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The Georgesons

In the city directories 1940 · six people at six addresses

The directories print six people named Georgeson at six addresses in 1940 in four 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 Georgesons 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

    3424 Napier Street

    Hastings-Sunrise, 1940

    • W S Georgeson, a steel worker at Hamilton Bridge 1940

    Next door in 1940: A A Anderson at 3422 and D Kerr at 3466. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    1043 Nootka Street

    Hastings-Sunrise, 1940

    • Dan Georgeson, a boilermaker at N Vancouver Ship Repairs 1940

    Next door in 1940: J M Williamson at 1033. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    2459 Parker Street

    Hastings-Sunrise, 1940

    • J Georgeson, a master mariner at McKenzie Barge & Derrick 1940

    Next door in 1940: D Grippo at 2451 and J W Forrest at 2465. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    1162 Powell Street

    Strathcona, 1940

    • Robert Georgeson, a mate for J Galt 1940

    Next door in 1940: Y Kondo at 1158 and Y Yamashita at 1166. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    2326 West 14th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • E Georgeson, a pilot at the Canadian Government 1940

    Next door in 1940: D A Connell at 2316 and W E Tompkins at 2336. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    207 West Hastings Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • Arthur Georgeson, a master mariner for J Galt 1940

    Next door in 1940: Clothes Shops Natl at 217. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for all six: a master mariner (2), a boilermaker, a mate, a pilot and a steel worker. Two of them worked for J Galt.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Hastings-Sunrise (3), Downtown, Kitsilano and Strathcona. 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 S Georgeson at 3424 Napier 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, where each person's work is printed, lists William S Georgeson there as the householder, a steel worker at Hamilton Bridge. The 1940 name section lists Dan Georgeson at 1043 Nootka Street, a boilermaker at N Vancouver Ship Repairs.

J Georgeson is listed at 2459 Parker Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists John Georgeson there as the householder, a master mariner at McKenzie Barge & Derrick. The 1940 name section lists Robert Georgeson at 1162 Powell Street, a mate for J Galt.

In 1940 the directory lists E Georgeson at 2326 West 14th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Edward Georgeson there as the householder, a pilot at the Canadian Government. The 1940 name section lists Arthur Georgeson at 207 West Hastings Street, a master mariner for J Galt.

Today

207 West Hastings still has its building from before 1946, dated 1910 by the City's record; 1043 Nootka (2003), 2459 Parker (1962) and 2326 West 14th (2018) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 3424 Napier and 1162 Powell, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

A family with a covered wagon, their horses and a foal on Napier Street
About 1918 A family with a covered wagon, their horses and a foal on Napier Street. Not at the house at 3424 Napier: no archive photo of the 3400 block is known that we can show. City of Vancouver Archives, SGN 1548. Public domain.

Every line as printed

All 9 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 G. Want a name removed? Tell us.