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The Woodcocks

In the city directories 1940 · 15 people at 13 addresses

The directories print 15 people named Woodcock at 13 addresses in 1940 in nine of the city's neighbourhoods. 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 Woodcocks 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

    2633 Balaclava Street

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • W T Woodcock, a proof reader at the Province 1940
    • Frederick S Woodcock, a timekeeper at Begg Motor 1940

    Next door in 1940: O Oser at 2627 and W C MacLean at 2643. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    4676 Bellevue Drive

    West Point Grey, 1940

    • H C Woodcock 1940

    Next door in 1940: G A Roedde at 4666. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    1657 East 14th Avenue

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • L D Woodcock, a carpenter at J G Ironside Co 1940

    Next door in 1940: A E Haddell at 1653 and E J Truscott at 1661. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    1070 East 38th Avenue

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • J S Woodcock, a carpenter at West Coast Salvage 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs A W Claridge at 1062 and Mrs E Sharples at 1082. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    28 East 44th Avenue

    Sunset, 1940

    • H J Woodcock 1940

    Next door in 1940: A Cutler at 20 and R H Joyce at 44. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    537 East Broadway

    Mount Pleasant, 1940

    • G Woodcock, a telephone operator at the Vancouver General Hospital 1940
    • Bernard Woodcock 1940

    Next door in 1940: C Culley at 543. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    1968 Linden Road

    Arbutus Ridge, 1940

    • T Woodcock 1940

    Next door in 1940: A A Nevison at 1956. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    3573 Quebec Street

    Riley Park, 1940

    • C F Woodcock, a longshoreman 1940

    Next door in 1940: W J Bird at 3563 and Mrs M A Paul at 3587. The block, door by door

  9. 9

    4029 West 11th Avenue

    West Point Grey, 1940

    • U J Woodcock, a driver at Jersey Farms 1940

    Next door in 1940: G S Macey at 4023 and G Pringle at 4033. The block, door by door

  10. 10

    4553 West 14th Avenue

    West Point Grey, 1940

    • C S Woodcock 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs E Craven at 4537 and A J Bell at 4557. The block, door by door

  11. 11

    4038 West 18th Avenue

    Dunbar-Southlands, 1940

    • C W Woodcock, a driver at the American News 1940

    Next door in 1940: J A Kilgour at 4034 and C J Trethewey at 4044. The block, door by door

  12. 12

    63 West 6th Avenue

    Mount Pleasant, 1940

    • William Woodcock, retired 1940

    Next door in 1940: J Brett at 55 and N Tofte at 75. The block, door by door

  13. 13

    609 West Pender Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • Albert Woodcock, a salesman 1940

    Next door in 1940: Magic Barber Shop at 607 and B C Office Equip Co at 611. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for nine of the 15: a carpenter (2), a driver (2), a longshoreman, a proof reader, a salesman and a telephone operator, among others.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in West Point Grey (3), Kensington-Cedar Cottage (2), Mount Pleasant (2), Arbutus Ridge, Downtown, Dunbar-Southlands, Kitsilano, Riley Park and Sunset. 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 W T Woodcock at 2633 Balaclava 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 William T Woodcock there as the householder, a proof reader at the Province, with Frederick S Woodcock, a timekeeper at Begg Motor. In May 1929 H C Woodcock took out the permit to build a house at 4676 Bellevue Drive. In 1940 the directory lists H C Woodcock at 4676 Bellevue Drive; the 1940 line is marked * too.

L D Woodcock is listed at 1657 East 14th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Louis D Woodcock there as the householder, a carpenter at J G Ironside Co. J S Woodcock is listed at 1070 East 38th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists James S Woodcock there as the householder, a carpenter at West Coast Salvage.

H J Woodcock is listed at 28 East 44th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Herbert J Woodcock there as the householder. G Woodcock is listed at 537 East Broadway in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists George Woodcock there as the householder, retired, with Gwennie A Woodcock, a telephone operator at the Vancouver General Hospital, and Bernard Woodcock.

T Woodcock is listed at 1968 Linden Road in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. In 1940 the directory lists C F Woodcock at 3573 Quebec Street. The 1940 name section lists Charles F Woodcock there as the householder, a longshoreman.

In 1940 the directory lists U J Woodcock at 4029 West 11th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Uley J Woodcock there as the householder, a driver at Jersey Farms. In 1940 the directory lists C S Woodcock at 4553 West 14th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Clif S Woodcock there as the householder.

In 1940 the directory lists C W Woodcock at 4038 West 18th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Cyril W Woodcock there as the householder, a driver at the American News. The 1940 name section lists William Woodcock at 63 West 6th Avenue, retired. The 1940 name section lists Albert Woodcock at 609 West Pender Street, a salesman.

Today

2633 Balaclava, 1968 Linden Road, 3573 Quebec and 4029 West 11th still have their buildings from before 1946; 1657 East 14th (2014), 28 East 44th (1974), 4553 West 14th (2013), 4038 West 18th (2011) and 63 West 6th (1965) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 4676 Bellevue Drive, 1070 East 38th, 537 East Broadway and 609 West Pender, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 25 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.