A family name in Vancouver's city directories
The Whebells
In the city directories 1940 · five people at three addresses
The directories print five people named Whebell at three addresses in 1940 in three 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 Whebells lived
- 1
3445 Adanac Street
Hastings-Sunrise, 1940
- Bertram J Whebell, an oiler at Kingsley Navigation 1940
- Irene D Whebell, in hairdressers at George's Beauty Shop 1940
Next door in 1940: Mrs C Abernethy at 3441 and R E Brighton at 3461. The block, door by door
- 2
5169 Joyce Street
Renfrew-Collingwood, 1940
- W F Whebell, a salesman 1940
- Jose K Whebell, a stenographer 1940
Next door in 1940: Collingwood Hdw at 5109. The block, door by door
- 3
1958 Ogden Avenue
Kitsilano, 1940
- C C Whebell, retired 1940
Next door in 1940: W M McKay at 1952 and Miss E M Dominy at 1966. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for four of the five: a hairdressers, an oiler, a salesman and a stenographer.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in Hastings-Sunrise, Kitsilano and Renfrew-Collingwood. 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 Bertram J Whebell at 3445 Adanac Street, an oiler at Kingsley Navigation, with Irene D Whebell, in hairdressers at George's Beauty Shop. W F Whebell is listed at 5169 Joyce Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists William F Whebell there as the householder, a salesman, with Jose K Whebell, a stenographer.
C C Whebell is listed at 1958 Ogden Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Creswick C Whebell there as the householder, retired.
Today
1958 Ogden (1997) has a newer building, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 5169 Joyce, so that building is probably gone (inferred); for 3445 Adanac, its page says what we could and couldn't match to today's buildings.
Every line as printed
All 7 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- Whebell Bertram J oiler Kingsley Nav3445 Adanac, p. 653
- Whebell Irene D hairdrsrs George's Beauty Shop3445 Adanac, p. 653
- Whebell W F5169 Joyce, p. 92
- Whebell Jose K sten5169 Joyce, p. 653
- Whebell Wm F slsmn5169 Joyce, p. 653
- Whebell C C1958 Ogden, p. 122
- Whebell Creswick C retired1958 Ogden, p. 653
British Columbia and Yukon Directory, name section, where each person's work is printed
The book of the Whebells
Every directory, as one book
The family book reads the Whebell name in each Vancouver directory we hold from 1901 to 1945: everyone printed under it at every address, their work from the name sections, who lived next door, and the page behind every line, to read here or save as a PDF to print or give.
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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.