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The Wileses

In the city directories 1940 · 13 people at twelve addresses

The directories print 13 people named Wiles at twelve addresses in 1940 in nine 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 Wileses 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

    1134 Barclay Street

    West End, 1940

    • Marguerite Wiles, a stenographer 1940

    Next door in 1940: roxy apts at 1128 and florida (the) at 1170. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    1235 Beach Avenue

    West End, 1940

    • John Wiles, a gardener 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs C A Lindsay at 1227 and J H Cruickshank at 1237. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    3981 Beatrice Street

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • K C Wiles, a class at the Sun 1940
  4. 4

    2596 Charles Street

    Hastings-Sunrise, 1940

    • E Wiles 1940

    Next door in 1940: A Tartaglia at 2586. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    2175 Dundas Street

    Grandview-Woodland, 1940

    • J I Wiles, a cabinetmaker 1940

    Next door in 1940: J P Rose at 2173 and T Arakawa at 2177. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    266 East 21st Avenue

    Riley Park, 1940

    • W G Wiles, a cabinetmaker 1940

    Next door in 1940: westmoreland apts at 256 and J Nielsen at 274. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    1377 East 28th Avenue

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • Mrs F Wiles 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs I M Mortensen at 1365. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    144 East 6th Avenue

    Mount Pleasant, 1940

    • Thomas Wiles 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs J Solomon at 138 and donna-conna apts at 148. The block, door by door

  9. 9

    934 Nicola Street

    West End, 1940

    • F Wiles, a fireman 1940

    Next door in 1940: J A Feren at 924 and Miss H Draper at 956. The block, door by door

  10. 10

    1365 West 12th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • Ray G Wiles, a compositor at the Sun 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs M Johnston at 1355 and Mrs B L Bickell at 1375. The block, door by door

  11. 11

    1810 West 16th Avenue

    Shaughnessy, 1940

    • Mrs H E Wiles, widow of H A 1940
    • Marjorie H Wiles, a stenographer at Rand & Fowler 1940

    Next door in 1940: E MacGachen at 1826. The block, door by door

  12. 12

    2486 West 8th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • Lorraine Wiles, a saleswoman at Dall's 1940

    Next door in 1940: J A Riggall at 2478 and Mrs M J Hunt at 2496. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for nine of the 13: a cabinetmaker (2), a stenographer (2), a class, a compositor, a fireman and a gardener, among others. Two of them worked for Sun. One is a widow, listed under her own name.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in West End (3), Kensington-Cedar Cottage (2), Fairview, Grandview-Woodland, Hastings-Sunrise, Kitsilano, Mount Pleasant, Riley Park and Shaughnessy. 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 Marguerite Wiles at 1134 Barclay Street, a stenographer. The 1940 name section lists John Wiles at 1235 Beach Avenue, a gardener. In 1940 the directory lists K C Wiles at 3981 Beatrice Street. The 1940 name section lists Keith C Wiles there as the householder, a class at the Sun.

In 1940 the directory lists E Wiles at 2596 Charles 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 lists Edwin Wiles there as the householder. In 1940 the directory lists J I Wiles at 2175 Dundas Street. The 1940 name section lists John I Wiles there as the householder, a cabinetmaker.

In 1940 the directory lists W G Wiles at 266 East 21st Avenue. The 1940 name section lists William G Wiles there as the householder, a cabinetmaker. In 1940 the directory lists Mrs F Wiles at 1377 East 28th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Mrs Freda Wiles there as the householder.

The 1940 name section lists Thomas Wiles at 144 East 6th Avenue. F Wiles is listed at 934 Nicola Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Frederick Wiles there as the householder, a fireman. The 1940 name section lists Ray G Wiles at 1365 West 12th Avenue, a compositor at the Sun.

In 1940 the directory lists Mrs H E Wiles at 1810 West 16th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Helen E Wiles there as the householder, widow of H A, with Marjorie H Wiles, a stenographer at Rand & Fowler. The 1940 name section lists Lorraine Wiles at 2486 West 8th Avenue, a saleswoman at Dall's.

Today

3981 Beatrice, 266 East 21st, 1377 East 28th, 144 East 6th and 1810 West 16th still have their buildings from before 1946; 2596 Charles (1956) and 1365 West 12th (1966) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 1134 Barclay, 1235 Beach, 2175 Dundas, 934 Nicola and 2486 West 8th, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 20 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.