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A family name in Vancouver's city directories

The Williscrofts

In the city directories 1940 · eight people at five addresses

The directories print eight people named Williscroft at five addresses in 1940 in four of the city's neighbourhoods. No first name or initials tie one address to another: we can't tell if they're one family. The most under one roof: three Williscrofts at 2071 West 36th in 1940.

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Where the Williscrofts 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

    1065 Bute Street

    West End, 1940

    • Miss G M Williscroft 1940

    Next door in 1940: mayfair apts at 1019. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    1086 Bute Street

    West End, 1940

    • Gladys M Williscroft, an operator at B C Telephone 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs E L Monkman at 1036. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    485 West 14th Avenue

    Mount Pleasant, 1940

    • S B Williscroft, a craneman at the National Harbours Board 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs F M Brewster at 443. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    2071 West 36th Avenue

    Shaughnessy, 1940

    • W E Williscroft, a master mariner 1940
    • Gordon H Williscroft, a master mariner for J McCulloch 1940
    • Margaret C Williscroft, a stenographer at Goblin Electric Cleaner 1940

    Next door in 1940: H G Wright at 2063. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    3368 West 7th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • Mrs C Williscroft, widow of W A 1940
    • Beatrice R I Williscroft, a cashier at the Workmen's Compensation Board 1940

    Next door in 1940: A Murray at 3356 and Mrs K W Grieve at 3378. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for six of the eight: a master mariner (2), a cashier, a craneman, an operator and a stenographer. One is a widow, listed under her own name.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in West End (2), Kitsilano, Mount Pleasant and Shaughnessy. 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 Miss G M Williscroft at 1065 Bute Street. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Gladys M Williscroft at 1086 Bute Street as the householder, an operator at B C Telephone. In 1940 the directory lists S B Williscroft at 485 West 14th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Stuart B Williscroft there as the householder, a craneman at the National Harbours Board, with Stuart B Williscroft Jr.

In 1940 the directory lists W E Williscroft at 2071 West 36th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists William E Williscroft there as the householder, a master mariner, with Gordon H Williscroft, a master mariner for J McCulloch, and Margaret C Williscroft, a stenographer at Goblin Electric Cleaner. In 1940 the directory lists Mrs C Williscroft at 3368 West 7th 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 lists Christina Williscroft there as the householder, widow of W A, with Beatrice R I Williscroft, a cashier at the Workmen's Compensation Board.

Today

1065 Bute, 1086 Bute, 485 West 14th and 3368 West 7th still have their buildings from before 1946; 2071 West 36th (2017) has a newer building, by the City's record.

Every line as printed

All 12 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.