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A family name in Vancouver's city directories

The Woodburns

In the city directories 1940 · eight people at seven addresses

The directories print eight people named Woodburn at seven addresses in 1940 in six of the city's neighbourhoods, with the close spelling Woodburne. No first name or initials tie one address to another: we can't tell if they're one family.

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Where the Woodburns 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

    1963 Comox Street

    West End, 1940

    • Adrianna J Woodburn, an operator at the BC Telephone 1940

    Next door in 1940: A B Curran at 1961 and W H Turner at 1995. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    736 East 32nd Avenue

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • T Woodburne, a janitor at the BC Government 1940
    • George O Woodburne, a printer 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs N Gurniak at 744. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    1018 Granville Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • W Woodburn, a welder at the Burrard Dry Dock 1940

    Next door in 1940: Oil Burner Dominion at 1016 and Alberta Furn at 1020. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    1330 Seymour Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • Annie Woodburne, widow of G O 1940

    Next door in 1940: J Puff at 1328 and O Nishizawa at 1332. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    1725 West 16th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • I H Woodburn, an auditor at the Workmen's Compensation Board 1940

    Next door in 1940: W F Foster at 1715 and C E Pratt at 1735. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    917 West 21st Avenue

    South Cambie, 1940

    • C Woodburn, retired 1940

    Next door in 1940: F B Girling at 911 and G Robertson at 923. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    212 West 48th Avenue

    Oakridge, 1940

    • A J Woodburn, an attendant at Shell Oil 1940

    Next door in 1940: F Havies at 204 and A S Franklin at 226. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for six of the eight: an attendant, an auditor, a janitor, an operator, a printer and a welder. One is a widow, listed under her own name.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Downtown (2), Fairview, Kensington-Cedar Cottage, Oakridge, South Cambie and West End. 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 Adrianna J Woodburn at 1963 Comox Street, an operator at the BC Telephone. T Woodburne is listed at 736 East 32nd 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 Thomas Woodburne there as the householder, a janitor at the BC Government, with George O Woodburne, a printer. The 1940 name section lists W Woodburn at 1018 Granville Street, a welder at the Burrard Dry Dock.

The 1940 name section lists Annie Woodburne at 1330 Seymour Street, widow of G O. I H Woodburn is listed at 1725 West 16th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Ian H Woodburn there as the householder, an auditor at the Workmen's Compensation Board.

C Woodburn is listed at 917 West 21st Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Chris Woodburn there as the householder, retired. A J Woodburn is listed at 212 West 48th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Alfred J Woodburn there as the householder, an attendant at Shell Oil.

Today

1963 Comox, 736 East 32nd, 1018 Granville and 917 West 21st still have their buildings from before 1946, 1963 Comox on the Vancouver Heritage Register; 1725 West 16th (1982) and 212 West 48th (1996) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 1330 Seymour, so that building is probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 12 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.