A family name in Vancouver's city directories
The Westwoods
In the city directories 1940 · 18 people at nine addresses
The directories print 18 people named Westwood at nine addresses in 1940 in seven 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 Westwoods at 2778 East 41st in 1940.
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Where the Westwoods lived
- 1
233 Abbott Street
Downtown, 1940
- Joseph Westwood, retired 1940
Next door in 1940: Van Belt Works at 219 and Oland Rooms at 247. The block, door by door
- 2
1531 Adanac Street
Grandview-Woodland, 1940
- W Westwood, a longshoreman 1940
- Ina T Westwood 1940
- John T Westwood, a millworker at Hammond's 1940
Next door in 1940: Mrs M V Davis at 1523 and E W Fisher at 1537. The block, door by door
- 3
1835 Barclay Street
West End, 1940
- Miss M Westwood 1940
- Mary Westwood, who worked for the YWCA 1940
Next door in 1940: A J Vallie at 1821 and R A Pease at 1847. The block, door by door
- 4
2778 East 41st Avenue
Victoria-Fraserview, 1940
- R K Westwood, a carpenter 1940
- Colin A Westwood, a garageman at Begg Motor 1940
- Margery A Westwood, a school teacher 1940
- Robert D Westwood, a clerk at the Bank of Nova Scotia 1940
Next door in 1940: J Fourchalk at 2744 and A G Fourchalk at 2796. The block, door by door
- 5
431 East Georgia Street
Strathcona, 1940
- W T P Westwood 1940
Next door in 1940: M Bandura at 429 and Far Kay Noodle Fcty at 433. The block, door by door
- 6
1444 Kamloops Street
Hastings-Sunrise, 1940
- F W Westwood, a manager at the Glen Hospital 1940
Next door in 1940: D Duchart at 1428 and L E Williams at 1460. The block, door by door
- 7
2626 McGill Street
Hastings-Sunrise, 1940
- W W Westwood, a clerk at Spencer's 1940
Next door in 1940: Mrs V Pavlukoff at 2616 and S J Hardy at 2630. The block, door by door
- 8
6550 Ross Street
Sunset, 1940
- Mrs J M Westwood, widow of W G 1940
- Mary J Westwood, a student 1940
- Ona G Westwood, a laundress at Peerless Laundry 1940
Next door in 1940: J Findlay at 6572. The block, door by door
- 9
1148 Thurlow Street
West End, 1940
- Mrs F N Westwood, widow of M T C 1940
- Fanny N Westwood, a clerk at the BC Telephone 1940
Next door in 1940: J Smith at 1100 and J B Physick at 1156. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for ten of the 18: a clerk (3), a carpenter, a garageman, a laundress, a longshoreman and a manager, among others. Two are widows, listed under their own names.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in Hastings-Sunrise (2), West End (2), Downtown, Grandview-Woodland, Strathcona, Sunset and Victoria-Fraserview. 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 Joseph Westwood at 233 Abbott Street, retired. W Westwood is listed at 1531 Adanac Street 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 lists Williamson Westwood there as the householder, a longshoreman, with Ina T Westwood, and John T Westwood, a millworker at Hammond's.
Miss M Westwood is listed at 1835 Barclay Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Mary Westwood there as the householder, who worked for the YWCA. R K Westwood is listed at 2778 East 41st Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Robert K Westwood there as the householder, a carpenter, with Colin A Westwood, a garageman at Begg Motor, Margery A Westwood, a school teacher, and Robert D Westwood, a clerk at the Bank of Nova Scotia.
The 1940 name section lists W T P Westwood at 431 East Georgia Street. In 1940 the directory lists F W Westwood at 1444 Kamloops Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Frank W Westwood there as the householder, a manager at the Glen Hospital.
In 1940 the directory lists W W Westwood at 2626 McGill Street. The 1940 name section lists Wilson W Westwood there as the householder, a clerk at Spencer's. In 1940 the directory lists Mrs J M Westwood at 6550 Ross Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Jessie M Westwood there as the householder, widow of W G, with Mary J Westwood, a student, and Ona G Westwood, a laundress at Peerless Laundry.
In 1940 the directory lists Mrs F N Westwood at 1148 Thurlow Street. The 1940 name section lists Fanny N Westwood there as the householder, widow of M T C, with Fanny N Westwood, a clerk at the BC Telephone.
Today
233 Abbott, 2778 East 41st, 1444 Kamloops and 2626 McGill still have their buildings from before 1946, 233 Abbott on the Vancouver Heritage Register; 1835 Barclay (1986) and 6550 Ross (1988) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 1531 Adanac, 431 East Georgia and 1148 Thurlow, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).
Every line as printed
All 24 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- Westwood Jos retired233 Abbott, p. 653
- *Westwood W1531 Adanac, p. 1
- Westwood Ina T1531 Adanac, p. 653
- Westwood John T mlwkr Hammond's1531 Adanac, p. 653
- Westwood Williamson lngshmn1531 Adanac, p. 653
- Westwood Miss M1835 Barclay, p. 9
- Westwood Mary girls wk sec YWCA1835 Barclay, p. 653
- *Westwood R K2778 East 41st, p. 257
- Westwood Colin A garagemn Begg Motor2778 East 41st, p. 653
- Westwood Margery A sch tchr2778 East 41st, p. 653
- Westwood Robt D clk Bk of NS2778 East 41st, p. 653
- Westwood Robt K carp2778 East 41st, p. 653
- Westwood W T P431 East Georgia, p. 653
- *Westwood F W1444 Kamloops, p. 93
- Westwood Frank W mgr Glen Hosp1444 Kamloops, p. 653
- Westwood W W2626 McGill, p. 105
- Westwood Wilson W clk Spencer's2626 McGill, p. 653
- *Westwood Mrs J M6550 Ross, p. 145
- Westwood Jessie M wid W G6550 Ross, p. 653
- Westwood Mary J studt6550 Ross, p. 653
- Westwood Ona G lndrs Peerless Lndy6550 Ross, p. 653
- Westwood Mrs F N1148 Thurlow, p. 156
- Westwood Fanny N wid M T C1148 Thurlow, p. 653
- Westwood Fanny N clk BC Tel1148 Thurlow, p. 653
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.