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A family name on West 39th Avenue, Dunbar-Southlands, Riley Park, Shaughnessy and Arbutus Ridge

The Wilsons

In the city directories 1940 · seven people at four addresses

The directories print seven people named Wilson at four addresses in 1940, all on West 39th 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 3749 West 39th 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

    1415 West 39th Avenue

    Shaughnessy, 1940

    • F C Wilson, a salesman at C C Cross & Co 1940

    Next door in 1940: Miss N E Harradine at 1405 and Rev Father W Blackburne at 1425. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    3075 West 39th Avenue

    Dunbar-Southlands, 1940

    • A D Wilson, of Wilson, White & Woodburn 1940
    • Richard A Wilson, a president for Delta Upsilon 1940

    Next door in 1940: T D Thompson at 3057. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    3528 West 39th Avenue

    Dunbar-Southlands, 1940

    • F D Wilson, a salesman at Simonds Canadian Saw 1940

    Next door in 1940: T R Fletcher at 3522 and R F Govey at 3532. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    3749 West 39th Avenue

    Dunbar-Southlands, 1940

    • Mrs P V Wilson, widow of E S 1940
    • Kate E Wilson, a clerk at Commercial Union Assce 1940
    • Mary R Wilson, a school teacher 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs E A Davis at 3741 and Mrs M Hartley at 3775. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for five of the seven: a salesman (2), a clerk, a president and a school teacher. One is a widow, listed under her own name.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Dunbar-Southlands (3) and Shaughnessy. 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 C Wilson at 1415 West 39th 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 Frank C Wilson there as the householder, a salesman at C C Cross & Co. In 1940 the directory lists A D Wilson at 3075 West 39th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Alex D Wilson there as the householder, of Wilson, White & Woodburn, with Richard A Wilson, a president for Delta Upsilon.

In 1940 the directory lists F D Wilson at 3528 West 39th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Frank D Wilson there as the householder, a salesman at Simonds Canadian Saw. In 1940 the directory lists Mrs P V Wilson at 3749 West 39th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Patience V Wilson there as the householder, widow of E S, with Kate E Wilson, a clerk at Commercial Union Assce, and Mary R Wilson, a school teacher.

Today

1415 West 39th and 3075 West 39th still have their buildings from before 1946, 3075 West 39th on the Vancouver Heritage Register; 3528 West 39th (2012) and 3749 West 39th (2007) have newer buildings, by the City's record.

Every line as printed

All 11 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.