A family name in Vancouver's city directories
The Cheesemans
In the city directories 1940 · eleven people at six addresses
The directories print eleven people named Cheeseman at six addresses in 1940 in six of the city's neighbourhoods, with the close spelling Chesman. No first name or initials tie one address to another: we can't tell if they're one family. The most under one roof: three Cheesemans at 3240 West 36th in 1940.
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Where the Cheesemans lived
- 1
1423 Howe Street
Downtown, 1940
- Thomas Cheeseman 1940
Next door in 1940: J Fletcher at 1427. The block, door by door
- 2
3925 Knight Street
Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940
- G Cheeseman, retired 1940
Next door in 1940: C A Cheverton at 3923 and N R Harvey at 3927. The block, door by door
- 3
1344 Nelson Street
West End, 1940
- Mrs I J Cheeseman, an operator at the BC Telephone 1940
- George Cheeseman, a doorkeeper at the Shipping Fed of BC 1940
Next door in 1940: R C Lockhart at 1342 and F G Bell at 1348. The block, door by door
- 4
3582 West 11th Avenue
Kitsilano, 1940
- Agnes A Cheeseman, widow of J 1940
Next door in 1940: L G Knight at 3574 and H Hutchinson at 3592. The block, door by door
- 5
3240 West 36th Avenue
Dunbar-Southlands, 1940
- L D Chesman, a salesman at Ker & Ker 1940
- Gladys Chesman, a stenographer at North American Life 1940
- Jack M Chesman 1940
Next door in 1940: K S Loucks at 3232 and E R Buttrum at 3250. The block, door by door
- 6
2868 West 39th Avenue
Arbutus Ridge, 1940
- F G Cheeseman, a manager at F G Cheeseman Ltd 1940
- Alice A Cheeseman, a stenographer at the Royal Bank 1940
- Bessie Cheeseman, a bookkeeper for F G Cheeseman 1940
Next door in 1940: A J Hern at 2856 and W P Perry at 2880. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for seven of the eleven: a stenographer (2), a bookkeeper, a doorkeeper, a manager, an operator and a salesman. One is a widow, listed under her own name.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in Arbutus Ridge, Downtown, Dunbar-Southlands, Kensington-Cedar Cottage, Kitsilano 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
The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Thomas Cheeseman at 1423 Howe Street. G Cheeseman is listed at 3925 Knight Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists George Cheesman there as the householder, retired.
Mrs I J Cheeseman is listed at 1344 Nelson Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Mrs Ida J Cheeseman there as the householder, an operator at the BC Telephone, with George Cheeseman, a doorkeeper at the Shipping Fed of BC. The 1940 name section lists Agnes A Cheeseman at 3582 West 11th Avenue, widow of J.
In 1940 the directory lists L D Chesman at 3240 West 36th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Lester D Chesman there as the householder, a salesman at Ker & Ker, with Gladys Chesman, a stenographer at North American Life, and Jack M Chesman. In 1940 the directory lists F G Cheeseman at 2868 West 39th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Fred G Cheeseman there, a manager at F G Cheeseman Ltd, with Alice A Cheeseman, a stenographer at the Royal Bank, and Bessie Cheeseman, a bookkeeper for F G Cheeseman.
Today
3925 Knight, 3582 West 11th and 3240 West 36th still have their buildings from before 1946; 2868 West 39th (2000) has a newer building, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 1423 Howe and 1344 Nelson, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).
Every line as printed
All 15 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- Cheeseman Thos1423 Howe, p. 107
- Cheeseman G3925 Knight, p. 100
- Cheesman Geo retired3925 Knight, p. 107
- Cheeseman Mrs I J1344 Nelson, p. 119
- Cheeseman Geo doorkpr Shipping Fed of BC1344 Nelson, p. 107
- Cheeseman Mrs Ida J opr BC Tel1344 Nelson, p. 107
- Cheeseman Agnes A wid J3582 West 11th, p. 107
- Chesman L D3240 West 36th, p. 252
- Chesman Gladys sten North Am Life3240 West 36th, p. 107
- Chesman Jack M3240 West 36th, p. 107
- Chesman Lester D slsmn Ker & Ker3240 West 36th, p. 107
- Cheeseman F G2868 West 39th, p. 256
- Cheeseman Alice A sten Royal Bk2868 West 39th, p. 107
- Cheeseman Bessie bkpr F G Cheeseman2868 West 39th, p. 107
- Cheeseman Fred G mgr F G Cheeseman Ltd2868 West 39th, p. 107
British Columbia and Yukon Directory, name section, where each person's work is printed
The book of the Cheesemans
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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.