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The Wisharts

In the city directories 1940 · eleven people at eight addresses

The directories print eleven people named Wishart at eight addresses in 1940 in seven of the city's neighbourhoods. 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 Wisharts at 3030 Ontario in 1940.

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Where the Wisharts lived

Each pin is on its own block, numbered as the households below. One address isn't on today's map, so it has no pin. Today's land, parks, main roads and local areas: City of Vancouver Open Data (Open Government Licence – Vancouver).
  1. 1

    6991 Cypress Street

    Kerrisdale, 1940

    • Rev A C Wishart 1940

    Next door in 1940: A T Alsbury at 6975. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    3030 Ontario Street

    Mount Pleasant, 1940

    • A Wishart, a school teacher 1940
    • Margaret Wishart, a checker at the Strand Theatre 1940
    • Marion Wishart, a student 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs R L Howard at 3036. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    5080 Slocan Street

    Renfrew-Collingwood, 1940

    • D Wishart 1940

    Next door in 1940: F J Taylor Jr at 5064. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    1316 West 11th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • R B Wishart 1940

    Next door in 1940: rose court at 1336. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    2285 West 13th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • T Wishart, on active service 1940

    Next door in 1940: C H Bearcroft at 2255. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    4027 West 18th Avenue

    Dunbar-Southlands, 1940

    • C T Wishart, a buyer at the Hudson's Bay Company 1940
    • Patrick O Wishart, a clerk for J W Boyd 1940

    Next door in 1940: A J Vine at 4023 and J M Saunders at 4033. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    2038 West 2nd Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • Edward Wishart, retired 1940

    Next door in 1940: A W Carmichael at 2032 and A Arman at 2048. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    2781 West 33rd Avenue

    Arbutus Ridge, 1940

    • T R Wishart, a benchman for Sigurdson Millwork 1940

    Next door in 1940: W H Ovenden at 2773 and A E Anderson at 2791. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for six of the eleven: a benchman, a buyer, a checker, a clerk, an on active service and a school teacher.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Kitsilano (2), Arbutus Ridge, Dunbar-Southlands, Fairview, Kerrisdale, Mount Pleasant and Renfrew-Collingwood. 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 Rev A C Wishart at 6991 Cypress Street; 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 Rev Archibald C Wishart there as the householder. In 1940 the directory lists A Wishart at 3030 Ontario Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Alfred Wishart there as the householder, a school teacher, with Margaret Wishart, a checker at the Strand Theatre, and Marion Wishart, a student.

In 1940 the directory lists D Wishart at 5080 Slocan Street. The 1940 name section lists David Wishart there as the householder. In 1940 the directory lists R B Wishart at 1316 West 11th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Robert B Wishart there as the householder.

In 1940 the directory lists T Wishart at 2285 West 13th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Terence Wishart there as the householder, on active service. In 1940 the directory lists C T Wishart at 4027 West 18th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Charles T Wishart there as the householder, a buyer at the Hudson's Bay Company, with Patrick O Wishart, a clerk for J W Boyd.

The 1940 name section lists Edward Wishart at 2038 West 2nd Avenue, retired. T R Wishart is listed at 2781 West 33rd Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Thomas R Wishart there as the householder, a benchman for Sigurdson Millwork.

Today

3030 Ontario still has its building from before 1946, dated 1911 by the City's record and on the Vancouver Heritage Register; 1316 West 11th (2001), 2285 West 13th (1999), 4027 West 18th (2008) and 2781 West 33rd (1991) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 6991 Cypress, 5080 Slocan and 2038 West 2nd, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

A large group, Rev. Ebenezer Robson among them, in front of Mount Pleasant Methodist Church
About 1907 A large group, Rev. Ebenezer Robson among them, in front of Mount Pleasant Methodist Church. Not at the house at 3030 Ontario: no archive photo of the 3000 block is known that we can show. City of Vancouver Archives, Ch P166. Public domain.

Every line as printed

All 18 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
1940

British Columbia and Yukon Directory, street section

The book of the Wisharts

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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.