A family name on Robson Street, West End and Downtown
The Wilkinsons
In the city directories 1940 · five people at four addresses
The directories print five people named Wilkinson at four addresses in 1940, all on Robson Street. No first name or initials tie one address to another: we can't tell if they're one family. The directories print the name on 59 other streets too, all listed on the Wilkinson name's own page.
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Where the Wilkinsons lived
- 1
1154 Robson Street
West End, 1940
- Marie Wilkinson, a waitress for Eden Cafe 1940
Next door in 1940: W G Proctor at 1150. The block, door by door
- 2
1332 Robson Street
West End, 1940
- John Wilkinson 1940
- Vera Wilkinson, a bookkeeper at Famous 1940
Next door in 1940: G M Van Kerkhoff at 1310 and Gifford Hotel at 1348. The block, door by door
- 3
1345 Robson Street
West End, 1940
- Stan Wilkinson, a driver at the Country Freight Lines 1940
Next door in 1940: C C F at 1343 and J F Kemp at 1361. The block, door by door
- 4
1533 Robson Street
West End, 1940
- Eleanor M Wilkinson, a waitress at Owl Drug 1940
Next door in 1940: J V Reddon at 1517 and A P McEwan at 1535. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for four of the five: a waitress (2), a bookkeeper and a driver.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in West End (4). 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 Marie Wilkinson at 1154 Robson Street, a waitress for Eden Cafe. The 1940 name section lists John Wilkinson at 1332 Robson Street, with Vera Wilkinson, a bookkeeper at Famous. The 1940 name section lists Stan Wilkinson at 1345 Robson Street, a driver at the Country Freight Lines. The 1940 name section lists Eleanor M Wilkinson at 1533 Robson Street, a waitress at Owl Drug.
Today
1154 Robson (1974) has a newer building, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 1332 Robson, 1345 Robson and 1533 Robson, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).
Every line as printed
All 5 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- Wilkinson Marie waitress Eden Cafe1154 Robson, p. 660
- Wilkinson John1332 Robson, p. 660
- Wilkinson Vera bkpr Famous1332 Robson, p. 660
- Wilkinson Stan drvr Country Freight Lines1345 Robson, p. 660
- Wilkinson Eleanor M waitress Owl Drug1533 Robson, p. 660
British Columbia and Yukon Directory, name section, where each person's work is printed
The book of the Wilkinsons
Every directory, as one book
The family book reads the Wilkinson name in each Vancouver directory we hold from 1901 to 1945: everyone printed under it at every address, their work from the name sections, who lived next door, and the page behind every line, to read here or save as a PDF to print or give.
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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.