A family name on Granville Street, Downtown, Fairview, Shaughnessy, Kerrisdale, Oakridge and Marpole
The Wilsons
In the city directories 1940 · ten people at ten addresses
The directories print ten people named Wilson at ten addresses in 1940, all on Granville 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
- 1
575 Granville Street
Downtown, 1940
- Miss N Wilson, in women's furnishings 1940
Next door in 1940: Eden Cafe at 571 and drysdale bldg at 577. The block, door by door
- 2
635 Granville Street
Downtown, 1940
- Reginald Wilson, a chauffeur at Bill's Taxi 1940
Next door in 1940: Chapman E Ltd at 633 and Tip Top Tailors at 637. The block, door by door
- 3
1025 Granville Street
Downtown, 1940
- Walter Wilson, a clerk 1940
Next door in 1940: W C Stearman at 1023 and Plaza Hotel at 1029. The block, door by door
- 4
1168 Granville Street
Downtown, 1940
- Ray S Wilson, a painter 1940
Next door in 1940: Martin Hotel at 1176. The block, door by door
- 5
1183 Granville Street
Downtown, 1940
- Jacques A Wilson, a salesman 1940
Next door in 1940: H J Butterfield at 1181 and Bond's Tea & Coffee Hse at 1191. The block, door by door
- 6
1221 Granville Street
Downtown, 1940
- Lorne P Wilson, a clerk at the Austin Hotel 1940
Next door in 1940: Snap-On Tools of Can at 1211 and T Ishida at 1227. The block, door by door
- 7
1336 Granville Street
Downtown, 1940
- W Wilson, a clerk at the Cecil Hotel 1940
Next door in 1940: Cecil Cafe at 1326 and Independent Motors at 1344. The block, door by door
- 8
2916 Granville Street
Fairview, 1940
- H Wilson 1940
Next door in 1940: Thomson & Page at 2914 and Pac Shoe Reprg at 2918. The block, door by door
- 9
8235 Granville Street
Marpole, 1940
- E B Wilson 1940
Next door in 1940: E B Wilson at 8237. The block, door by door
- 10
8237 Granville Street
Marpole, 1940
- E B Wilson, a shoe repairer 1940
Next door in 1940: E B Wilson at 8235 and G D Goddard at 8263. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for six of the ten: a clerk (3), a chauffeur, a painter and a salesman.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in Downtown (7), Marpole (2) and Fairview. 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 Miss N Wilson, in women's furnishings, at 575 Granville Street. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Reginald Wilson at 635 Granville Street, a chauffeur at Bill's Taxi. The 1940 name section lists Walter Wilson at 1025 Granville Street, a clerk. The 1940 name section lists Ray S Wilson at 1168 Granville Street, a painter.
The 1940 name section lists Jacques A Wilson at 1183 Granville Street, a salesman. The 1940 name section lists Lorne P Wilson at 1221 Granville Street, a clerk at the Austin Hotel. The 1940 name section lists W Wilson at 1336 Granville Street, a laborer, with William Wilson, a clerk at the Cecil Hotel. H Wilson is listed at 2916 Granville Street in 1940.
In 1940 the directory lists E B Wilson at 8235 Granville 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). E B Wilson, a shoe repairer, is listed at 8237 Granville Street in 1940.
Today
1025 Granville, 1183 Granville and 1221 Granville still have their buildings from before 1946, 1025 Granville on the Vancouver Heritage Register; the City no longer lists 575 Granville, 635 Granville, 1168 Granville, 1336 Granville, 2916 Granville, 8235 Granville and 8237 Granville, 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.
- Wilson Miss N women's furngs575 Granville, p. 63
- Wilson Regd chauf Bill's Taxi635 Granville, p. 667
- Wilson Walter clk1025 Granville, p. 667
- Wilson Ray S pntr1168 Granville, p. 667
- Wilson Jacques A slsmn1183 Granville, p. 666
- Wilson Lorne P clk Austin Hotel1221 Granville, p. 666
- Wilson W lab1336 Granville, p. 667
- Wilson Wm clk Cecil Hotel1336 Granville, p. 667
- Wilson H2916 Granville, p. 68
- *Wilson E B8235 Granville, p. 68
- Wilson E B shoe repr8237 Granville, p. 68
British Columbia and Yukon Directory, street section
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Every directory, as one book
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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.