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The Wilkies

In the city directories 1940 · 14 people at eight addresses

The directories print 14 people named Wilkie at eight addresses in 1940 in five of the city's neighbourhoods. No first name or initials tie one address to another: we can't tell if they're one family. The most under one roof: six Wilkies at 1018 Cotton Drive in 1940.

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Where the Wilkies 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

    1018 Cotton Drive

    Grandview-Woodland, 1940

    • J Wilkie, a granite cutter 1940
    • Albert A Wilkie, a promotion at the Vancouver News Agency 1940
    • Edith J Wilkie, a laundress at Star Laundry 1940
    • George J Wilkie, a joint manager at Collins U Drive 1940
    • Ken F Wilkie, a shipper at the Vancouver News Agency 1940
    • Reginald H Wilkie, a driver at the Vancouver News Agency 1940

    Next door in 1940: J Jarvi at 1010 and Mrs M Dewar at 1024. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    337 Dunsmuir Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • Malcolm Wilkie, a salesman at T Eaton Co 1940

    Next door in 1940: Master Painters' Supp at 331. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    117 East Hastings Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • G Wilkie, a cigar stand 1940

    Next door in 1940: Women's Clo Exch at 109 and Slater Bros at 119. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    1214 Hornby Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • J A Wilkie, who kept rooms to let 1940

    Next door in 1940: P de Kroon at 1212 and Mrs E Aetzel at 1226. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    2186 Napier Street

    Grandview-Woodland, 1940

    • G Wilkie, a plumber 1940

    Next door in 1940: F A Welch at 2162 and W H Marston at 2196. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    1101 Nicola Street

    West End, 1940

    • E S Wilkie, a master mariner 1940

    Next door in 1940: Angus Serv Gar at 1155. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    3258 West 35th Avenue

    Dunbar-Southlands, 1940

    • C A Wilkie, a department manager at J W Kelly Piano 1940
    • Greig Wilkie, a school teacher 1940

    Next door in 1940: J W Hughan at 3250 and C S MacAdam at 3266. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    2145 West 8th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • W T Wilkie 1940

    Next door in 1940: D J Fraser at 2135 and R J Perry at 2153. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for twelve of the 14: a cigar stand, a department manager, a driver, a granite cutter, a joint manager and a laundress, among others. Three of them worked for Vancouver News Agency.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Downtown (3), Grandview-Woodland (2), Dunbar-Southlands, Kitsilano and West End. 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 Wilkie at 1018 Cotton Drive; 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 James Wilkie there as the householder, a granite cutter, with Albert A Wilkie, a promotion at the Vancouver News Agency, Edith J Wilkie, a laundress at Star Laundry, George J Wilkie, a joint manager at Collins U Drive, Ken F Wilkie, a shipper at the Vancouver News Agency, and Reginald H Wilkie, a driver at the Vancouver News Agency. The 1940 name section lists Malcolm Wilkie at 337 Dunsmuir Street, a salesman at T Eaton Co.

G Wilkie is listed at 117 East Hastings Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists G Wilkie there, a cigar stand. J A Wilkie, rooms to let, is listed at 1214 Hornby Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists John A Wilkie there, who kept rooms to let.

G Wilkie is listed at 2186 Napier Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists George Wilkie there as the householder, a plumber. E S Wilkie is listed at 1101 Nicola Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists E Stewart Wilkie there as the householder, a master mariner.

C A Wilkie is listed at 3258 West 35th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Charles A Wilkie there as the householder, a department manager at J W Kelly Piano, with Greig Wilkie, a school teacher. W T Wilkie is listed at 2145 West 8th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists William T Wilkie there as the householder.

Today

2186 Napier and 1101 Nicola still have their buildings from before 1946, 1101 Nicola on the Vancouver Heritage Register; 117 East Hastings (1975) has a newer building, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 1018 Cotton Drive, 337 Dunsmuir, 1214 Hornby, 3258 West 35th and 2145 West 8th, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 21 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.