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The Whartons

In the city directories 1940 · twelve people at ten addresses

The directories print twelve people named Wharton at ten 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.

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Where the Whartons lived

Each pin is on its own block, numbered as the households below. Two addresses aren't on today's map, so they have no pin. Today's land, parks, main roads and local areas: City of Vancouver Open Data (Open Government Licence – Vancouver).
  1. 1

    735 Bidwell Street

    West End, 1940

    • William Wharton, a millworker 1940

    Next door in 1940: J A Wylie at 773. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    1442 Davie Street

    West End, 1940

    • R J Wharton, an electrician 1940
    • Eileen Wharton 1940

    Next door in 1940: J C Prokosch at 1406 and F W Olsen at 1448. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    1675 East 37th Avenue

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • J Wharton, a core maker at Ross & Howard 1940
    • Wesley E Wharton, a delivery 1940

    Next door in 1940: N Stensaker at 1617. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    3679 Tanner Street

    Renfrew-Collingwood, 1940

    • Mrs J Wharton, widow of E 1940

    Next door in 1940: C A Bailey at 3675. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    1364 West 10th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • J L Wharton, a planerman at the Eburne Saw Mills 1940

    Next door in 1940: A Milloy at 1354 and C A Prowse at 1374. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    2415 West 10th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • J H Wharton, an engineer at the CPR 1940

    Next door in 1940: A Downes at 2405 and H Hartness at 2425. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    683 West 19th Avenue

    South Cambie, 1940

    • A Wharton, a janitor at the Grace Hospital 1940

    Next door in 1940: G D Mitchell at 681 and A Nelson at 685. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    3954 West 29th Avenue

    Dunbar-Southlands, 1940

    • Alfred H Wharton, a teacher at the St Georges School 1940

    Next door in 1940: Sanitarium St Georges at 3938. The block, door by door

  9. 9

    3449 West 42nd Avenue

    Dunbar-Southlands, 1940

    • G T Wharton, retired 1940

    Next door in 1940: G P Watson at 3409 and R B Carbert at 3469. The block, door by door

  10. 10

    3811 West 49th Avenue

    Dunbar-Southlands, 1940

    • R Wharton 1940

    Next door in 1940: S MacDonald at 3861. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for eight of the twelve: a core maker, a delivery, an electrician, an engineer, a janitor and a millworker, among others. One is a widow, listed under her own name.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Dunbar-Southlands (3), West End (2), Fairview, Kensington-Cedar Cottage, Kitsilano, Renfrew-Collingwood and South Cambie. 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 William Wharton at 735 Bidwell Street, a millworker. R J Wharton is listed at 1442 Davie Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Robert J Wharton there as the householder, with Robert Wharton, an electrician, and Eileen Wharton.

J Wharton is listed at 1675 East 37th 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 lists John Wharton there as the householder, a core maker at Ross & Howard, with Wesley E Wharton, a delivery. Mrs J Wharton is listed at 3679 Tanner Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Jean Wharton there as the householder, widow of E.

The 1940 name section lists J L Wharton at 1364 West 10th Avenue, a planerman at the Eburne Saw Mills. In 1940 the directory lists J H Wharton at 2415 West 10th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists John H Wharton there as the householder, an engineer at the CPR.

In 1940 the directory lists A Wharton at 683 West 19th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Albert Wharton there as the householder, a janitor at the Grace Hospital. The 1940 name section lists Alfred H Wharton at 3954 West 29th Avenue, a teacher at the St Georges School.

G T Wharton is listed at 3449 West 42nd Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists George T Wharton there as the householder, retired. R Wharton is listed at 3811 West 49th Avenue in 1940.

Today

2415 West 10th, 683 West 19th and 3449 West 42nd still have their buildings from before 1946; 1675 East 37th (1999) and 1364 West 10th (1958) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 1442 Davie, 3679 Tanner, 3954 West 29th and 3811 West 49th, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred); for 735 Bidwell, its page says what we could and couldn't match to today's buildings.

Every line as printed

All 19 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

The book of the Whartons

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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.