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A family name in Vancouver's city directories

The Worsleys

In the city directories 1940 · ten people at seven addresses

The directories print ten people named Worsley at seven addresses in 1940 in six 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: three Worsleys at 4435 Prince Albert in 1940.

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Where the Worsleys lived

Each pin is on its own block, numbered as the households below. Today's land, parks, main roads and local areas: City of Vancouver Open Data (Open Government Licence – Vancouver).
  1. 1

    1876 Alberni Street

    West End, 1940

    • J W Worsley, a stockman at Leckie 1940

    Next door in 1940: Miss E M Newton at 1860 and Mrs V Wilson at 1878. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    4742 Drummond Drive

    West Point Grey, 1940

    • L F Worsley, a secretary treasurer at Walker & Worsley 1940

    Next door in 1940: J R Bayne at 4736 and W H Alcock at 4750. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    33 Kamloops Street

    Hastings-Sunrise, 1940

    • W Worsley, a salesman 1940

    Next door in 1940: E Woods at 41. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    4435 Prince Albert Street

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • J B Worsley, proprietor of Buds Transfer 1940
    • Mrjorie Worsley, a domestic 1940
    • Nellie C A Worsley, a domestic 1940

    Next door in 1940: C H Smith at 4449. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    3278 West 29th Avenue

    Dunbar-Southlands, 1940

    • E A Worsley, a department manager at Spencer's 1940

    Next door in 1940: N H Anderson at 3270 and L H Davies at 3286. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    3075 West 33rd Avenue

    Dunbar-Southlands, 1940

    • R F Worsley, a salesman 1940
    • Harry F Worsley, a printer 1940

    Next door in 1940: G E Street at 3057 and W J Stevens at 3091. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    546 West 7th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • Arthur A Worsley, a news agent at Canadian National Steamships 1940

    Next door in 1940: S Kobetitsch at 542 and Mrs I M Bentley at 558. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for all ten: a domestic (2), a salesman (2), a department manager, a news agent, a printer and a proprietor, among others.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Dunbar-Southlands (2), Fairview, Hastings-Sunrise, Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 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 J W Worsley at 1876 Alberni Street. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists James W Worsley there as the householder, a stockman at Leckie. In 1940 the directory lists L F Worsley at 4742 Drummond Drive; 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 Lewis F Worsley there as the householder, a secretary treasurer at Walker & Worsley.

In 1940 the directory lists W Worsley at 33 Kamloops Street. The 1940 name section lists Walter Worsley there as the householder, a salesman. In 1940 the directory lists J B Worsley at 4435 Prince Albert Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists James B Worsley there as the householder, proprietor of Buds Transfer, with Mrjorie Worsley, a domestic, and Nellie C A Worsley, a domestic.

In 1940 the directory lists E A Worsley at 3278 West 29th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Edgar A Worsley there as the householder, a department manager at Spencer's. In 1940 the directory lists R F Worsley at 3075 West 33rd Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Reginald F Worsley there as the householder, a salesman, with Harry F Worsley, a printer.

The 1940 name section lists Arthur A Worsley at 546 West 7th Avenue, a news agent at Canadian National Steamships.

Today

4742 Drummond Drive, 33 Kamloops and 4435 Prince Albert still have their buildings from before 1946; 3278 West 29th (1992) and 3075 West 33rd (1995) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 1876 Alberni and 546 West 7th, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 16 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.