A family name on Nelson Street, West End and Downtown
The Camerons
In the city directories 1940 · eight people at five addresses
The directories print eight people named Cameron at five addresses in 1940, all on Nelson Street. No first name or initials tie one address to another: we can't tell if they're one family. The most under one roof: four Camerons at 840 Nelson in 1940. The directories print the name on 111 other streets too, all listed on the Cameron name's own page.
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Where the Camerons lived
- 1
840 Nelson Street
Downtown, 1940
- Mrs P Cameron 1940
- Margaret J Cameron, a waitress at Kit Kat Coffee Shop 1940
- Mary A Cameron, a waitress for Cecil Cafe 1940
- Valerie Cameron, a saleswoman for A Lloyd 1940
Next door in 1940: Oke & Duke at 808. The block, door by door
- 2
1230 Nelson Street
West End, 1940
- Cameron 1940
Next door in 1940: A J Engvick at 1222 and R T Ross at 1236. The block, door by door
- 3
1235 Nelson Street
West End, 1940
- Miss L Cameron 1940
Next door in 1940: beverly (the) at 1225 and tweedsmuir apts at 1245. The block, door by door
- 4
1529 Nelson Street
West End, 1940
- E A Cameron 1940
Next door in 1940: J E Dennis at 1519 and Mrs E Hague at 1537. The block, door by door
- 5
The story, address by address
In 1940 the directory lists Mrs P Cameron at 840 Nelson Street. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Mrs Peggie Cameron there as the householder, with Margaret J Cameron, a waitress at Kit Kat Coffee Shop, Mary A Cameron, a waitress for Cecil Cafe, and Valerie Cameron, a saleswoman for A Lloyd. The 1940 name section lists Cameron at 1230 Nelson Street.
Miss L Cameron is listed at 1235 Nelson Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Miss L Cameron there as the householder. The 1940 name section lists E A Cameron at 1529 Nelson Street. The 1940 name section lists Mrs Louise Cameron at 2075 Nelson Street, a maid for Mrs N M Little.
Today
1235 Nelson still has its building from before 1946, dated 1931 by the City's record and on the Vancouver Heritage Register; 1230 Nelson (1969) has a newer building, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 840 Nelson, 1529 Nelson and 2075 Nelson, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).
Every line as printed
All 10 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- Cameron Mrs P840 Nelson, p. 118
- Cameron Margt J waitress Kit Kat Coffee Shop840 Nelson, p. 88
- Cameron Mary A waitress Cecil Cafe840 Nelson, p. 88
- Cameron Mrs Peggie840 Nelson, p. 88
- Cameron Valerie slswm A Lloyd840 Nelson, p. 88
- Cameron1230 Nelson, p. 87
- Cameron Miss L1235 Nelson, p. 119
- Cameron Miss L1235 Nelson, p. 88
- Cameron E A1529 Nelson, p. 88
- Cameron Mrs Louise maid Mrs N M Little2075 Nelson, p. 88
British Columbia and Yukon Directory, street section
The book of the Camerons
Every directory, as one book
The family book reads the Cameron name in each Vancouver directory we hold from 1901 to 1945: everyone printed under it at every address, their work from the name sections, who lived next door, and the page behind every line, to read here or save as a PDF to print or give.
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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 C. Want a name removed? Tell us.