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The Corsons

In the city directories 1940 · seven people at five addresses

The directories print seven people named Corson at five addresses in 1940 in three 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 Corsons 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

    2218 East 10th Avenue

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • W H Corson, a salesman at Associated Dairies 1940

    Next door in 1940: J E Moore at 2212. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    2104 East 13th Avenue

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • G S Corson, a quartermaster at the Union Steamship Company 1940

    Next door in 1940: E G Miquelon at 2112. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    151 East 21st Avenue

    Riley Park, 1940

    • W E Corson, a salesman at Maple Leaf Dairy 1940
    • Marjorie A Corson, a labeller at United Distillers 1940

    Next door in 1940: W Wakefield at 141 and T Howard at 161. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    2636 Templeton Drive

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • Mrs A C Corson, widow of F 1940
    • Eldon Corson, a laborer at the CPR 1940

    Next door in 1940: C Westgarth at 2642. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    3490 Turner Street

    Hastings-Sunrise, 1940

    • D M Corson, a driver at Arctic Ice 1940

    Next door in 1940: A H Cook at 3476. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for six of the seven: a salesman (2), a driver, a labeller, a laborer and a quartermaster. One is a widow, listed under her own name.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Kensington-Cedar Cottage (3), Hastings-Sunrise and Riley Park. 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 W H Corson at 2218 East 10th Avenue; 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 Wallace H Corson there as the householder, a salesman at Associated Dairies. In 1940 the directory lists G S Corson at 2104 East 13th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists George S Corson there as the householder, a quartermaster at the Union Steamship Company.

In 1940 the directory lists W E Corson at 151 East 21st Avenue. The 1940 name section lists William E Corson there as the householder, a salesman at Maple Leaf Dairy, with William E Corson Jr, and Marjorie A Corson, a labeller at United Distillers. In 1940 the directory lists Mrs A C Corson at 2636 Templeton Drive; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Annie C Corson there as the householder, widow of F, with Eldon Corson, a laborer at the CPR.

In 1940 the directory lists D M Corson at 3490 Turner Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Doug M Corson there as the householder, a driver at Arctic Ice.

Today

151 East 21st and 2636 Templeton Drive still have their buildings from before 1946; 2218 East 10th (2018) has a newer building, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 2104 East 13th and 3490 Turner, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 13 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 C. Want a name removed? Tell us.