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A family name on West 8th Avenue, Kitsilano, Mount Pleasant, Fairview and West Point Grey

The Wilsons

In the city directories 1940 · 17 people at ten addresses

The directories print 17 people named Wilson at ten addresses in 1940, all on West 8th 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 2476 West 8th 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

    125 West 8th Avenue

    Mount Pleasant, 1940

    • A Wilson, a janitor at the Fraser Valley Milk Producers' Association 1940

    Next door in 1940: G W Elliott at 119 and W J Forbes at 135. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    715 West 8th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • G Wilson 1940

    Next door in 1940: W Aitken at 705 and C W T Poulton at 717. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    1000 West 8th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • W H S Wilson, a clerk 1940

    Next door in 1940: A E Taylor at 1032. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    1385 West 8th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • J Wilson, retired 1940
    • Albert Wilson 1940
    • Hugh Wilson, a laborer at R&H Sawmill 1940

    Next door in 1940: T G Pearson at 1375. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    1815 West 8th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • J T Wilson, a salesman 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs M J Jones at 1825. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    1856 West 8th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • Violet Wilson 1940

    Next door in 1940: C W Prince at 1846 and Mrs S Kameda at 1864. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    2324 West 8th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • George Wilson, a laborer 1940

    Next door in 1940: C J Mayne at 2316 and J McCreery at 2334. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    2476 West 8th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • Mrs F L Wilson, widow of M F 1940
    • Barbara G Wilson, a stenographer at Rae-Son 1940
    • John S Wilson, a salesman 1940
    • Marjorie E Wilson, a housekeeper 1940

    Next door in 1940: A W Firth at 2466 and J A Riggall at 2478. The block, door by door

  9. 9

    2830 West 8th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • J Wilson, a fitter at Dominion Bridge 1940
    • Irene Wilson, a stenographer 1940

    Next door in 1940: A P Cranswick at 2820 and T W Storey at 2832. The block, door by door

  10. 10

    3756 West 8th Avenue

    West Point Grey, 1940

    • J D Wilson, a swamper 1940
    • Ina Wilson 1940

    Next door in 1940: W J Miller at 3744 and A Giroday at 3768. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for eleven of the 17: a laborer (2), a salesman (2), a stenographer (2), a clerk, a fitter and a housekeeper, among others. One is a widow, listed under her own name.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Kitsilano (5), Fairview (3), Mount Pleasant 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

In 1940 the directory lists A Wilson at 125 West 8th Avenue. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Andrew Wilson there as the householder, a janitor at the Fraser Valley Milk Producers' Association, with Archibald S Wilson. In 1940 the directory lists G Wilson at 715 West 8th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists George Wilson there as the householder.

In 1940 the directory lists W H S Wilson at 1000 West 8th 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 lists William H S Wilson there as the householder, a clerk. In 1940 the directory lists J Wilson at 1385 West 8th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists James Wilson there as the householder, retired, with Albert Wilson, and Hugh Wilson, a laborer at R&H Sawmill.

In 1940 the directory lists J T Wilson at 1815 West 8th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Joseph T Wilson there as the householder, a salesman. The 1940 name section lists Violet Wilson at 1856 West 8th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists George Wilson at 2324 West 8th Avenue, a laborer.

In 1940 the directory lists Mrs F L Wilson at 2476 West 8th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Florence L Wilson there as the householder, widow of M F, with Barbara G Wilson, a stenographer at Rae-Son, John S Wilson, a salesman, and Marjorie E Wilson, a housekeeper. In 1940 the directory lists J Wilson at 2830 West 8th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists John Wilson there as the householder, a fitter at Dominion Bridge, with Irene Wilson, a stenographer.

In 1940 the directory lists J D Wilson at 3756 West 8th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists James D Wilson there as the householder, a swamper, with Ina Wilson.

Today

1385 West 8th (1981) and 2476 West 8th (2014) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 125 West 8th, 715 West 8th, 1000 West 8th, 1815 West 8th, 1856 West 8th, 2324 West 8th, 2830 West 8th and 3756 West 8th, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 26 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.