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The Wightmans

In the city directories 1940 · 19 people at twelve addresses

The directories print 19 people named Wightman at twelve addresses in 1940 in eight of the city's neighbourhoods, with the close spelling Weightman. No first name or initials tie one address to another: we can't tell if they're one family. The most under one roof: four Wightmans at 467 West 10th in 1940.

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Where the Wightmans lived

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

    1352 Bidwell Street

    West End, 1940

    • James A Wightman, a fireman at the City of Vancouver 1940
  2. 2

    1448 Comox Street

    West End, 1940

    • Mrs K Wightman 1940

    Next door in 1940: H Hood at 1440. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    2175 East 28th Avenue

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • A R Weightman, a shipper at Spencer's 1940

    Next door in 1940: J H Hand at 2147. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    2741 East 28th Avenue

    Renfrew-Collingwood, 1940

    • A Wightman, a carpenter 1940

    Next door in 1940: J E Anderson at 2717 and J Brabbins at 2757. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    2246 East Broadway

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • S McI Wightman, a pressman at A Hazeldine Printing 1940

    Next door in 1940: I Egan at 2236 and S C Wellburn at 2276. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    4507 Fleming Street

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • Mrs M Wightman, widow of S 1940
    • James Wightman, a swamper 1940

    Next door in 1940: G D McKenzie at 4523. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    1563 Graveley Street

    Grandview-Woodland, 1940

    • H W Wightman 1940
    • Harvey F Wightman, retired 1940

    Next door in 1940: A R Salonen at 1555 and W G Moore at 1569. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    2075 Nelson Street

    West End, 1940

    • H H Wightman 1940
    • Helen L Wightman, a stenographer at Standard Oil 1940
  9. 9

    467 West 10th Avenue

    Mount Pleasant, 1940

    • Mrs J Wightman, widow of J 1940
    • C Doreen Wightman, a stenographer at the Post Office 1940
    • Margaret Wightman, a stenographer at Bell-Irving Insurance 1940
    • Walter B Wightman 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs C MacKinnon at 455. The block, door by door

  10. 10

    975 West 14th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • Belle S Wightman 1940

    Next door in 1940: C J Fitz-Henry at 965 and Mrs R McDonald at 985. The block, door by door

  11. 11

    2624 West 3rd Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • D A Wightman, in hardware 1940
    • Brice A Wightman, a salesman for D A Wightman 1940

    Next door in 1940: R Cuthill at 2606 and A C Westall at 2630. The block, door by door

  12. 12

    2249 West 41st Avenue

    Arbutus Ridge, 1940

    • D A Wightman, in hardware 1940

    Next door in 1940: H C Armstrong at 2243 and B&K Economy Cash Stores Ltd at 2251. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for ten of the 19: a stenographer (3), a carpenter, a fireman, a hardware, a pressman and a salesman, among others. Two are widows, listed under their own names.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Kensington-Cedar Cottage (3), West End (3), Arbutus Ridge, Fairview, Grandview-Woodland, Kitsilano, Mount Pleasant 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 James A Wightman at 1352 Bidwell Street, a fireman at the City of Vancouver. The 1940 name section lists Mrs K Wightman at 1448 Comox Street. In 1940 the directory lists A R Weightman at 2175 East 28th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Arthur R Weightman there as the householder, a shipper at Spencer's.

In 1940 the directory lists A Wightman at 2741 East 28th Avenue; 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 Archibald Wightman there as the householder, a carpenter. In 1940 the directory lists S McI Wightman at 2246 East Broadway; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Sam McI Wightman there as the householder, a pressman at A Hazeldine Printing.

In 1940 the directory lists Mrs M Wightman at 4507 Fleming Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Mary Wightman there as the householder, widow of S, with James Wightman, a swamper. In 1940 the directory lists H W Wightman at 1563 Graveley Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Harvey F Wightman there as the householder, retired.

In 1940 the directory lists H H Wightman at 2075 Nelson Street. The 1940 name section lists H H Wightman there as the householder, with Helen L Wightman, a stenographer at Standard Oil. In 1940 the directory lists Mrs J Wightman at 467 West 10th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Jane Wightman there as the householder, widow of J, with C Doreen Wightman, a stenographer at the Post Office, Margaret Wightman, a stenographer at Bell-Irving Insurance, and Walter B Wightman.

The 1940 name section lists Belle S Wightman at 975 West 14th Avenue. D A Wightman is listed at 2624 West 3rd Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists David A Wightman there as the householder, in hardware, with Brice A Wightman, a salesman for D A Wightman. D A Wightman, in hardware, is listed at 2249 West 41st Avenue in 1940.

Today

1448 Comox, 975 West 14th and 2624 West 3rd still have their buildings from before 1946, 1448 Comox on the Vancouver Heritage Register; 2175 East 28th (2003), 2741 East 28th (1973), 4507 Fleming (2011) and 2249 West 41st (2000) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 1352 Bidwell, 2246 East Broadway, 1563 Graveley, 2075 Nelson and 467 West 10th, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 26 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.