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The Whiteleys

In the city directories 1940 · 18 people at eleven addresses

The directories print 18 people named Whiteley at eleven addresses in 1940 in nine of the city's neighbourhoods, with the close spellings Whitley and Whitely. No first name or initials tie one address to another: we can't tell if they're one family. The most under one roof: three Whiteleys at 955 East 20th in 1940.

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Where the Whiteleys lived

Each pin is on its own block, numbered as the households below. Three 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

    5626 Balsam Street

    Arbutus Ridge, 1940

    • Mark H Whitley 1940

    Next door in 1940: D Barry at 5602. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    955 East 20th Avenue

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • J W Whiteley, a driver at Pioneer Laundry 1940
    • Gladys H Whiteley, a saleswoman at Spencer's 1940
    • Irene E Whiteley 1940

    Next door in 1940: F H Edwards at 935 and J W S Mitchell at 965. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    1336 Granville Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • Charles R Whitely, who worked for Whitely Bros S&D 1940

    Next door in 1940: Cecil Cafe at 1326 and Independent Motors at 1344. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    1111 Jervis Street

    West End, 1940

    • B Whitley 1940
  5. 5

    1133 Pacific Street

    West End, 1940

    • Dorothy I Whitley, a nurse at E B Lands 1940
    • Harry B Whitley, a clerk at M-W Ltd 1940
    • William R Whitley, a student 1940

    Next door in 1940: Miss B E Daynard at 1129 and F Booth at 1137. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    6541 Tyne Street

    Killarney, 1940

    • R W Whitely, a laborer at Canadian White Pine 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs C Pitt at 6583. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    4397 West 13th Avenue

    West Point Grey, 1940

    • W H Whiteley, a clerk at the Royal Bank 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs I Atherton at 4387. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    3108 West 34th Avenue

    Dunbar-Southlands, 1940

    • R M Whiteley, a bookkeeper at Campbell Motors 1940

    Next door in 1940: K C Keefer at 3126. The block, door by door

  9. 9

    3376 West 34th Avenue

    Dunbar-Southlands, 1940

    • H F Whitley, a president at the BC Log Service 1940
    • Lorraine A Whitley 1940

    Next door in 1940: G E C Sumner at 3342 and G W Vennels at 3392. The block, door by door

  10. 10

    1533 West Broadway

    Fairview, 1940

    • Mrs M L Whitely, widow of J W 1940
    • Dorothy L Whiteley, an operator at the BC Telephone 1940

    Next door in 1940: Holt's Dairy Lunch at 1523 and Sta D Postal at 1535. The block, door by door

  11. 11

    3228 Yukon Street

    Riley Park, 1940

    • M Whitley, of Whitely Bros S&D 1940
    • Lloyd W Whitely, a student 1940

    Next door in 1940: C L McManus at 3224. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for nine of the 18: a clerk (2), a bookkeeper, a driver, a laborer, a nurse and an operator, among others. One is a widow, listed under her own name.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Dunbar-Southlands (2), West End (2), Arbutus Ridge, Downtown, Fairview, Kensington-Cedar Cottage, Killarney, Riley Park 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 Mark H Whitley at 5626 Balsam Street. J W Whiteley is listed at 955 East 20th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists John W Whiteley there as the householder, a driver at Pioneer Laundry, with Gladys H Whiteley, a saleswoman at Spencer's, and Irene E Whiteley. The 1940 name section lists Charles R Whitely at 1336 Granville Street, who worked for Whitely Bros S&D.

In 1940 the directory lists B Whitley at 1111 Jervis Street. The 1940 name section lists Bruce Whitley there as the householder. The 1940 name section lists Dorothy I Whitley at 1133 Pacific Street, a nurse at E B Lands, with Harry B Whitley, a clerk at M-W Ltd, William R Whitley, a cook at Kingsley Navigation, and William R Whitley Jr, a student.

R W Whitely is listed at 6541 Tyne Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Ralph W Whitely there as the householder, a laborer at Canadian White Pine. W H Whiteley is listed at 4397 West 13th 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 William H Whiteley there as the householder, a clerk at the Royal Bank.

R M Whiteley is listed at 3108 West 34th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Ray M Whiteley there as the householder, a bookkeeper at Campbell Motors. H F Whitley is listed at 3376 West 34th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Horace F Whitley there as the householder, a president at the BC Log Service, with Lorraine A Whitley.

Mrs M L Whitely is listed at 1533 West Broadway in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Martha L Whiteley there as the householder, widow of J W, with Dorothy L Whiteley, an operator at the BC Telephone. M Whitley is listed at 3228 Yukon Street in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Mark Whitely there as the householder, of Whitely Bros S&D, with Lloyd W Whitely, a student.

Today

955 East 20th, 1111 Jervis, 3376 West 34th and 3228 Yukon still have their buildings from before 1946, 1111 Jervis on the Vancouver Heritage Register; 3108 West 34th (1988) has a newer building, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 5626 Balsam, 1336 Granville, 1133 Pacific, 6541 Tyne, 4397 West 13th and 1533 West Broadway, 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.