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A family name in Vancouver's city directories

The Wynesses

In the city directories 1940 · 15 people at eight addresses

The directories print 15 people named Wyness at eight addresses in 1940 in seven of the city's neighbourhoods, with the close spelling Wynes. No first name or initials tie one address to another: we can't tell if they're one family. The most under one roof: five Wynesses at 3635 West 20th in 1940.

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Where the Wynesses 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

    34 East 13th Avenue

    Mount Pleasant, 1940

    • Annie Wynes, widow of J 1940

    Next door in 1940: A D McKay at 26 and J H Witta at 42. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    1741 Kitchener Street

    Grandview-Woodland, 1940

    • F H Wynes, a helper at Crystal Dairy 1940

    Next door in 1940: F E Edney at 1737 and G W Gibson at 1747. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    2918 Turner Street

    Hastings-Sunrise, 1940

    • J A J Wyness, a vice-president at Irvine, Simpson & Wyness 1940

    Next door in 1940: M Brnjac at 2912 and A Stancic at 2922. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    1862 Venables Street

    Grandview-Woodland, 1940

    • A R Wyness, a checker 1940

    Next door in 1940: G N Hudson at 1856. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    3635 West 20th Avenue

    Dunbar-Southlands, 1940

    • H P Wyness, a barrister 1940
    • Eleanor J Wyness, a student 1940
    • Enid S Wyness, a clerk at the BC Government 1940
    • Don P Wyness, a student 1940
    • Patricia M Wyness, an assistant for Dr F S Hobbs 1940

    Next door in 1940: A E Osborne at 3621 and A C Dobson at 3649. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    2715 West 31st Avenue

    Arbutus Ridge, 1940

    • G A Wyness, a salesman at Rae-Son 1940
    • Frances D Wyness, an assistant dietitian at the Vancouver General Hospital 1940
    • Gordon Y Wyness, an engineer at Burns & Co 1940
    • Jean M Wyness, a dietitian 1940

    Next door in 1940: E F H Davis at 2705 and J E Moran at 2725. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    4397 West 9th Avenue

    West Point Grey, 1940

    • Jane Wyness, widow of A 1940

    Next door in 1940: A E Easton at 4387. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    207 West Hastings Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • H P Wyness, a barrister 1940

    Next door in 1940: Clothes Shops Natl at 217. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for ten of the 15: an assistant, an assistant dietitian, a barrister, a checker, a clerk and a dietitian, among others. Two are widows, listed under their own names.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Grandview-Woodland (2), Arbutus Ridge, Downtown, Dunbar-Southlands, Hastings-Sunrise, Mount Pleasant 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

The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Annie Wynes at 34 East 13th Avenue, widow of J. F H Wynes is listed at 1741 Kitchener Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Frank H Wynes there as the householder, a helper at Crystal Dairy.

J A J Wyness is listed at 2918 Turner Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists John A J Wyness there as the householder, a vice-president at Irvine, Simpson & Wyness. A R Wyness is listed at 1862 Venables Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Arthur R Wyness there as the householder, a checker.

H P Wyness is listed at 3635 West 20th Avenue in 1940; 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 Harvey P Wyness there as the householder, a barrister, with Eleanor J Wyness, a student, Enid S Wyness, a clerk at the BC Government, Don P Wyness, a student, and Patricia M Wyness, an assistant for Dr F S Hobbs. G A Wyness is listed at 2715 West 31st Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Gordon A Wyness there as the householder, a salesman at Rae-Son, with Frances D Wyness, an assistant dietitian at the Vancouver General Hospital, Gordon Y Wyness, an engineer at Burns & Co, and Jean M Wyness, a dietitian.

The 1940 name section lists Jane Wyness at 4397 West 9th Avenue, widow of A. In 1940 the directory lists H P Wyness, a barrister, at 207 West Hastings Street.

Today

2918 Turner, 1862 Venables, 2715 West 31st, 4397 West 9th and 207 West Hastings still have their buildings from before 1946; 1741 Kitchener (1995) and 3635 West 20th (2018) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 34 East 13th, so that building is 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, name section, where each person's work is printed

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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.