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A family name on West 11th Avenue, Fairview, Mount Pleasant, Kitsilano and West Point Grey

The Williamses

In the city directories 1940 · 15 people at six addresses

The directories print 15 people named Williams at six addresses in 1940, all on West 11th Avenue, with the close spelling Willams. No first name or initials tie one address to another: we can't tell if they're one family. The most under one roof: eight Williamses at 1134 West 11th in 1940. The directories print the name on 186 other streets too, all listed on the Williams name's own page.

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Where the Williamses 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

    1045 West 11th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • Mrs M M Williams, widow of H 1940
    • Edmund C Williams, a clerk at the Royal Bank 1940
    • Havelock K Williams, a salesman at the Hudson's Bay Company 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs M L Gildemeester at 1035 and H M Dey at 1055. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    1134 West 11th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • J H Williams 1940
    • Doris Williams, a saleswoman at Canadian Wind Bakeries 1940
    • Gordon E M Williams, a mechanic at the Victoria Dr Service Station 1940
    • L Elmer Williams, an attendant at the Marshalls Super Service 1940
    • Melville C Williams, an attendant at the Marshalls Super Service 1940
    • Merle J Williams, a mechanic at the Highbury Service Station 1940
    • Orville W Williams 1940
    • Vivian E Williams 1940

    Next door in 1940: J H Inkster at 1126 and Mrs L E Ballentine at 1146. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    1436 West 11th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • H Edward Williams, a salesman for Gutta Percha 1940

    Next door in 1940: E A Thomas at 1428 and T P Hamer at 1448. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    1471 West 11th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • Mrs J Williams, widow of G 1940

    Next door in 1940: 5 listings at 1455 and S Balmer at 1475. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    3963 West 11th Avenue

    West Point Grey, 1940

    • R P Williams, a manager at Williams Piano House 1940

    Next door in 1940: L J Stones at 3929 and K H Burnet at 3975. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    4118 West 11th Avenue

    West Point Grey, 1940

    • N W Williams, an electrician 1940

    Next door in 1940: E H Cummings at 4112 and F J Pierce at 4124. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for ten of the 15: an attendant (2), a mechanic (2), a salesman (2), a clerk, an electrician and a manager, among others. Two of them worked for Marshalls Super Service. Two are widows, listed under their own names.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Fairview (4) and West Point Grey (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 Mrs M M Williams at 1045 West 11th Avenue. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Mabel M Williams there as the householder, widow of H, with Edmund C Williams, a clerk at the Royal Bank, and Havelock K Williams, a salesman at the Hudson's Bay Company. In 1940 the directory lists J H Williams at 1134 West 11th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Joseph H Williams there as the householder, with Doris Williams, a saleswoman at Canadian Wind Bakeries, Gordon E M Williams, a mechanic at the Victoria Dr Service Station, L Elmer Williams, an attendant at the Marshalls Super Service, Melville C Williams, an attendant at the Marshalls Super Service, Merle J Williams, a mechanic at the Highbury Service Station, Orville W Williams, and Vivian E Williams.

The 1940 name section lists H Edward Williams at 1436 West 11th Avenue, a salesman for Gutta Percha. Mrs J Williams is listed at 1471 West 11th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Jane Williams there as the householder, widow of G.

R P Williams is listed at 3963 West 11th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Reynold P Williams there as the householder, a manager at Williams Piano House. N W Williams is listed at 4118 West 11th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Nicholas W Williams there as the householder, an electrician.

Today

1045 West 11th and 4118 West 11th still have their buildings from before 1946; 1134 West 11th (1956) and 3963 West 11th (2011) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 1436 West 11th and 1471 West 11th, 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, 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.