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A family name on West 11th Avenue, Fairview, Mount Pleasant, Kitsilano and West Point Grey

The Wilsons

In the city directories 1940 · ten people at seven addresses

The directories print ten people named Wilson at seven addresses in 1940, all on West 11th Avenue, 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 most under one roof: three Wilsons at 3750 West 11th 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

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

    1396 West 11th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • Mrs E M Wilson, widow of H 1940
    • Gerald W Wilson, a representative at Sheriff's Ltd 1940

    Next door in 1940: J A C Kirk at 1386. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    1455 West 11th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • J G Wilson, of Wilson & Co 1940

    Next door in 1940: E J Querry at 1445 and Mrs J Williams at 1471. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    1906 West 11th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • William Wilson, a logger 1940

    Next door in 1940: Dr S Paulin at 1916. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    2781 West 11th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • D R Wilson, a machinist at Easthope Bros 1940

    Next door in 1940: G O McRae at 2763 and A F Gill at 2791. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    2912 West 11th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • G S Wilson, a school teacher 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs E F T Keeling at 2906 and A Coombes at 2926. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    3750 West 11th Avenue

    West Point Grey, 1940

    • W H Wilson, an assistant superintendent of mail at the Post Office 1940
    • Carrie Wilson, proprietor of Carrie's Dress Shop 1940
    • Ken J Wilson, a student 1940

    Next door in 1940: J Dean at 3738 and E Carlyle at 3760. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    4543 West 11th Avenue

    West Point Grey, 1940

    • William Wilson, a secretary at Holmes & Wilson 1940

    Next door in 1940: J Kerr at 4533 and B Madsen at 4549. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for seven of the ten: an assistant superintendent of mail, a logger, a machinist, a proprietor, a representative and a school teacher, among others. One is a widow, listed under her own name.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Kitsilano (3), Fairview (2) and West Point Grey (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 Mrs E M Wilson at 1396 West 11th Avenue. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Ethel M Wilson there as the householder, widow of H, with Gerald W Wilson, a representative at Sheriff's Ltd. In 1940 the directory lists J G Wilson at 1455 West 11th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists James G Wilson there as the householder, of Wilson & Co.

The 1940 name section lists William Wilson at 1906 West 11th Avenue, a logger. D R Wilson is listed at 2781 West 11th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Don R Wilson there as the householder, a machinist at Easthope Bros.

G S Wilson is listed at 2912 West 11th Avenue in 1940; 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 lists Gordon S Wilson there as the householder, a school teacher. W H Wilson is listed at 3750 West 11th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists William H Wilson there as the householder, an assistant superintendent of mail at the Post Office, with Carrie Wilson, proprietor of Carrie's Dress Shop, and Ken J Wilson, a student.

The 1940 name section lists William Wilson at 4543 West 11th Avenue, a secretary at Holmes & Wilson.

Today

1396 West 11th, 1455 West 11th, 1906 West 11th, 2781 West 11th and 3750 West 11th still have their buildings from before 1946, 1906 West 11th on the Vancouver Heritage Register; 2912 West 11th (2008) and 4543 West 11th (1994) have newer buildings, by the City's record.

Every line as printed

All 15 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.