A family name on Wellington Avenue, Renfrew-Collingwood
The Wilkinsons
In the city directories 1940 · four people at two addresses
The directories print four people named Wilkinson at two addresses in 1940, all on Wellington Avenue. No first name or initials tie one address to the other: we can't tell if they're one family. The most under one roof: three Wilkinsons at 3354 Wellington in 1940. 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
3354 Wellington Avenue
Renfrew-Collingwood, 1940
- F L Wilkinson, a salesman at Burns & Co 1940
- Dorothy I Wilkinson 1940
- Mary Wilkinson, a nurse 1940
Next door in 1940: Mrs K Lyon at 3338 and C Brooks at 3378. The block, door by door
- 2
3428 Wellington Avenue
Renfrew-Collingwood, 1940
- H Wilkinson, a carpenter 1940
Next door in 1940: G Ross at 3420. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for three of the four: a carpenter, a nurse and a salesman.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in Renfrew-Collingwood (2). 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 F L Wilkinson at 3354 Wellington 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 F Locke Wilkinson there as the householder, a salesman at Burns & Co, with F Lee Wilkinson, who worked for Restmore, Dorothy I Wilkinson, and Mary Wilkinson, a nurse. In 1940 the directory lists H Wilkinson at 3428 Wellington Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Henry Wilkinson there as the householder, a carpenter.
Today
3354 Wellington (1978) and 3428 Wellington (2003) have newer buildings, by the City's record.
Every line as printed
All 7 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- *Wilkinson F L3354 Wellington, p. 166
- Wilkinson Dorothy I3354 Wellington, p. 660
- Wilkinson F Lee emp Restmore3354 Wellington, p. 660
- Wilkinson F Locke slsmn Burns & Co3354 Wellington, p. 660
- Wilkinson Mary nurse3354 Wellington, p. 660
- *Wilkinson H3428 Wellington, p. 166
- Wilkinson Henry carp3428 Wellington, p. 660
British Columbia and Yukon Directory, street section
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.