A family name on Nelson Street, West End and Downtown
The Cooks
In the city directories 1940 · five people at four addresses
The directories print five people named Cook at four 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 directories print the name on 93 other streets too, all listed on the Cook name's own page.
Reserve this family's book, freeThe name in every directory we hold from 1901 to 1945, at every address, each line with its page, to read here or save as a PDF. About $29 when orders open.
Where the Cooks lived
- 1
731 Nelson Street
Downtown, 1940
- Mrs N L Cook 1940
Next door in 1940: Delivery System Ideal at 723 and Dewdrop Clnrs & Dyers at 735. The block, door by door
- 2
1058 Nelson Street
West End, 1940
- C S Cook 1940
Next door in 1940: Star Garage at 1042 and L E Collum at 1070. The block, door by door
- 3
1109 Nelson Street
West End, 1940
- Frederick T Cook, a clerk 1940
Next door in 1940: Nelson Delctsn at 1107 and Mrs A Davis at 1111. The block, door by door
- 4
1147 Nelson Street
West End, 1940
- Miss E Cook 1940
- Emma Cook 1940
Next door in 1940: S Vassey at 1121 and J Middleton at 1155. The block, door by door
The story, address by address
In 1940 the directory lists Mrs N L Cook at 731 Nelson Street. C S Cook is listed at 1058 Nelson Street in 1940. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Charles S Cook there as the householder. The 1940 name section lists Frederick T Cook at 1109 Nelson Street, a clerk.
In 1940 the directory lists Miss E Cook at 1147 Nelson Street. The 1940 name section lists Emma Cook there as the householder.
Today
1058 Nelson still has its building from before 1946, dated 1911 by the City's record and on the Vancouver Heritage Register; 1147 Nelson (1986) has a newer building, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 731 Nelson and 1109 Nelson, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).
Every line as printed
All 6 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- Cook Mrs N L used mag731 Nelson, p. 118
- Cook C S1058 Nelson, p. 118
- Cook Chas S1058 Nelson, p. 124
- Cook Fredk T clk1109 Nelson, p. 124
- Cook Miss E1147 Nelson, p. 118
- Cook Emma1147 Nelson, p. 124
British Columbia and Yukon Directory, street section
The book of the Cooks
Every directory, as one book
The family book reads the Cook 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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Another name, or a house
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.