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A family name on West 13th Avenue, Fairview, Mount Pleasant, Kitsilano and West Point Grey

The Wilsons

In the city directories 1940 · 17 people at 13 addresses

The directories print 17 people named Wilson at 13 addresses in 1940, all on West 13th 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

    945 West 13th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • Lucy F Wilson, a nurse at the Vancouver General Hospital 1940

    Next door in 1940: Miss E W Carter-Cotton at 935 and R J Barry at 955. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    1245 West 13th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • F A Wilson, of McKeown & Wilson Drugs 1940
    • H Ross Wilson, a student at UBC 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs E J Rennie at 1235 and D Law at 1255. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    1514 West 13th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • R Wilson, an engineer 1940

    Next door in 1940: D A Ward at 1510 and Mrs O Craig at 1518. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    1540 West 13th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • Mrs M Wilson, widow of G G 1940

    Next door in 1940: thirville apts at 1530 and adalore lodge at 1556. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    1656 West 13th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • Mrs L E Wilson, a widow 1940
    • Lloyd H Wilson, a student at UBC 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs F Rossiter-Raggett at 1644 and G R Kievill at 1664. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    1723 West 13th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • Ella J Wilson, widow of R 1940

    Next door in 1940: Miss A T Noble at 1715 and Mrs L B Twiss at 1725. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    1804 West 13th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • Miss O K Wilson, a school teacher 1940

    Next door in 1940: J M Warwick at 1806. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    2104 West 13th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • C G Wilson, a pipe fitter 1940

    Next door in 1940: R D Watkin at 2114. The block, door by door

  9. 9

    2926 West 13th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • J C Wilson, a carpenter 1940

    Next door in 1940: F H Nielsen at 2918 and G E Carrington at 2936. The block, door by door

  10. 10

    3053 West 13th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • T Wilson, an engineer at Spencer's 1940
    • Christina A Wilson, a clerk at Woodward's 1940

    Next door in 1940: O Bradley at 3041 and R Greenberg at 3057. The block, door by door

  11. 11

    3521 West 13th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • R H Wilson, on active service 1940

    Next door in 1940: R B Hay at 3515 and T M Nicolich at 3527. The block, door by door

  12. 12

    4333 West 13th Avenue

    West Point Grey, 1940

    • H E Wilson, an accountant at Columbia Paper 1940

    Next door in 1940: A H Muir at 4337. The block, door by door

  13. 13

    4378 West 13th Avenue

    West Point Grey, 1940

    • J M Wilson, a salesman at Woodward's 1940
    • Charles J Wilson 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs A V White at 4368. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for ten of the 17: an engineer (2), an accountant, a carpenter, a clerk, a nurse and an on active service, among others. Some worked for the same employer: two for UBC and two for Woodward's. Three are widows, listed under their own names.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Fairview (6), Kitsilano (5) 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

The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Lucy F Wilson at 945 West 13th Avenue, a nurse at the Vancouver General Hospital. F A Wilson is listed at 1245 West 13th 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 Frederick A Wilson there as the householder, of McKeown & Wilson Drugs, with H Ross Wilson, a student at UBC.

R Wilson is listed at 1514 West 13th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Roy Wilson there as the householder, an engineer. Mrs M Wilson is listed at 1540 West 13th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Matilda Wilson there as the householder, widow of G G.

Mrs L E Wilson is listed at 1656 West 13th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Lillian E Wilson there as the householder, a widow, with Lloyd H Wilson, a student at UBC. The 1940 name section lists Ella J Wilson at 1723 West 13th Avenue, widow of R. The 1940 name section lists Miss O K Wilson at 1804 West 13th Avenue, a school teacher.

C G Wilson is listed at 2104 West 13th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Colin G Wilson there as the householder, a pipe fitter. J C Wilson is listed at 2926 West 13th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists James C Wilson there as the householder, a carpenter.

T Wilson is listed at 3053 West 13th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Thomas Wilson there as the householder, an engineer at Spencer's, with Christina A Wilson, a clerk at Woodward's. R H Wilson is listed at 3521 West 13th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Robert H Wilson there as the householder, on active service.

H E Wilson is listed at 4333 West 13th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Harold E Wilson there as the householder, an accountant at Columbia Paper, with Helen E Wilson. J M Wilson is listed at 4378 West 13th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists John M Wilson there as the householder, a salesman at Woodward's, with Charles J Wilson.

Today

1540 West 13th, 1804 West 13th, 3053 West 13th, 4333 West 13th and 4378 West 13th still have their buildings from before 1946; 2104 West 13th (1987) and 2926 West 13th (2007) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 945 West 13th, 1245 West 13th, 1514 West 13th, 1656 West 13th, 1723 West 13th and 3521 West 13th, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 28 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
1940

British Columbia and Yukon Directory, name section, where each person's work is printed

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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.