A family name on Blenheim Street, Dunbar-Southlands, Kitsilano and Kerrisdale
The Wilsons
In the city directories 1940 · five people at three addresses
The directories print five people named Wilson at three addresses in 1940, all on Blenheim 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 most under one roof: three Wilsons at 1821 Blenheim in 1940. The directories print the name on 224 other streets too, all listed on the Wilson name's own page.
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Where the Wilsons lived
- 1
1821 Blenheim Street
Kitsilano, 1940
- Mrs L Wilson, widow of A E 1940
- Kathleen P Wilson, a nurse for Dr R M Tait 1940
- Ruth P Wilson 1940
Next door in 1940: B J Wood at 1805. The block, door by door
- 2
5590 Blenheim Street
Dunbar-Southlands, 1940
- J Wilson, a barrister 1940
Next door in 1940: A S Angell at 5570. The block, door by door
- 3
What they did
The name section prints a trade for three of the five: a barrister, a nurse and a salesman. One is a widow, listed under her own name.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in Dunbar-Southlands, Kerrisdale and Kitsilano. 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 L Wilson at 1821 Blenheim 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, where each person's work is printed, lists Lily Wilson there as the householder, widow of A E, with Kathleen P Wilson, a nurse for Dr R M Tait, and Ruth P Wilson. In 1940 the directory lists J Wilson at 5590 Blenheim Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists James Wilson there as the householder, a barrister.
In 1940 the directory lists J D Wilson at 7125 Blenheim Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Joseph D Wilson there as the householder, a salesman at Kydd Bros.
Today
1821 Blenheim, 5590 Blenheim and 7125 Blenheim still have their buildings from before 1946.
Every line as printed
All 8 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- *Wilson Mrs L1821 Blenheim, p. 13
- Wilson Kathleen P nurse Dr R M Tait1821 Blenheim, p. 666
- Wilson Lily wid A E tchr Boy Blue Kindergarten1821 Blenheim, p. 666
- Wilson Ruth P1821 Blenheim, p. 667
- *Wilson J5590 Blenheim, p. 14
- Wilson Jas barr5590 Blenheim, p. 666
- *Wilson J D7125 Blenheim, p. 14
- Wilson Jos D slsmn Kydd Bros7125 Blenheim, p. 666
British Columbia and Yukon Directory, street section
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.