A family name on Parker Street, Grandview-Woodland, Strathcona and Hastings-Sunrise
The Wilsons
In the city directories 1940 · three people at two addresses
The directories print three people named Wilson at two addresses in 1940, all on Parker Street, 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
2267 Parker Street
Grandview-Woodland, 1940
- M Wilson, a temper at Spear & Jackson 1940
Next door in 1940: Mrs M Carew at 2257 and Mrs C Campbell at 2277. The block, door by door
- 2
3254 Parker Street
Hastings-Sunrise, 1940
- I Wilson, a warehouseman at Vancouver Ice & Cold Storage 1940
- Peter B Wilson, a cabinet maker 1940
Next door in 1940: A Stelzl at 3242 and W Harkness at 3260. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for all three: a cabinet maker, a temper and a warehouseman.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in Grandview-Woodland and Hastings-Sunrise. 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 M Wilson at 2267 Parker 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 Math Wilson there as the householder, a temper at Spear & Jackson. In 1940 the directory lists I Wilson at 3254 Parker Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Irving Wilson there as the householder, a warehouseman at Vancouver Ice & Cold Storage, with Peter B Wilson, a cabinet maker.
Today
2267 Parker still has its building from before 1946, dated 1933 by the City's record; 3254 Parker (2002) has a newer building, by the City's record.
Every line as printed
All 5 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- *Wilson M2267 Parker, p. 126
- Wilson Math temper Spear & Jackson2267 Parker, p. 667
- *Wilson I3254 Parker, p. 126
- Wilson Irving whsmn Van Ice & Cold Stge3254 Parker, p. 666
- Wilson Peter B cbt mkr3254 Parker, 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.