A family name in Vancouver's city directories
The Wigmans
In the city directories 1940 · six people at six addresses
The directories print six people named Wigman at six 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 Wigmans lived
- 1
1804 East 14th Avenue
Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940
- J H Wigman, a longshoreman 1940
Next door in 1940: W McDonald at 1810. The block, door by door
- 2
1359 East 61st Avenue
Sunset, 1940
- Archibald Wigman, a longshoreman 1940
Next door in 1940: J E Hughes at 1317. The block, door by door
- 3
3371 Findlay Street
Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940
- John Wigman, a deck hand 1940
Next door in 1940: J Smith at 3361 and T A Maytum at 3381. The block, door by door
- 4
2210 Kingsway
Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940
- William Wigman, a shipper at the Anthes Tait Foundry 1940
Next door in 1940: Layritz Nurseries Ltd at 2220. The block, door by door
- 5
4115 Miller Street
Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940
- J Wigman, a longshoreman 1940
Next door in 1940: J H Stirling at 4123. The block, door by door
- 6
What they did
The name section prints a trade for all six: a longshoreman (4), a deck hand and a shipper.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in Kensington-Cedar Cottage (4), Downtown and Sunset. 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 J H Wigman at 1804 East 14th 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, where each person's work is printed, lists John H Wigman there as the householder, a longshoreman. The 1940 name section lists Archibald Wigman at 1359 East 61st Avenue, a longshoreman. The 1940 name section lists John Wigman at 3371 Findlay Street, a deck hand.
The 1940 name section lists William Wigman at 2210 Kingsway, a shipper at the Anthes Tait Foundry. J Wigman is listed at 4115 Miller Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Joseph Wigman there as the householder, a longshoreman. The 1940 name section lists Joseph A Wigman at 435 West Pender Street, a longshoreman.
Today
1804 East 14th, 4115 Miller and 435 West Pender still have their buildings from before 1946, 435 West Pender on the Vancouver Heritage Register; 1359 East 61st (1979) has a newer building, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 3371 Findlay and 2210 Kingsway, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).
Every line as printed
All 8 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- *Wigman J H1804 East 14th, p. 214
- Wigman John H lngshmn1804 East 14th, p. 659
- Wigman Arch lngshmn1359 East 61st, p. 659
- Wigman John deck hd3371 Findlay, p. 659
- Wigman Wm shpr Anthes Tait Fndy2210 Kingsway, p. 659
- Wigman J4115 Miller, p. 115
- Wigman Jos lngshmn4115 Miller, p. 659
- Wigman Jos A lngshmn435 West Pender, p. 659
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.