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A family name in Vancouver's city directories

The Woodrows

In the city directories 1940 · 17 people at ten addresses

The directories print 17 people named Woodrow 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: four Woodrows at 1198 Robson in 1940.

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Where the Woodrows 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

    2521 Balaclava Street

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • J D Woodrow, an engineer at Kingsley Navigation 1940

    Next door in 1940: C F James at 2519 and D B P Esplen at 2537. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    24 East 12th Avenue

    Mount Pleasant, 1940

    • Libbie I Woodrow, widow of E G 1940

    Next door in 1940: R Jones at 30. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    1052 Pendrell Street

    West End, 1940

    • Roy E Woodrow, a radio service 1940

    Next door in 1940: C J Jessop at 1046 and N Shanks at 1054. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    1198 Robson Street

    West End, 1940

    • Miss E Woodrow 1940
    • Emily Woodrow 1940
    • Ellen M Woodrow 1940
    • Rosalie M Woodrow 1940

    Next door in 1940: Barclay Mkt at 1184. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    5485 Wales Street

    Renfrew-Collingwood, 1940

    • G W J Woodrow, a gardener 1940

    Next door in 1940: A Cantone at 5471. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    1705 West 12th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • Mrs J Woodrow, widow of J 1940
    • Jean Woodrow, a school teacher 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs V M Hall at 1715. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    3586 West 29th Avenue

    Dunbar-Southlands, 1940

    • Mrs G Woodrow, widow of E 1940

    Next door in 1940: D E Milne at 3578. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    2261 West 2nd Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • Mrs B F Woodrow, widow of F 1940
    • Alex Woodrow, a clerk at BC Packers 1940
    • Frederick Woodrow 1940
    • Nora F Woodrow, a stenographer 1940

    Next door in 1940: G W Higginson at 2253 and R Smith at 2265. The block, door by door

  9. 9

    1935 West 5th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • F B Woodrow 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs M V Walsh at 1933 and W A Stevenson at 1943. The block, door by door

  10. 10

    5311 Windsor Street

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • H E Woodrow, a helper at Sitka Spruce Lumber 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs L Fraser at 5305 and A Parsonage at 5319. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for seven of the 17: a clerk, an engineer, a gardener, a helper, a radio service and a school teacher, among others. Two of them worked for Vancouver City. Four are widows, listed under their own names.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Kitsilano (3), West End (2), Dunbar-Southlands, Fairview, Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 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 J D Woodrow at 2521 Balaclava Street. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists John D Woodrow there as the householder, an engineer at Kingsley Navigation. The 1940 name section lists Libbie I Woodrow at 24 East 12th Avenue, widow of E G. The 1940 name section lists Roy E Woodrow at 1052 Pendrell Street, a radio service.

In 1940 the directory lists Miss E Woodrow at 1198 Robson 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 Emily Woodrow there as the householder, with Ellen M Woodrow and Rosalie M Woodrow. In 1940 the directory lists G W J Woodrow at 5485 Wales Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists George W J Woodrow there as the householder, a gardener.

In 1940 the directory lists Mrs J Woodrow at 1705 West 12th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Jessie Woodrow there as the householder, widow of J, with Jean Woodrow, a school teacher. In 1940 the directory lists Mrs G Woodrow at 3586 West 29th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Gertrude Woodrow there as the householder, widow of E.

In 1940 the directory lists Mrs B F Woodrow at 2261 West 2nd Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Bertha F Woodrow there as the householder, widow of F, with Alex Woodrow, a clerk at BC Packers, Frederick Woodrow, and Nora F Woodrow, a stenographer. In 1940 the directory lists F B Woodrow at 1935 West 5th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Frank B Woodrow there as the householder.

In 1940 the directory lists H E Woodrow at 5311 Windsor Street. The 1940 name section lists Horace E Woodrow there as the householder, a helper at Sitka Spruce Lumber.

Today

2521 Balaclava, 24 East 12th and 3586 West 29th still have their buildings from before 1946, 2521 Balaclava on the Vancouver Heritage Register; 5485 Wales (1960) and 5311 Windsor (1993) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 1052 Pendrell, 1198 Robson, 1705 West 12th, 2261 West 2nd and 1935 West 5th, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 24 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.