at 6019 Yew Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists George Westman Jr there as the householder, a clerk for C M Oliver.

Today

1025 Granville, 518 Richards, 1485 West 13th and 2244 West 45th still have their buildings from before 1946, 1025 Granville and 518 Richards on the Vancouver Heritage Register; 1547 Comox (1958), 732 East 56th (1987), 6445 Elgin (2001) and 4069 West 13th (2008) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 4697 Belmont, 561 Hornby, 915 Robson and 6019 Yew, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 27 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
1940

British Columbia and Yukon Directory, name section, where each person's work is printed

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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.