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A family name on Franklin Street, Grandview-Woodland, Strathcona and Hastings-Sunrise

The Wilsons

In the city directories 1940 · seven people at six addresses

The directories print seven people named Wilson at six addresses in 1940, all on Franklin 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.

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Where the Wilsons 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

    1207 Franklin Street

    Strathcona, 1940

    • C J Wilson, a mechanic 1940

    Next door in 1940: N Sherstibitoff at 1215. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    1721 Franklin Street

    Grandview-Woodland, 1940

    • Miss M Wilson 1940
    • May Wilson, an ironer at Economy Steam Laundry 1940

    Next door in 1940: Franklin Grocery at 1719 and J Smith at 1723. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    1861 Franklin Street

    Grandview-Woodland, 1940

    • J P Wilson, retired 1940

    Next door in 1940: H H Jonason at 1859. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    2516 Franklin Street

    Hastings-Sunrise, 1940

    • A Wilson, a driver 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs M Beattie at 2508 and A Harrison at 2526. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    2806 Franklin Street

    Hastings-Sunrise, 1940

    • W Wilson, a chauffeur 1940

    Next door in 1940: E J Biggs at 2816. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    2823 Franklin Street

    Hastings-Sunrise, 1940

    • Mrs Elizabeth F Wilson, a maker for C Korsch 1940

    Next door in 1940: A C Bayliss at 2809 and A Holden at 2829. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for five of the seven: a chauffeur, a driver, an ironer, a maker and a mechanic.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Hastings-Sunrise (3), Grandview-Woodland (2) and Strathcona. 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 C J Wilson at 1207 Franklin Street. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Cecil J Wilson there as the householder, a mechanic. In 1940 the directory lists Miss M Wilson at 1721 Franklin Street. The 1940 name section lists May Wilson there as the householder, an ironer at Economy Steam Laundry.

In 1940 the directory lists J P Wilson at 1861 Franklin 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 John P Wilson there as the householder, retired. In 1940 the directory lists A Wilson at 2516 Franklin Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Albert Wilson there as the householder, a driver.

In 1940 the directory lists W Wilson at 2806 Franklin Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Walter Wilson there as the householder, a chauffeur. The 1940 name section lists Mrs Elizabeth F Wilson at 2823 Franklin Street, a maker for C Korsch.

Today

1861 Franklin (1986) and 2823 Franklin (2007) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 1207 Franklin, 1721 Franklin, 2516 Franklin and 2806 Franklin, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 11 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.