A family name on West 28th Avenue, Dunbar-Southlands, South Cambie, Shaughnessy and Arbutus Ridge
The Williamses
In the city directories 1940 · three people at three addresses
The directories print three people named Williams at three addresses in 1940, all on West 28th 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 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
- 1
3093 West 28th Avenue
Dunbar-Southlands, 1940
- J G Williams, proprietor of the Williams Super Service 1940
- 2
3408 West 28th Avenue
Dunbar-Southlands, 1940
- E Williams, a warehouseman at Columbia Paper 1940
Next door in 1940: A P Goseltine at 3422. The block, door by door
- 3
3549 West 28th Avenue
Dunbar-Southlands, 1940
- Mrs A L Williams, widow of B A 1940
Next door in 1940: W A Keddy at 3541 and E MacDonald at 3555. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for two of the three: a proprietor and a warehouseman. One is a widow, listed under her own name.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in Dunbar-Southlands (3). 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 G Williams at 3093 West 28th 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 John G Williams there as the householder, proprietor of the Williams Super Service. In 1940 the directory lists E Williams at 3408 West 28th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Enoch Williams there as the householder, a warehouseman at Columbia Paper.
In 1940 the directory lists Mrs A L Williams at 3549 West 28th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Annie L Williams there as the householder, widow of B A.
Today
3093 West 28th and 3549 West 28th still have their buildings from before 1946; 3408 West 28th (1993) has a newer building, by the City's record.
Every line as printed
All 6 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- *Williams J G3093 West 28th, p. 244
- Williams John G prop Williams Super Serv3093 West 28th, p. 662
- *Williams E3408 West 28th, p. 244
- Williams Enoch whsmn Columbia Paper3408 West 28th, p. 661
- *Williams Mrs A L3549 West 28th, p. 244
- Williams Annie L wid B A3549 West 28th, p. 661
British Columbia and Yukon Directory, street section
The book of the Williamses
Every directory, as one book
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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.