John Morton (1834-1912)

John Morton, early 1900s, Vancouver City Archives, Port N14; https://searcharchives.vancouver.ca/john-morton.

Henderson’s Greater Vancouver Directory, 1911, Part 1, page 958.

Henderson’s Greater Vancouver Directory, 1912, Part 2, page 1050.

I added a new page on John Morton. He was one of the “Three Greenhorns,” the Vancouver pioneers who were major landholders in Vancouver’s West End.

He lived at 1151 Denman Street from about 1900 to 1911 and at 1947 Pendrell Street in 1912.

Charles Jewell Brenton (1871-1948)

Henderson’s Greater Vancouver Directory, 1911, Part 1, page 500.

I updated the page on Charles Jewell Brenton, who was an accountant and manager with the Standard Milk Company and the Eden Bank Creamery Company.

For some time, he also operated a confectionery. He later worked for the Canadian Pacific Railway as a timekeeper and accountant.

He was at 1047 Denman Street from 1911 to 1912. He appeared at 1055 Denman Street from 1914 to 1916 and at 1069 Denman Street from 1914 to 1918.

I added information on his time in California and his death in 1948.

John Holton Shields (1863-1942)

Henderson’s Greater Vancouver City Directory, 1917, page 763.

I added a new page on John Holton Shields. He was a farmer who lived at 1830 Comox Street in 1917.

Robert Marshall (1851-after 1920)

Henderson’s BC Gazetteer and Directory, 1903, page 758.

I added a new page on Robert Marshall, who was a fruit dealer, painter, contractor and farmer. He lived near Stanley Park Bridge from 1898 to 1906. The Vancouver directories listed his address as 650 Chilco Street from 1903 to 1906.

Harry Hayward Symes (1880-1920)

Harry Symes, 1914, detail from “Members of Vancouver Police Force with contingent,” Vancouver City Archives, CVA 99-1043; http://searcharchives.vancouver.ca/members-of-vancouver-police-force-with-contingent.

Henderson’s Greater Vancouver City Directory, 1917, page 793.

I added a new page on Harry Hayward Symes. He was a police constable who lived at 1180 Denman Street in 1917 and 1918.

Hugh Myddleton Wood (1848-1937)

Henderson’s BC Gazetteer and Directory, 1902, page 789.

Hugh Myddleton Wood and his grandchildren in front of his house at 1091 East 10th Avenue, 1935, Vancouver City Archives, Port P248, http://searcharchives.vancouver.ca/hugh-myddleton-wood-and-his-grandchildren-in-front-of-his-house-at-1091-east-10th-avenue [Photograph shows Lulu Elizabeth Ann Woodruff and George Carlton Ward.]

I added a new page on Hugh Myddleton Wood, who was a Catholic Apostolic clergyman. He lived at 1934 Barclay Street in 1902.

Frederick George Hawkins (1866-1952)

Henderson’s BC Gazetteer and Directory, 1903, page 701.

I added a new page on Frederick George Hawkins, who was a clerk for J. Leckie and Company. He lived at 1875 Georgia Street from 1903 to 1910.