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The Woottons

In the city directories 1940 · 18 people at nine addresses

The directories print 18 people named Wootton at nine addresses in 1940 in seven of the city's neighbourhoods, with the close spelling Wotton. 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 Woottons at 975 Lagoon Drive in 1940.

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Where the Woottons lived

Each pin is on its own block, numbered as the households below. Two addresses aren't on today's map, so they have no pin. Today's land, parks, main roads and local areas: City of Vancouver Open Data (Open Government Licence – Vancouver).
  1. 1

    3243 Graveley Street

    Hastings-Sunrise, 1940

    • W Wotton, on active service 1940
    • May Wotton, a clerk at R Wrigley Printing & Publishing 1940

    Next door in 1940: W A Tewnion at 3249. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    1153 Hornby Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • W C Wootton, retired 1940
    • Mrs Ella Wootton, proprietor of Crown Wardrobe 1940

    Next door in 1940: H Pearce at 1147 and B C Moore at 1157. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    975 Lagoon Drive

    West End, 1940

    • A S Wootton, a superintendent at the Vancouver Parks Board 1940
    • Allen R Wootton, a commercial artist 1940
    • Wilfred S Wootton, a passenger representative at the Royal Mail Lines 1940
  4. 4

    2305 Trinity Street

    Grandview-Woodland, 1940

    • G E Wootton, a master mariner 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs M Coppin at 2301 and R Lawson at 2315. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    1905 West 13th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • W D Wootton, a mate 1940

    Next door in 1940: B Mertens at 1915. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    2997 West 30th Avenue

    Dunbar-Southlands, 1940

    • F R Wootton 1940

    Next door in 1940: W A H Chambers at 2987. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    2503 West 36th Avenue

    Arbutus Ridge, 1940

    • C F Wootton, a surveyor 1940
    • Doris C F Wootton, a stenographer 1940
    • Geraldine M Wootton, a clerk at the Canadian Bank of Commerce 1940

    Next door in 1940: W H Hill at 2527. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    2839 West 39th Avenue

    Arbutus Ridge, 1940

    • Hilda V Wootton, a stenographer at K J Alcock & Co 1940
    • Thomas H Wootton, retired 1940

    Next door in 1940: J M McKinnon at 2831 and G J Campbell at 2843. The block, door by door

  9. 9

    1984 West 7th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • W F Wootton, a waiter 1940
    • Harold L Wootton 1940
    • Margaret R Wootton, a domestic 1940

    Next door in 1940: Rev C Molchansky at 1990. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for 14 of the 18: a clerk (2), a stenographer (2), a commercial artist, a domestic, a master mariner and a mate, among others.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Arbutus Ridge (2), Kitsilano (2), Downtown, Dunbar-Southlands, Grandview-Woodland, Hastings-Sunrise 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

In 1940 the directory lists W Wotton at 3243 Graveley 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 Wotton there as the householder, on active service, with May Wotton, a clerk at R Wrigley Printing & Publishing. In 1940 the directory lists W C Wootton at 1153 Hornby Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists William C Wootton there as the householder, retired, with Mrs Ella Wootton, proprietor of Crown Wardrobe.

In 1940 the directory lists A S Wootton at 975 Lagoon Drive. The 1940 name section lists Allen S Wootton there as the householder, a superintendent at the Vancouver Parks Board, with Allen R Wootton, a commercial artist, and Wilfred S Wootton, a passenger representative at the Royal Mail Lines. In 1940 the directory lists G E Wootton at 2305 Trinity Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists George E Wootton there as the householder, a master mariner.

In 1940 the directory lists W D Wootton at 1905 West 13th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists William D Wootton there as the householder, a mate. In 1940 the directory lists F R Wootton at 2997 West 30th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Frank R Wootton there as the householder.

In 1940 the directory lists C F Wootton at 2503 West 36th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Clement F Wootton there as the householder, a surveyor, with Doris C F Wootton, a stenographer, and Geraldine M Wootton, a clerk at the Canadian Bank of Commerce. The 1940 name section lists Hilda V Wootton at 2839 West 39th Avenue, a stenographer at K J Alcock & Co, with Thomas H Wootton, retired.

W F Wootton is listed at 1984 West 7th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Walter F Wootton there as the householder, a waiter, with Harold L Wootton, and Margaret R Wootton, a domestic.

Today

2305 Trinity, 1905 West 13th, 2997 West 30th and 2839 West 39th still have their buildings from before 1946, 1905 West 13th on the Vancouver Heritage Register; 3243 Graveley (2007), 975 Lagoon Drive (1991) and 2503 West 36th (2017) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 1153 Hornby and 1984 West 7th, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 26 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.