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A family name on West 12th Avenue, Fairview, Mount Pleasant, Kitsilano and West Point Grey

The Wilsons

In the city directories 1940 · five people at five addresses

The directories print five people named Wilson at five addresses in 1940, all on West 12th 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 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

    1333 West 12th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • A A Wilson, an accountant at Macfarlane & Co 1940

    Next door in 1940: maryland apartments at 1325 and E G Rolston at 1335. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    1356 West 12th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • E Gordon Wilson, a salesman at Mighty Co 1940

    Next door in 1940: W D Sowerby at 1346 and Mrs G G Ross at 1366. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    1395 West 12th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • J R Wilson, an assistant engineer at Tyee Machinery 1940

    Next door in 1940: Dr J M English at 1385. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    1456 West 12th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • Mrs M Wilson, widow of F S 1940

    Next door in 1940: st claire apts at 1446 and J G Shubb at 1470. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    2867 West 12th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • Janet Wilson, a maid at T Cook 1940

    Next door in 1940: F W McGauvran at 2861 and A S Dennis at 2875. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for four of the five: an accountant, an assistant engineer, a maid and a salesman. One is a widow, listed under her own name.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Fairview (4) and Kitsilano. 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 A Wilson at 1333 West 12th Avenue. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Armer A Wilson there as the householder, an accountant at Macfarlane & Co. The 1940 name section lists E Gordon Wilson at 1356 West 12th Avenue, a salesman at Mighty Co.

J R Wilson is listed at 1395 West 12th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists J Ron Wilson there as the householder, an assistant engineer at Tyee Machinery. Mrs M Wilson is listed at 1456 West 12th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Mary Wilson there as the householder, widow of F S.

The 1940 name section lists Janet Wilson at 2867 West 12th Avenue, a maid at T Cook.

Today

1395 West 12th and 2867 West 12th still have their buildings from before 1946; the City no longer lists 1333 West 12th, 1356 West 12th and 1456 West 12th, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 8 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.