A family name on Turner Street, Hastings-Sunrise and Grandview-Woodland
The Willises
In the city directories 1940 · two people at two addresses
The directories print two people named Willis at two addresses in 1940, all on Turner Street. No first name or initials tie one address to the other: we can't tell if they're one family. The directories print the name on 36 other streets too, all listed on the Willis name's own page.
Reserve this family's book, freeThe name in every directory we hold from 1901 to 1945, at every address, each line with its page, to read here or save as a PDF. About $29 when orders open.
Where the Willises lived
- 1
2255 Turner Street
Grandview-Woodland, 1940
- Mrs J Willis, widow of W G 1940
Next door in 1940: Mrs E Ellis at 2245 and L A Kipp at 2257. The block, door by door
- 2
2870 Turner Street
Hastings-Sunrise, 1940
- Mrs M M Willis, widow of H A 1940
Next door in 1940: A Glaze at 2886. The block, door by door
What they did
Two are widows, listed under their own names.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in Grandview-Woodland and Hastings-Sunrise. 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 J Willis at 2255 Turner Street. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Jennette Willis there as the householder, widow of W G. In 1940 the directory lists Mrs M M Willis at 2870 Turner Street. The 1940 name section lists Mabel M Willis there as the householder, widow of H A.
Today
2255 Turner still has its building from before 1946, dated 1925 by the City's record; 2870 Turner (1982) has a newer building, by the City's record.
Every line as printed
All 4 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- Willis Mrs J2255 Turner, p. 158
- Willis Jennette wid W G2255 Turner, p. 664
- Willis Mrs M M2870 Turner, p. 158
- Willis Mabel M wid H A2870 Turner, p. 664
British Columbia and Yukon Directory, street section
The book of the Willises
Every directory, as one book
The family book reads the Willis 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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Another name, or a house
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.