A family name in Vancouver's city directories
The Wriglesworths
In the city directories 1940 · four people at three addresses
The directories print four people named Wriglesworth at three addresses in 1940 in two 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 Wriglesworths lived
- 1
3283 Fleming Street
Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940
- Mrs N P Wriglesworth, widow of W J 1940
- Mabel A Wriglesworth, a saleswoman at Woolworths 1940
Next door in 1940: Convent St Joseph's at 3271 and A Fulton at 3299. The block, door by door
- 2
1906 Haro Street
West End, 1940
- Syd W Wrigglesworth, an accountant at McGregor Creery & Farmer 1940
Next door in 1940: J Abbott at 1918. The block, door by door
- 3
1774 Pendrell Street
West End, 1940
- Vera Wriglesworth, a clerk at the Hudson's Bay Company 1940
Next door in 1940: E W Howard at 1762. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for three of the four: an accountant, a clerk and a saleswoman. One is a widow, listed under her own name.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in West End (2) and Kensington-Cedar Cottage. 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 N P Wriglesworth at 3283 Fleming 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 Nellie P Wriglesworth there as the householder, widow of W J, with Mabel A Wriglesworth, a saleswoman at Woolworths. The 1940 name section lists Syd W Wrigglesworth at 1906 Haro Street, an accountant at McGregor Creery & Farmer. The 1940 name section lists Vera Wriglesworth at 1774 Pendrell Street, a clerk at the Hudson's Bay Company.
Today
1906 Haro still has its building from before 1946, dated 1935 by the City's record; 3283 Fleming (1989) has a newer building, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 1774 Pendrell, so that building is probably gone (inferred).
Every line as printed
All 5 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- *Wriglesworth Mrs N P3283 Fleming, p. 50
- Wriglesworth Mabel A slswm Woolworths3283 Fleming, p. 676
- Wriglesworth Nellie P wid W J3283 Fleming, p. 676
- Wrigglesworth Syd W acct McGregor Creery & Farmer1906 Haro, p. 675
- Wriglesworth Vera clk HBC1774 Pendrell, p. 676
British Columbia and Yukon Directory, street section
The book of the Wriglesworths
Every directory, as one book
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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.