A family name on Renfrew Street, Hastings-Sunrise and Renfrew-Collingwood
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 Renfrew 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
796 Renfrew Street
Hastings-Sunrise, 1940
- A E Wilson, a salesman at Vancouver Shirt & Overall Manufacturing 1940
Next door in 1940: C G Thorne at 786. The block, door by door
- 2
3276 Renfrew Street
Renfrew-Collingwood, 1940
- A Wilson, a labeller at Canadian Canners 1940
Next door in 1940: A H C Heistermann at 3236 and F L Mann at 3286. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for all two: a labeller and a salesman.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in Hastings-Sunrise and Renfrew-Collingwood. 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 A E Wilson at 796 Renfrew 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 Albert E Wilson there as the householder, a salesman at Vancouver Shirt & Overall Manufacturing. In 1940 the directory lists A Wilson at 3276 Renfrew Street. The 1940 name section lists Andrew Wilson there as the householder, a labeller at Canadian Canners.
Today
796 Renfrew still has its building from before 1946, dated 1930 by the City's record; 3276 Renfrew (2000) has a newer building, by the City's record.
Every line as printed
All 4 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- *Wilson A E796 Renfrew, p. 140
- Wilson Albt E slsmn Van Shirt & Overall Mfg796 Renfrew, p. 665
- Wilson A3276 Renfrew, p. 140
- Wilson Andw labeller Can Canners3276 Renfrew, p. 665
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.