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The Worralls

In the city directories 1940 · twelve people at ten addresses

The directories print twelve people named Worrall at ten 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 Worralls 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

    3169 Adanac Street

    Hastings-Sunrise, 1940

    • Mrs M B Worrall, widow of P W 1940
    • Elsie M Worrall, a clerk 1940

    Next door in 1940: J H Covey at 3167 and T W Bond at 3181. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    3336 Dundas Street

    Hastings-Sunrise, 1940

    • W I Worrall, a mechanic at Pender Garage 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs E Anders at 3328 and W Murray at 3342. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    2879 East 44th Avenue

    Killarney, 1940

    • Mrs J Worrall, widow of C 1940

    Next door in 1940: F Stevens at 2861 and G S Steenburg at 2883. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    2123 East Broadway

    Grandview-Woodland, 1940

    • J Worrall, proprietor of Broadway Grocery 1940

    Next door in 1940: L Bianchet at 2117 and C W Greenslade at 2141. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    4716 Pine Crescent

    Shaughnessy, 1940

    • W Worrall 1940

    Next door in 1940: J H Bluechel at 4750. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    4184 West 13th Avenue

    West Point Grey, 1940

    • Mrs O Worrall, widow of E L 1940

    Next door in 1940: H Wilks at 4178 and C Ledoux at 4188. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    3895 West 18th Avenue

    Dunbar-Southlands, 1940

    • Frank Worrall, a clerk 1940

    Next door in 1940: J A Edwards at 3889. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    1936 West 41st Avenue

    Kerrisdale, 1940

    • E H Worrall 1940
    • Isabelle Worrall, a student 1940

    Next door in 1940: J Jameson at 1930 and Mrs E Ruggles at 1942. The block, door by door

  9. 9

    2163 West 49th Avenue

    Kerrisdale, 1940

    • A W Worrall, a mechanic 1940

    Next door in 1940: A B Tricker at 2157 and J S Ingram at 2167. The block, door by door

  10. 10

    3520 Willow Street

    South Cambie, 1940

    • Edward Worrall, a salesman at Woodward's 1940

    Next door in 1940: G C Stevenson at 3510. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for six of the twelve: a clerk (2), a mechanic (2), a proprietor and a salesman. Three are widows, listed under their own names.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Hastings-Sunrise (2), Kerrisdale (2), Dunbar-Southlands, Grandview-Woodland, Killarney, Shaughnessy, South Cambie 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 Mrs M B Worrall at 3169 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 Minnie B Worrall there as the householder, widow of P W, with Elsie M Worrall, a clerk. In 1940 the directory lists W I Worrall at 3336 Dundas Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Walter I Worrall there as the householder, a mechanic at Pender Garage.

In 1940 the directory lists Mrs J Worrall at 2879 East 44th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Janet Worrall there as the householder, widow of C. In 1940 the directory lists J Worrall at 2123 East Broadway; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists James H Worrall there as the householder, proprietor of Broadway Grocery, with J Hildred D Worrall, an inspector at the BC Electric Railway.

In 1940 the directory lists W Worrall at 4716 Pine Crescent; the 1940 line is marked * too. Mrs O Worrall is listed at 4184 West 13th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Olive Worrall there as the householder, widow of E L. The 1940 name section lists Frank Worrall at 3895 West 18th Avenue, a clerk.

In 1940 the directory lists E H Worrall at 1936 West 41st Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Ernest H Worrall there as the householder, with Isabelle Worrall, a student. In 1940 the directory lists A W Worrall at 2163 West 49th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Amos W Worrall there as the householder, a mechanic.

The 1940 name section lists Edward Worrall at 3520 Willow Street, a salesman at Woodward's.

Today

4716 Pine Crescent, 4184 West 13th, 3895 West 18th, 1936 West 41st and 3520 Willow still have their buildings from before 1946; 2879 East 44th (1957) has a newer building, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 3169 Adanac, 3336 Dundas, 2123 East Broadway and 2163 West 49th, 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, 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.