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A family name in Vancouver's city directories

The Allansons

In the city directories 1940 · nine people at seven addresses

The directories print nine people named Allanson at seven addresses in 1940 in four 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 Allansons 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

    1300 McLean Drive

    Grandview-Woodland, 1940

    • Mrs C E Allanson 1940
  2. 2

    1147 Semlin Drive

    Grandview-Woodland, 1940

    • E Allanson 1940
    • Doris Allanson 1940

    Next door in 1940: Miss E M Downes at 1145 and Y Hirano at 1149. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    3350 West 21st Avenue

    Dunbar-Southlands, 1940

    • Betty Allanson, a maid for W A Shilvock 1940

    Next door in 1940: H Castillou at 3326 and A McDonald at 3368. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    172 West 4th Avenue

    Mount Pleasant, 1940

    • C J Allanson, a foreman 1940
  5. 5

    1606 West 62nd Avenue

    Marpole, 1940

    • Allanson 1940
    • Allanson 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs F K Clayton at 1622. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    1512 West 65th Avenue

    Marpole, 1940

    • R W Allanson, a mechanic at Begg Motor 1940

    Next door in 1940: F W Hird at 1524. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    2212 William Street

    Grandview-Woodland, 1940

    • E Allanson, a mechanic 1940

    Next door in 1940: J E McInnis at 2204 and H E Mattson at 2220. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for four of the nine: a mechanic (2), a foreman and a maid.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Grandview-Woodland (3), Marpole (2), Dunbar-Southlands and Mount Pleasant. 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 C E Allanson at 1300 McLean Drive. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Mrs Cora E Allanson there as the householder. In 1940 the directory lists E Allanson at 1147 Semlin Drive. The 1940 name section lists Edwin Allanson there as the householder, with Doris Allanson.

The 1940 name section lists Betty Allanson at 3350 West 21st Avenue, a maid for W A Shilvock. C J Allanson is listed at 172 West 4th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Charles J Allanson there as the householder, a foreman.

Allanson is listed at 1606 West 62nd Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Allanson there as the householder. R W Allanson is listed at 1512 West 65th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Ray W Allanson there as the householder, a mechanic at Begg Motor.

E Allanson is listed at 2212 William Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Edward Allanson there as the householder, a mechanic.

Today

1147 Semlin Drive and 3350 West 21st still have their buildings from before 1946; 1512 West 65th (1987) and 2212 William (2000) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 1300 McLean Drive, 172 West 4th and 1606 West 62nd, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 14 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 A. Want a name removed? Tell us.