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A family name in Vancouver's city directories

The Whitefords

In the city directories 1940 · six people at five addresses

The directories print six people named Whiteford at five addresses in 1940 in four of the city's neighbourhoods, with the close spelling Whitford. 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 Whitefords 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

    1440 Barclay Street

    West End, 1940

    • Daniel Whitford 1940

    Next door in 1940: B Bernhardt at 1436. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    1955 Ferndale Street

    Grandview-Woodland, 1940

    • Mrs S Whiteford, widow of A 1940
    • Doug H Whiteford, a carpenter 1940

    Next door in 1940: N R Estabrooks at 1951 and E Pover at 1965. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    1511 Marpole Avenue

    Shaughnessy, 1940

    • Roberta Whiteford, a maid for A F Nation 1940

    Next door in 1940: H S Kirkland at 1537. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    1683 Venables Street

    Grandview-Woodland, 1940

    • D A E Whiteford, a mechanic 1940

    Next door in 1940: P Franke at 1675 and Flowercraft Supply Co at 1685. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    3721 West 14th Avenue

    West Point Grey, 1940

    • W C Whitford, a salesman 1940

    Next door in 1940: G N Mattock at 3715 and L B Webster at 3731. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for four of the six: a carpenter, a maid, a mechanic and a salesman. One is a widow, listed under her own name.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Grandview-Woodland (2), Shaughnessy, West End and West Point Grey. 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 Daniel Whitford at 1440 Barclay Street. Mrs S Whiteford is listed at 1955 Ferndale Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Susan Whiteford there as the householder, widow of A, with Doug H Whiteford, a carpenter. The 1940 name section lists Roberta Whiteford at 1511 Marpole Avenue, a maid for A F Nation.

In 1940 the directory lists D A E Whiteford at 1683 Venables Street. The 1940 name section lists Daniel A E Whiteford there as the householder, a mechanic. In 1940 the directory lists W C Whitford at 3721 West 14th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists William C Whitford there as the householder, a salesman.

Today

1955 Ferndale and 1511 Marpole still have their buildings from before 1946; 3721 West 14th (1981) has a newer building, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 1440 Barclay and 1683 Venables, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 9 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 Whitefords

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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.