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A family name in Vancouver's city directories

The Wigginses

In the city directories 1940 · eleven people at nine addresses

The directories print eleven people named Wiggins 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.

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Where the Wigginses 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

    5737 Alma Street

    Dunbar-Southlands, 1940

    • F C Wiggins 1940

    Next door in 1940: A D Baker at 5721 and R W Willoughby at 5759. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    975 Chilco Street

    West End, 1940

    • Mrs A Wiggins, a manager at Park Lane 1940
    • F Gwen Wiggins, a nurse for W D MacLeod 1940

    Next door in 1940: chatelaine at 905. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    1836 East 1st Avenue

    Grandview-Woodland, 1940

    • R Wiggins, retired 1940

    Next door in 1940: F W Brawn at 1830 and J S Carrasco at 1840. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    592 East 50th Avenue

    Sunset, 1940

    • K G Wiggins, a helper for Kelly Douglas 1940

    Next door in 1940: J Enefer at 586. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    837 East King Edward Avenue

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • Mrs A Wiggins, widow of J T 1940
    • Garland M Wiggins, a helper at Canadian Boxes 1940

    Next door in 1940: A Richardson at 825 and Mrs I Montgomery at 839. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    1025 Granville Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • Sam Wiggins, a pile driver 1940

    Next door in 1940: W C Stearman at 1023 and Plaza Hotel at 1029. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    1419 Nelson Street

    West End, 1940

    • P Wiggins, a clerk at the CPR 1940

    Next door in 1940: Miss M Kennedy at 1415 and Mrs M Paterson at 1433. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    592 Seymour Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • F C Wiggins 1940

    Next door in 1940: Up & Up Cafe at 590 and Cunningham Drug at 598. The block, door by door

  9. 9

    4440 West 7th Avenue

    West Point Grey, 1940

    • A W Wiggins, a carpenter 1940

    Next door in 1940: W Mackay at 4434 and Mrs E A Parker at 4444. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for seven of the eleven: a helper (2), a carpenter, a clerk, a manager, a nurse and a pile driver. One is a widow, listed under her own name.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Downtown (2), West End (2), Dunbar-Southlands, Grandview-Woodland, Kensington-Cedar Cottage, Sunset 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

In 1940 the directory lists F C Wiggins at 5737 Alma Street; 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, where each person's work is printed, lists Frederick C Wiggins there as the householder. In 1940 the directory lists Mrs A Wiggins at 975 Chilco Street. The 1940 name section lists Mrs Alice Wiggins there as the householder, a manager at Park Lane, with F Gwen Wiggins, a nurse for W D MacLeod.

In 1940 the directory lists R Wiggins at 1836 East 1st Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Robert Wiggins there as the householder, retired. In 1940 the directory lists K G Wiggins at 592 East 50th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Ken G Wiggins there as the householder, a helper for Kelly Douglas.

In 1940 the directory lists Mrs A Wiggins at 837 East King Edward Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Alma Wiggins there as the householder, widow of J T, with Garland M Wiggins, a helper at Canadian Boxes. The 1940 name section lists Sam Wiggins at 1025 Granville Street, a pile driver.

P Wiggins is listed at 1419 Nelson Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Percy Wiggins there as the householder, a clerk at the CPR. F C Wiggins is listed at 592 Seymour Street in 1940.

In 1940 the directory lists A W Wiggins at 4440 West 7th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Albert W Wiggins there as the householder, a carpenter.

Today

5737 Alma, 975 Chilco, 1836 East 1st and 1025 Granville still have their buildings from before 1946, 975 Chilco and 1025 Granville on the Vancouver Heritage Register; 592 East 50th (2002) has a newer building, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 837 East King Edward, 1419 Nelson, 592 Seymour and 4440 West 7th, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 18 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
1940

British Columbia and Yukon Directory, street section

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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.