The Willses

The story, address by address

In 1940 the directory lists T F Wills, a barber, at 205 Abbott Street. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists N Charles K Wills at 1451 Angus Drive, an assistant general manager at Vancouver Breweries. The 1940 name section lists Thomas F Wills at 1135 Beach Avenue, a barber.

Mrs M Wills is listed at 1290 Burrard Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Mrs Martha Wills there as the householder. The 1940 name section lists Wills (no first name printed) at 1181 Davie Street.

In 1940 the directory lists W A Wills at 5850 Dunbar Street; 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 Wilfred A Wills there as the householder, of Wills Oil. The 1940 name section lists Frank Wills at 1063 East 13th Avenue, a clerk at Royal Insurance, with Mrs Margaret I Wills, a stenographer at the Medical & Dental Credit Bureau.

W A Wills is listed at 3362 East 29th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists William A Wills there as the householder, a mechanic, with Joan K Wills, a stenographer at Gehrkes, and Reginald G Wills. The 1940 name section lists John Wills at 1316 Maple Street, a carpenter.

In 1940 the directory lists G T Wills at 2586 McGill Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists George T Wills there as the householder, an upholsterer at Simmons. In 1940 the directory lists F V Wills at 504 Nanaimo Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Frank V Wills there as the householder, a meat cutter at Spencer's, with Phyllis M Wills, a hairdresser at Shaughnessy Beauty Shop, and Victor F Wills, a laborer.

The 1940 name section lists James Wills at 1024 Pendrell Street, a millworker at BC Plywoods. F Wills is listed at 770 Slocan Street in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Frederick Wills there as the householder, a branch manager at United Cigar Stores.

C M Wills, a barber, is listed at 2221 West Broadway in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Charles M Wills there, a barber. Mrs J Wills is listed at 3081 West King Edward Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Mrs Jean Wills there as the householder, with Hazel J Wills, a nurse, and Roy A Wills, a warehouseman at BC Fuel.

Today

1451 Angus Drive, 5850 Dunbar, 1063 East 13th, 2586 McGill and 3081 West King Edward still have their buildings from before 1946; 1181 Davie (1967), 3362 East 29th (1991), 1316 Maple (1985) and 770 Slocan (1996) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 205 Abbott, 1135 Beach, 504 Nanaimo, 1024 Pendrell and 2221 West Broadway, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred); for 1290 Burrard, its page says what we could and couldn't match to today's buildings.