A family name on Cornwall Avenue, Kitsilano
The Wilsons
In the city directories 1940 · two people at two addresses
The directories print two people named Wilson at two addresses in 1940, all on Cornwall Avenue, with the close spelling Willson. 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 224 other streets too, all listed on the Wilson name's own page.
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Where the Wilsons lived
- 1
2350 Cornwall Avenue
Kitsilano, 1940
- J G Wilson, a seaman 1940
Next door in 1940: park manor at 2340 and 4 listings at 2366. The block, door by door
- 2
2505 Cornwall Avenue
Kitsilano, 1940
- R B Wilson 1940
Next door in 1940: C H Fraser at 2515. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for one of the two: a seaman.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in Kitsilano (2). 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 J G Wilson at 2350 Cornwall Avenue. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists John G Wilson there as the householder, a seaman. In 1940 the directory lists R B Wilson at 2505 Cornwall 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 Robert B Wilson there as the householder.
Today
2350 Cornwall (1962) has a newer building, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 2505 Cornwall, so that building is 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 J G2350 Cornwall, p. 38
- Wilson John G seamn2350 Cornwall, p. 666
- *Wilson R B2505 Cornwall, p. 38
- Wilson Robt B2505 Cornwall, p. 667
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.