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A family name in Vancouver's city directories

The Workmans

In the city directories 1940 · nine people at eight addresses

The directories print nine people named Workman at eight addresses in 1940 in eight 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 Workmans 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

    3541 Adanac Street

    Hastings-Sunrise, 1940

    • R Workman, a pressman at the Sun 1940
    • Warren E Workman 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs A I Williams at 3535 and D A Marr at 3561. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    6076 Angus Drive

    Kerrisdale, 1940

    • F Workman, retired 1940

    Next door in 1940: J J Diamond at 6036 and H D Arnold at 6086. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    1131 Davie Street

    West End, 1940

    • Mrs Bertha Workman 1940

    Next door in 1940: R H Robinson at 1125 and W Gibson at 1133. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    8875 Osler Street

    Marpole, 1940

    • L A Workman, a sawyer at H M Shingle 1940

    Next door in 1940: H G Draper at 8865 and E O Palmer at 8885. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    4153 West 11th Avenue

    West Point Grey, 1940

    • W H Workman, an accountant at Arctic Ice 1940

    Next door in 1940: J Keith at 4147 and L Haweis at 4159. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    3948 West 19th Avenue

    Dunbar-Southlands, 1940

    • R F Workman, a warehouseman at Gerrard Co 1940

    Next door in 1940: D P Todd at 3942 and T H Davies at 3952. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    1957 West 36th Avenue

    Shaughnessy, 1940

    • Harry E Workman, a truck operator at BC Motor Transportation 1940

    Next door in 1940: W Breffit at 1949 and C M Proud at 1963. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    3220 West 8th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • W H Workman, on active service 1940

    Next door in 1940: F Brooks at 3226. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for six of the nine: an accountant, an on active service, a pressman, a sawyer, a truck operator and a warehouseman.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Dunbar-Southlands, Hastings-Sunrise, Kerrisdale, Kitsilano, Marpole, Shaughnessy, 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 R Workman at 3541 Adanac 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 Richard Workman there as the householder, a pressman at the Sun, with Warren E Workman. In 1940 the directory lists F Workman at 6076 Angus Drive. The 1940 name section lists Frank Workman there as the householder, retired.

The 1940 name section lists Mrs Bertha Workman at 1131 Davie Street. L A Workman is listed at 8875 Osler Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Lester A Workman there as the householder, a sawyer at H M Shingle.

W H Workman is listed at 4153 West 11th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists William H Workman there as the householder, an accountant at Arctic Ice. R F Workman is listed at 3948 West 19th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Roy F Workman there as the householder, a warehouseman at Gerrard Co.

The 1940 name section lists Harry E Workman at 1957 West 36th Avenue, a truck operator at BC Motor Transportation. In 1940 the directory lists W H Workman at 3220 West 8th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists William H Workman there as the householder, on active service.

Today

4153 West 11th and 3948 West 19th still have their buildings from before 1946; 3541 Adanac (2005), 6076 Angus Drive (2015), 1957 West 36th (1990) and 3220 West 8th (1995) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 1131 Davie and 8875 Osler, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 15 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.