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A family name on West 14th Avenue, Fairview, Mount Pleasant, Kitsilano and West Point Grey

The Wilsons

In the city directories 1940 · twelve people at eight addresses

The directories print twelve people named Wilson at eight addresses in 1940, all on West 14th 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: four Wilsons at 1975 West 14th 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

    1355 West 14th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • F P Wilson, a salesman at British Ropes 1940
    • Reginald A Wilson, a physician 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs I Shoebotham at 1345 and Mrs M J Bailey at 1365. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    1617 West 14th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • R W Wilson, a mining engineer at Wilson Mining & Investment 1940

    Next door in 1940: R C Mitten at 1615 and W S Hynes at 1625. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    1975 West 14th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • J Wilson, a salesman at Canadian Bakeries 1940
    • Clara M Wilson, a school teacher at W Vancouver Municipality 1940
    • Hilda M Wilson, a stenographer 1940
    • Kath M Wilson, a stenographer at the Vancouver Insurance Agents Association 1940

    Next door in 1940: N G Neill at 1965 and D Hicks at 1985. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    2803 West 14th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • H E Wilson, a service manager at Hoover 1940

    Next door in 1940: D R Webb at 2811. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    3091 West 14th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • T E Wilson, of Harris Bull Wilson & Bull 1940

    Next door in 1940: T McArthur at 3081. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    3175 West 14th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • C C Wilson, an accountant 1940

    Next door in 1940: B Weston at 3165 and T S Lyons at 3185. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    3881 West 14th Avenue

    West Point Grey, 1940

    • Mary E Wilson, widow of D E 1940

    Next door in 1940: A H Bower at 3875 and Mrs J McGown at 3887. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    4065 West 14th Avenue

    West Point Grey, 1940

    • G Wilson, a postman 1940

    Next door in 1940: H M Johnson at 4055 and H C Gunning at 4069. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for ten of the twelve: a salesman (2), a stenographer (2), an accountant, a mining engineer, a physician and a postman, among others. One is a widow, listed under her own name.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Kitsilano (4), 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 F P Wilson at 1355 West 14th Avenue; 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 Frederick P Wilson there as the householder, a salesman at British Ropes, with Reginald A Wilson, a physician. In 1940 the directory lists R W Wilson at 1617 West 14th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Richard W Wilson there as the householder, a mining engineer at Wilson Mining & Investment.

In 1940 the directory lists J Wilson at 1975 West 14th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists John Wilson there as the householder, a salesman at Canadian Bakeries, with Clara M Wilson, a school teacher at W Vancouver Municipality, Hilda M Wilson, a stenographer, and Kath M Wilson, a stenographer at the Vancouver Insurance Agents Association. In 1940 the directory lists H E Wilson at 2803 West 14th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Harold E Wilson there as the householder, a service manager at Hoover.

In 1940 the directory lists T E Wilson at 3091 West 14th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists T Edgar Wilson there as the householder, of Harris Bull Wilson & Bull. In 1940 the directory lists C C Wilson at 3175 West 14th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Charles C Wilson there as the householder, an accountant.

The 1940 name section lists Mary E Wilson at 3881 West 14th Avenue, widow of D E. G Wilson is listed at 4065 West 14th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists George Wilson there as the householder, a postman.

Today

2803 West 14th, 3091 West 14th, 3175 West 14th, 3881 West 14th and 4065 West 14th still have their buildings from before 1946; 1355 West 14th (1965) and 1975 West 14th (2003) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 1617 West 14th, so that building is probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 19 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.