A family name on Barclay Street, West End
The Wilsons
In the city directories 1940 · four people at four addresses
The directories print four people named Wilson at four addresses in 1940, all on Barclay Street, with the close spelling Willson. 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 224 other streets too, all listed on the Wilson 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 Wilsons lived
- 1
1275 Barclay Street
West End, 1940
- Mrs Chivers Wilson 1940
Next door in 1940: Miss B Therrien at 1273. The block, door by door
- 2
1353 Barclay Street
West End, 1940
- Ross M Wilson, a delivery for S Kirkham 1940
Next door in 1940: Miss K L Olding at 1351 and halbert apts at 1357. The block, door by door
- 3
- 4
2050 Barclay Street
West End, 1940
- E C Duff Wilson, a statistician at the Public Utilities Commission Engineering Department 1940
Next door in 1940: W H Fletcher at 2040. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for three of the four: a delivery, a housekeeper and a statistician.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in West End (4). 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
The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Mrs Chivers Wilson at 1275 Barclay Street. The 1940 name section lists Ross M Wilson at 1353 Barclay Street, a delivery for S Kirkham. The 1940 name section lists Mrs Goldie Wilson at 1630 Barclay Street, a housekeeper for E H Lamb. The 1940 name section lists E C Duff Wilson at 2050 Barclay Street, a statistician at the Public Utilities Commission Engineering Department.
Today
1353 Barclay still has its building from before 1946, dated 1904 by the City's record; 1630 Barclay (1969) has a newer building, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 1275 Barclay and 2050 Barclay, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).
Every line as printed
All 4 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- Wilson Mrs Chivers1275 Barclay, p. 665
- Wilson Ross M del S Kirkham1353 Barclay, p. 667
- Wilson Mrs Goldie hsekpr E H Lamb1630 Barclay, p. 666
- Wilson E C Duff statistician Pub Utilities Commission Eng Dept2050 Barclay, p. 665
British Columbia and Yukon Directory, name section, where each person's work is printed
The book of the Wilsons
Every directory, as one book
The family book reads the Wilson 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.