A family name on Semlin Drive, Grandview-Woodland
The Wilsons
In the city directories 1940 · five people at two addresses
The directories print five people named Wilson at two addresses in 1940, all on Semlin Drive, 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 most under one roof: three Wilsons at 2146 Semlin Drive in 1940. 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
1108 Semlin Drive
Grandview-Woodland, 1940
- O M Wilson, a driver at National Household Bleach 1940
- Marjory M Wilson, a school teacher 1940
Next door in 1940: P G Stebbings at 1114. The block, door by door
- 2
2146 Semlin Drive
Grandview-Woodland, 1940
- Mrs S R Wilson, widow of H C 1940
- M Lilian Wilson 1940
- Muriel T Wilson, a school teacher 1940
Next door in 1940: C H Barker at 2134. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for three of the five: a school teacher (2) and a driver. Two of them worked for Vancouver City. One is a widow, listed under her own name.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in Grandview-Woodland (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 O M Wilson at 1108 Semlin Drive; 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 Otis M Wilson there as the householder, a driver at National Household Bleach, with Marjory M Wilson, a school teacher. In 1940 the directory lists Mrs S R Wilson at 2146 Semlin Drive; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Susie R Wilson there as the householder, widow of H C, with M Lilian Wilson, and Muriel T Wilson, a school teacher.
Today
1108 Semlin Drive still has its building from before 1946, dated 1926 by the City's record; for 2146 Semlin Drive, its page says what we could and couldn't match to today's buildings.
Every line as printed
All 7 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- *Wilson O M1108 Semlin Drive, p. 149
- Wilson Marjory M sch tchr Van City1108 Semlin Drive, p. 666
- Wilson Otis M drvr Natl Household Bleach1108 Semlin Drive, p. 667
- *Wilson Mrs S R2146 Semlin Drive, p. 149
- Wilson M Lilian2146 Semlin Drive, p. 666
- Wilson Muriel T sch tchr Van City2146 Semlin Drive, p. 667
- Wilson Susie R wid H C2146 Semlin Drive, p. 667
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.