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A family name in Vancouver's city directories

The Wottens

In the city directories 1940 · twelve people at nine addresses

The directories print twelve people named Wotten at nine addresses in 1940 in six of the city's neighbourhoods, with the close spelling Wootten. 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 Wottens at 1298 West 10th in 1940.

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Where the Wottens 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

    3404 Cedar Crescent

    Shaughnessy, 1940

    • Mrs E L Wootten 1940

    Next door in 1940: Dr G C Draeseke at 3416. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    1716 Davie Street

    West End, 1940

    • F Wootten, a shipper 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs M E Bryson at 1724. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    1317 East 12th Avenue

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • P R Wotten, a meat cutter at Ray's Ltd 1940
    • Hilda K Wotten, a music teacher 1940

    Next door in 1940: J A Hartley at 1323. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    245 East 19th Avenue

    Riley Park, 1940

    • Mrs Jennie J Wotten 1940

    Next door in 1940: J Armstrong at 225 and T D Davies at 255. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    2128 East 32nd Avenue

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • W S Wotten, a driver at Peterson Electric Construction 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs A Sully at 2122 and G J Jonker at 2132. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    3516 Main Street

    Riley Park, 1940

    • C J Wotten, a conductor at the BC Electric Railway 1940

    Next door in 1940: J E Fuller at 3518. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    4970 Marguerite Street

    Shaughnessy, 1940

    • P A Wootten, a secretary-treasurer at Western City 1940

    Next door in 1940: H F Angus at 4950 and D N Hossie at 4990. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    1298 West 10th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • Miss D M Wotten 1940
    • Dorothy M Wotten, a saleswoman at the BC Electric Railway 1940
    • Mary V Wotten, a clerk for Metro Life 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs A M Stewart at 1278. The block, door by door

  9. 9

    2857 West 5th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • Richard J Wootten, a barber for F Vance 1940

    Next door in 1940: J O Betts at 2847 and C J White at 2869. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for nine of the twelve: a barber, a clerk, a conductor, a driver, a meat cutter and a music teacher, among others. Two of them worked for BC Electric Railway.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Kensington-Cedar Cottage (2), Riley Park (2), Shaughnessy (2), Fairview, Kitsilano 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 Mrs E L Wootten at 3404 Cedar Crescent; the 1940 line is marked *: some member of the family owns the property, to the best of our knowledge (the directory's own mark). F Wootten is listed at 1716 Davie Street in 1940. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Frank Wootten there as the householder, a shipper.

P R Wotten is listed at 1317 East 12th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Percy R Wotten there as the householder, a meat cutter at Ray's Ltd, with Hilda K Wotten, a music teacher. The 1940 name section lists Mrs Jennie J Wotten at 245 East 19th Avenue.

In 1940 the directory lists W S Wotten at 2128 East 32nd Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Wesley S Wotten there as the householder, a driver at Peterson Electric Construction. In 1940 the directory lists C J Wotten at 3516 Main Street. The 1940 name section lists Charles J Wotten there as the householder, a conductor at the BC Electric Railway.

In 1940 the directory lists P A Wootten at 4970 Marguerite Street. The 1940 name section lists Philip A Wootten there as the householder, a secretary-treasurer at Western City. In 1940 the directory lists Miss D M Wotten at 1298 West 10th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Dorothy M Wotten there as the householder, a saleswoman at the BC Electric Railway, with Mary V Wotten, a clerk for Metro Life.

The 1940 name section lists Richard J Wootten at 2857 West 5th Avenue, a barber for F Vance.

Today

4970 Marguerite, 1298 West 10th and 2857 West 5th still have their buildings from before 1946; 1317 East 12th (2000) and 2128 East 32nd (1988) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 3404 Cedar Crescent, 1716 Davie, 245 East 19th and 3516 Main, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 17 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.