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A family name on Vine Street, Kitsilano, Arbutus Ridge and Kerrisdale

The Wilsons

In the city directories 1940 · five people at four addresses

The directories print five people named Wilson at four addresses in 1940, all on Vine 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

    1622 Vine Street

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • F Wilson, a salesman at Safeway Stores 1940

    Next door in 1940: G Turner at 1618. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    1637 Vine Street

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • J Wilson, an agent for Mutual Life 1940
    • David R Wilson, a student 1940

    Next door in 1940: J Gillon at 1631. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    2431 Vine Street

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • Mrs M E Wilson, widow of J R 1940
  4. 4

    6175 Vine Street

    Kerrisdale, 1940

    • H T Wilson, a salesman at Canadian Bakeries 1940

    Next door in 1940: G Todman at 6157 and Mrs J Clay at 6191. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for three of the five: a salesman (2) and an agent. One is a widow, listed under her own name.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Kitsilano (3) and Kerrisdale. 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 F Wilson at 1622 Vine Street. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Frank Wilson there as the householder, a salesman at Safeway Stores. In 1940 the directory lists J Wilson at 1637 Vine Street. The 1940 name section lists John Wilson there as the householder, an agent for Mutual Life, with David R Wilson, a student.

In 1940 the directory lists Mrs M E Wilson at 2431 Vine Street. The 1940 name section lists Mary E Wilson there as the householder, widow of J R. In 1940 the directory lists H T Wilson at 6175 Vine Street. The 1940 name section lists H Thomas Wilson there as the householder, a salesman at Canadian Bakeries.

Today

2431 Vine and 6175 Vine still have their buildings from before 1946; 1622 Vine (1954) has a newer building, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 1637 Vine, so that building is probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 9 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.