The Wildes

The story, address by address

In 1940 the directory lists Mrs M A Wilde at 823 East 24th Avenue. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Mary A Wilde there as the householder, widow of G, with Alice Wilde, a bookkeeper for Dr S H Sievenpiper, Inez A Wilde, a clerk at the BC Electric Railway, and John H Wilde, a student. In 1940 the directory lists R A Wilde at 2441 East 39th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Ralph A Wilde there as the householder, a millworker at Canadian White Pine, with Conrad Wilde, a millworker.

In 1940 the directory lists W W Wilde at 2249 East 49th 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 William W Wilde there as the householder, a bricklayer. In 1940 the directory lists Rev E Wilde at 612 East 58th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Rev Edward Wilde there as the householder, a pastor at the Moravian Church.

In 1940 the directory lists J W Wilde at 2266 Kitchener Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Joseph W Wilde there as the householder, an oiler at R&H Sawmill. In 1940 the directory lists T Wilde at 5503 Stamford Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Thomas Wilde there as the householder, with Gordon W Wilde, a warehouseman at Kaufman Rubber, and Jack Wilde, a fitter at Kumfort Furnace.

In 1940 the directory lists E Wilde at 5 West 15th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Ernest Wilde there as the householder, a bricklayer, with Elsie Wilde, a telephone operator, Ken I Wilde, a laborer, and Rhoda M Wilde, a telephone operator. The 1940 name section lists Mrs Florence Wilde at 1201 West Georgia Street, a second reader at the First Church of Christ Scientist.

Miss O A Wilde is listed at 1508 Yew Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Olive A Wilde there as the householder, proprietor of the Yew Lending Library, with Sarah Wilde, widow of S J.

Today

823 East 24th, 5 West 15th and 1201 West Georgia still have their buildings from before 1946, 1201 West Georgia on the Vancouver Heritage Register; 2249 East 49th (1970) and 2266 Kitchener (1987) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 2441 East 39th, 612 East 58th, 5503 Stamford and 1508 Yew, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).