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A family name in Vancouver's city directories

The Andreassens

In the city directories 1940 · four people at four addresses

The directories print four people named Andreassen at four addresses in 1940 in three of the city's neighbourhoods, with the close spellings Andreasson and Andresen. 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 Andreassens 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

    5969 Argyle Street

    Victoria-Fraserview, 1940

    • M Andreassen, a laborer at Canadian White Pine 1940

    Next door in 1940: H Scott at 5945 and J Douglas at 5995. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    628 East 29th Avenue

    Riley Park, 1940

    • K Andreasson, a messenger 1940

    Next door in 1940: R N Scott at 620 and Mrs A L Mickelson at 636. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    1136 Robson Street

    West End, 1940

    • Kyill Andreassen 1940

    Next door in 1940: Silver Leaf Conf at 1134 and Helen's Kitchen at 1140. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    5753 Victoria Drive

    Victoria-Fraserview, 1940

    • A Andresen, a baker 1940

    Next door in 1940: W Jones at 5735 and A C Cole at 5763. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for three of the four: a baker, a laborer and a messenger.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Victoria-Fraserview (2), Riley Park 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 M Andreassen at 5969 Argyle 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 Magnus Andreassen there as the householder, a laborer at Canadian White Pine. In 1940 the directory lists K Andreasson at 628 East 29th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Karl Andreasson there as the householder, a blacksmith, with Kjell Andreasson, a messenger.

The 1940 name section lists Kyill Andreassen at 1136 Robson Street. A Andresen, a baker, is listed at 5753 Victoria Drive in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Arvid Andresen there, a baker.

Today

5969 Argyle (1989), 628 East 29th (1974) and 1136 Robson (1976) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 5753 Victoria Drive, so that building is probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 8 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.