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The Woolleys

In the city directories 1940 · 18 people at 13 addresses

The directories print 18 people named Woolley at 13 addresses in 1940 in eleven of the city's neighbourhoods, with the close spelling Wooley. 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 Woolleys 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

    3055 Alma Street

    West Point Grey, 1940

    • A H Woolley 1940
    • Ella E Woolley, a stenographer at the Bank of Nova Scotia 1940

    Next door in 1940: J S Baird at 3043. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    520 Burrard Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • Mrs Ettie Woolley 1940

    Next door in 1940: Burrard Cleaners at 500 and Mrs L Ritchie at 530. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    6319 Commercial Street

    Victoria-Fraserview, 1940

    • H Woolley 1940
    • Phyllis Woolley 1940
  4. 4

    575 East 30th Avenue

    Riley Park, 1940

    • G S Wooley, a salesman 1940

    Next door in 1940: E H Middler at 511 and W P Bishop at 581. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    1916 East 4th Avenue

    Grandview-Woodland, 1940

    • W H Wooley, a mine manager 1940

    Next door in 1940: R Candow at 1924. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    415 East 57th Avenue

    Sunset, 1940

    • F G Woolley, a salesman 1940
    • Alfred C Woolley, a manager at Campbell Motors 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs A Ross at 419. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    995 East 64th Avenue

    Sunset, 1940

    • H Woolley, a helper at Peterson & Cowan 1940
  8. 8

    5078 Gladstone Street

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • H Woolley, a watchman at Canadian John Wood 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs E M Bootle at 5064 and E H Jones at 5094. The block, door by door

  9. 9

    1656 Pendrell Street

    West End, 1940

    • V G Woolley, a salesman who kept rooms to let 1940
    • Ramona S Woolley, a student 1940

    Next door in 1940: D A Jamieson at 1650 and J Doyle at 1662. The block, door by door

  10. 10

    115 West 10th Avenue

    Mount Pleasant, 1940

    • James Wooley, a carpenter 1940

    Next door in 1940: A Robinson at 111 and Mrs M E Douglas at 117. The block, door by door

  11. 11

    1364 West 10th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • Arthur B Woolley, a postman 1940

    Next door in 1940: A Milloy at 1354 and C A Prowse at 1374. The block, door by door

  12. 12

    115 West 21st Avenue

    Riley Park, 1940

    • Miss L J Woolley 1940
    • Lillian J Woolley, an accountant at Evans Products 1940

    Next door in 1940: J K Eagan at 107 and C H Burns at 121. The block, door by door

  13. 13

    3281 West 38th Avenue

    Dunbar-Southlands, 1940

    • E D Woolley, a movie operator 1940

    Next door in 1940: H J Loney at 3269 and Miss L J Parbutt at 3287. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for twelve of the 18: a salesman (2), an accountant, a carpenter, a helper, a manager and a mine manager, among others.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Riley Park (2), Sunset (2), Downtown, Dunbar-Southlands, Fairview, Grandview-Woodland, Kensington-Cedar Cottage, Mount Pleasant, 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

In 1940 the directory lists A H Woolley at 3055 Alma Street. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Arthur H Woolley there as the householder, with Ella E Woolley, a stenographer at the Bank of Nova Scotia. The 1940 name section lists Mrs Ettie Woolley at 520 Burrard Street.

H Woolley is listed at 6319 Commercial Street 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 Harry Woolley there as the householder, with Phyllis Woolley. G S Wooley is listed at 575 East 30th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists George S Wooley there as the householder, a salesman.

W H Wooley is listed at 1916 East 4th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists William H Wooley there as the householder, a mine manager. F G Woolley is listed at 415 East 57th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Frederick G Woolley there as the householder, a salesman, with Alfred C Woolley, a manager at Campbell Motors.

H Woolley is listed at 995 East 64th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Harry Woolley there as the householder, a helper at Peterson & Cowan. H Woolley is listed at 5078 Gladstone Street in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Harry Woolley there as the householder, a watchman at Canadian John Wood.

V G Woolley, rooms to let, is listed at 1656 Pendrell Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Vernon G Woolley there, a salesman who kept rooms to let, with Ramona S Woolley, a student. The 1940 name section lists James Wooley at 115 West 10th Avenue, a carpenter. The 1940 name section lists Arthur B Woolley at 1364 West 10th Avenue, a postman.

Miss L J Woolley is listed at 115 West 21st Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Lillian J Woolley there as the householder, an accountant at Evans Products. E D Woolley is listed at 3281 West 38th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Eaton D Woolley there as the householder, a movie operator.

Today

6319 Commercial, 575 East 30th, 5078 Gladstone, 115 West 10th, 115 West 21st and 3281 West 38th still have their buildings from before 1946, 115 West 10th on the Vancouver Heritage Register; 1916 East 4th (2002), 415 East 57th (1969), 995 East 64th (1969) and 1364 West 10th (1958) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 3055 Alma, 520 Burrard and 1656 Pendrell, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 27 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.