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A family name on West 5th Avenue, Kitsilano, Mount Pleasant, Fairview and West Point Grey

The Wilsons

In the city directories 1940 · eleven people at seven addresses

The directories print eleven people named Wilson at seven addresses in 1940, all on West 5th 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 3496 West 5th 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

    2223 West 5th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • Marjorie Wilson, proprietor of Theatre Confectionery 1940

    Next door in 1940: J Rodgers at 2215 and H Van Erven at 2227. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    2253 West 5th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • S J Wilson, a salesman 1940
    • Christina E Wilson, widow of J 1940

    Next door in 1940: F S Kudo at 2245 and C J Headrick at 2257. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    2735 West 5th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • V R Wilson, a fireman at the City of Vancouver 1940

    Next door in 1940: E F McCarthy at 2729 and S B Snell at 2787. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    2871 West 5th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • Mrs E Wilson, widow of C E 1940

    Next door in 1940: C J White at 2869 and W J Olds at 2875. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    3496 West 5th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • W Wilson, retired 1940
    • A Cath Wilson, an operator at the BC Telephone 1940
    • Angus M Wilson, an apprentice at Easthope Bros 1940
    • Max Wilson, an apprentice at Easthope Bros 1940

    Next door in 1940: J McLennan at 3482. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    3628 West 5th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • W Wilson, an engineer at Canadian Pacific Steamships 1940

    Next door in 1940: C T Dickinson at 3616 and R E Raymond at 3642. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    4445 West 5th Avenue

    West Point Grey, 1940

    • Geoffrey Wilson, an accountant 1940

    Next door in 1940: L P Gregory at 4433 and W M Squance at 4453. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for eight of the eleven: an apprentice (2), an accountant, an engineer, a fireman, an operator and a proprietor, among others. Two of them worked for Easthope Bros. Two are widows, listed under their own names.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Kitsilano (6) and West Point Grey. 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 Marjorie Wilson at 2223 West 5th Avenue, proprietor of Theatre Confectionery. S J Wilson is listed at 2253 West 5th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Sam J Wilson there as the householder, a salesman, with Christina E Wilson, widow of J.

V R Wilson is listed at 2735 West 5th 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 Verner R Wilson there as the householder, a fireman at the City of Vancouver. Mrs E Wilson is listed at 2871 West 5th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Elizabeth Wilson there as the householder, widow of C E.

W Wilson is listed at 3496 West 5th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists William Wilson there as the householder, retired, with A Cath Wilson, an operator at the BC Telephone, Angus M Wilson, an apprentice at Easthope Bros, and Max Wilson, an apprentice at Easthope Bros. W Wilson is listed at 3628 West 5th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists William Wilson there as the householder, an engineer at Canadian Pacific Steamships.

The 1940 name section lists Geoffrey Wilson at 4445 West 5th Avenue, an accountant.

Today

2735 West 5th, 2871 West 5th, 3496 West 5th and 3628 West 5th still have their buildings from before 1946; the City no longer lists 2223 West 5th, 2253 West 5th and 4445 West 5th, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 16 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.