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The Emersons

In the city directories 1940 · 17 people at eleven addresses

The directories print 17 people named Emerson at eleven addresses in 1940 in nine of the city's neighbourhoods, with the close spelling Emmerson. No first name or initials tie one address to another: we can't tell if they're one family. The most under one roof: six Emersons at 1246 West 14th in 1940.

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Where the Emersons lived

Each pin is on its own block, numbered as the households below. Two addresses aren't on today's map, so they have no pin. Today's land, parks, main roads and local areas: City of Vancouver Open Data (Open Government Licence – Vancouver).
  1. 1

    8189 Fraser Street

    Sunset, 1940

    • Carl L Emerson, a clerk at Riverview Confectionery 1940

    Next door in 1940: J Stone at 8187. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    1336 Granville Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • Laura E Emerson, a cook at National Biscuit 1940

    Next door in 1940: Cecil Cafe at 1326 and Independent Motors at 1344. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    4256 Miller Street

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • J E Emerson, a conductor at the BC Electric Railway and proprietor of Emerson Hall 1940
    • John A Emerson, a motorman at the BC Electric Railway 1940

    Next door in 1940: G Kostick at 4226. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    1235 Nelson Street

    West End, 1940

    • Edmund J Emerson, a clerk at the Vancouver Hotel 1940

    Next door in 1940: beverly (the) at 1225 and tweedsmuir apts at 1245. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    3522 Prince Edward Street

    Riley Park, 1940

    • J G Emmerson, a maintenance man at Woodward's 1940

    Next door in 1940: G O Gauthier at 3516 and W W Bull at 3532. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    955 Thurlow Street

    West End, 1940

    • Patricia Emerson, a waitress at the CPR 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs I Esch at 921 and H Aird at 989. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    6121 Victoria Drive

    Victoria-Fraserview, 1940

    • T H Emerson, a marine engineer 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs L W Currie at 6115 and H W Brown at 6135. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    6190 Vine Street

    Kerrisdale, 1940

    • Robert E Emerson, a millworker 1940

    Next door in 1940: S H Anderson at 6158. The block, door by door

  9. 9

    1200 West 13th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • Isabelle Emerson 1940

    Next door in 1940: W B Bishop at 1226. The block, door by door

  10. 10

    1246 West 14th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • Mrs L W Emerson, widow of J 1940
    • Bruce E Emerson, a student at UBC 1940
    • James S Emerson 1940
    • John Emerson, a radio announcer 1940
    • Lucy Emerson 1940
    • Richard K Emerson, a messenger at Birks 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs B W Macdougall at 1234 and Miss G MacKenzie at 1252. The block, door by door

  11. 11

    1606 West 68th Avenue

    Marpole, 1940

    • J Emerson, in coal and wood 1940

    Next door in 1940: L H Francis at 1616. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for twelve of the 17: a clerk (2), a coal and wood, a conductor, a cook, a maintenance man and a marine engineer, among others. One is a widow, listed under her own name.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Fairview (2), West End (2), Downtown, Kensington-Cedar Cottage, Kerrisdale, Marpole, Riley Park, Sunset and Victoria-Fraserview. 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 Carl L Emerson at 8189 Fraser Street, a clerk at Riverview Confectionery. The 1940 name section lists Laura E Emerson at 1336 Granville Street, a cook at National Biscuit. In 1940 the directory lists J E Emerson at 4256 Miller Street; 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 John E Emerson there as the householder, a conductor at the BC Electric Railway and proprietor of Emerson Hall, with John A Emerson, a motorman at the BC Electric Railway.

The 1940 name section lists Edmund J Emerson at 1235 Nelson Street, a clerk at the Vancouver Hotel. J G Emmerson is listed at 3522 Prince Edward Street in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists John G Emmerson there as the householder, a maintenance man at Woodward's. The 1940 name section lists Patricia Emerson at 955 Thurlow Street, a waitress at the CPR.

In 1940 the directory lists T H Emerson at 6121 Victoria Drive; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Thomas H Emerson there as the householder, a marine engineer. The 1940 name section lists Robert E Emerson at 6190 Vine Street, a millworker. The 1940 name section lists Isabelle Emerson at 1200 West 13th Avenue.

In 1940 the directory lists Mrs L W Emerson at 1246 West 14th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Lucie W Emerson there as the householder, widow of J, with Bruce E Emerson, a student at UBC, James S Emerson, John Emerson, a radio announcer, Lucy Emerson, and Richard K Emerson, a messenger at Birks. In 1940 the directory lists J Emerson, in fuel, at 1606 West 68th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists John Emerson there, in coal and wood.

Today

1235 Nelson, 3522 Prince Edward, 955 Thurlow and 6121 Victoria Drive still have their buildings from before 1946, 1235 Nelson on the Vancouver Heritage Register; 4256 Miller (1965) and 6190 Vine (2016) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 8189 Fraser, 1336 Granville, 1200 West 13th, 1246 West 14th and 1606 West 68th, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 22 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.