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The Easons

In the city directories 1940 · 14 people at eight addresses

The directories print 14 people named Eason at eight addresses in 1940 in seven of the city's neighbourhoods. 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 Easons at 1065 East 49th in 1940.

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Where the Easons 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

    1032 Davie Street

    West End, 1940

    • Jessie F Eason, widow of C 1940

    Next door in 1940: Ballroom Embassy at 1024 and Valet My at 1034. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    1533 East 13th Avenue

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • Mrs S J Eason, widow of W 1940
    • John Eason, a meat cutter at Sterling Food Markets 1940

    Next door in 1940: F L Anderson at 1527 and M Basok at 1539. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    1065 East 49th Avenue

    Sunset, 1940

    • Mrs N Eason, widow of J 1940
    • Florence H Eason 1940
    • Gertrude Eason 1940

    Next door in 1940: A Summerskill at 1085. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    2211 East 8th Avenue

    Grandview-Woodland, 1940

    • Mrs S Eason, widow of E G 1940
    • David G Eason, a shoemaker for W J Heads 1940
    • Sara Eason 1940

    Next door in 1940: C Kozar at 2223. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    2581 Franklin Street

    Hastings-Sunrise, 1940

    • D Dalton C Eason, a shipper at MacDonald & Lumsden 1940
    • John E Eason, a warehouseman for J F Mussenden 1940

    Next door in 1940: A Morrison at 2571 and J H Russell at 2585. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    734 Keefer Street

    Strathcona, 1940

    • R B Eason, a porter at the CPR 1940

    Next door in 1940: W H Lee at 730 and S Isoshima at 742. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    2042 Pendrell Street

    West End, 1940

    • Nan Easson, widow of R M 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs V V Stone at 2046. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    950 West 15th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • Ellis N Easson, an interne at the Vancouver General Hospital 1940

    Next door in 1940: T J Hutton at 946 and Mrs C Cowan at 964. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for six of the 14: an interne, a meat cutter, a porter, a shipper, a shoemaker and a warehouseman. Five are widows, listed under their own names.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in West End (2), Fairview, Grandview-Woodland, Hastings-Sunrise, Kensington-Cedar Cottage, Strathcona and Sunset. 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 Jessie F Eason at 1032 Davie Street, widow of C. Mrs S J Eason is listed at 1533 East 13th Avenue in 1940; 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 lists Sadie J Eason there as the householder, widow of W, with John Eason, a meat cutter at Sterling Food Markets.

Mrs N Eason is listed at 1065 East 49th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Nellie Eason there as the householder, widow of J, with Florence H Eason and Gertrude Eason. Mrs S Eason is listed at 2211 East 8th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Sabina Eason there as the householder, widow of E G, with David G Eason, a shoemaker for W J Heads, and Sara Eason.

The 1940 name section lists D Dalton C Eason at 2581 Franklin Street, a shipper at MacDonald & Lumsden, with John E Eason, a warehouseman for J F Mussenden. In 1940 the directory lists R B Eason at 734 Keefer Street. The 1940 name section lists Robert B Eason there as the householder, a porter at the CPR. The 1940 name section lists Nan Easson at 2042 Pendrell Street, widow of R M.

The 1940 name section lists Ellis N Easson at 950 West 15th Avenue, an interne at the Vancouver General Hospital.

Today

2581 Franklin still has its building from before 1946, dated 1925 by the City's record; 1533 East 13th (1993), 1065 East 49th (1968), 2211 East 8th (1987) and 950 West 15th (2008) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 1032 Davie, 734 Keefer and 2042 Pendrell, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 18 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
1940

British Columbia and Yukon Directory, name section, where each person's work is printed

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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 E. Want a name removed? Tell us.