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A family name in Vancouver's city directories

The Woodmans

In the city directories 1940 · 14 people at ten addresses

The directories print 14 people named Woodman at ten 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 Woodmans at 2088 Cornwall in 1940.

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Where the Woodmans 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

    1286 Burrard Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • Christina Woodman, a widow 1940

    Next door in 1940: R H Tapper at 1280 and Mrs M Wills at 1290. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    2088 Cornwall Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • Mrs M A Woodman 1940
    • Verne E Woodman, a draftsman at the Burrard Dry Dock 1940
    • W Reginald Woodman 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs E G Powell at 2086. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    1221 Granville Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • Harry Woodman 1940

    Next door in 1940: Snap-On Tools of Can at 1211 and T Ishida at 1227. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    5561 Highbury Street

    Dunbar-Southlands, 1940

    • O O M Woodman, a secretary at Bell-Irving Insurance 1940

    Next door in 1940: M Collins at 5587. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    6188 McCleery Street

    Kerrisdale, 1940

    • J Woodman, proprietor of the Vancouver Art Metal Works 1940
    • Carol Woodman, a stenographer 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs A Bodie at 6162. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    1148 Thurlow Street

    West End, 1940

    • Elizabeth Woodman, widow of H 1940

    Next door in 1940: J Smith at 1100 and J B Physick at 1156. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    2077 Waverley Avenue

    Victoria-Fraserview, 1940

    • Woodman (no first name printed) 1940

    Next door in 1940: A F Embleton at 2065 and W Vernon at 2085. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    4560 West 11th Avenue

    West Point Grey, 1940

    • S J Woodman, a clerk at the Customs 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs A Lang at 4554 and H W L Kitchen at 4564. The block, door by door

  9. 9

    2948 West 28th Avenue

    Dunbar-Southlands, 1940

    • Mrs E G Woodman, widow of R E 1940
    • Thelma B Woodman, a student 1940

    Next door in 1940: M L Brown at 2942 and J J Martin at 2952. The block, door by door

  10. 10

    2028 West 47th Avenue

    Kerrisdale, 1940

    • H F Woodman, a branch manager at Copp The Shoe Man 1940

    Next door in 1940: C E Prett at 2016 and E C Williams at 2034. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for six of the 14: a branch manager, a clerk, a draftsman, a proprietor, a secretary and a stenographer. Three are widows, listed under their own names.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Downtown (2), Dunbar-Southlands (2), Kerrisdale (2), Kitsilano, Victoria-Fraserview, West End 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 Christina Woodman at 1286 Burrard Street, a widow. Mrs M A Woodman is listed at 2088 Cornwall Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Mrs Marguerite A Woodman there as the householder, with Verne E Woodman, a draftsman at the Burrard Dry Dock, and W Reginald Woodman. The 1940 name section lists Harry Woodman at 1221 Granville Street.

In 1940 the directory lists O O M Woodman at 5561 Highbury 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 lists Owen O M Woodman there as the householder, a secretary at Bell-Irving Insurance. In 1940 the directory lists J Woodman at 6188 McCleery Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists James Woodman there as the householder, proprietor of the Vancouver Art Metal Works, with Carol Woodman, a stenographer.

The 1940 name section lists Elizabeth Woodman at 1148 Thurlow Street, widow of H. The 1940 name section lists Woodman (no first name printed) at 2077 Waverley Avenue. In 1940 the directory lists S J Woodman at 4560 West 11th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Steph J Woodman there as the householder, a clerk at the Customs.

In 1940 the directory lists Mrs E G Woodman at 2948 West 28th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Ethel G Woodman there as the householder, widow of R E, with Thelma B Woodman, a student. In 1940 the directory lists H F Woodman at 2028 West 47th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Herbert F Woodman there as the householder, a branch manager at Copp The Shoe Man.

Today

1221 Granville and 2948 West 28th still have their buildings from before 1946; 5561 Highbury (2014), 2077 Waverley (1982) and 2028 West 47th (1981) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 1286 Burrard, 2088 Cornwall, 6188 McCleery, 1148 Thurlow and 4560 West 11th, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 20 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.