A family name on East 26th Avenue, Kensington-Cedar Cottage, Riley Park and Renfrew-Collingwood
The Gordons
In the city directories 1940 · seven people at two addresses
The directories print seven people named Gordon at two addresses in 1940, all on East 26th Avenue. No first name or initials tie one address to the other: we can't tell if they're one family. The most under one roof: five Gordons at 942 East 26th in 1940. The directories print the name on 106 other streets too, all listed on the Gordon name's own page.
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Where the Gordons lived
- 1
928 East 26th Avenue
Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940
- Mrs M Gordon, widow of W P 1940
- Margaret Gordon, a stenographer at the Canadian Government 1940
Next door in 1940: A Gordon at 942. The block, door by door
- 2
942 East 26th Avenue
Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940
- A Gordon, who worked for Western Crown Manufacturing 1940
- Hugh Gordon, a woodworker at Western Crown Manufacturing 1940
- Matilda A Gordon, a clerk at Woodward's 1940
- Robert Gordon, a clerk at Brewers & Bottlers Supplies 1940
- Sarah A Gordon, a clerk at Spencer's 1940
Next door in 1940: Mrs M Gordon at 928 and T M Sampson at 960. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for five of the seven: a clerk (3), a stenographer and a woodworker. Two of them worked for Western Crown Manufacturing. One is a widow, listed under her own name.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in Kensington-Cedar Cottage (2). 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 Mrs M Gordon at 928 East 26th 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 Mary Gordon there as the householder, widow of W P, with Margaret Gordon, a stenographer at the Canadian Government. In 1940 the directory lists A Gordon at 942 East 26th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Alex Gordon there as the householder, who worked for Western Crown Manufacturing, with Hugh Gordon, a woodworker at Western Crown Manufacturing, Matilda A Gordon, a clerk at Woodward's, Robert Gordon, a clerk at Brewers & Bottlers Supplies, and Sarah A Gordon, a clerk at Spencer's.
Today
928 East 26th (1994) and 942 East 26th (2018) have newer buildings, by the City's record.
Every line as printed
All 9 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- *Gordon Mrs M928 East 26th, p. 240
- Gordon Margt sten Can Govt928 East 26th, p. 230
- Gordon Mary wid W P928 East 26th, p. 230
- *Gordon A942 East 26th, p. 240
- Gordon Alex broomkr Western Crown Mfg942 East 26th, p. 230
- Gordon Hugh woodwkr Western Crown Mfg942 East 26th, p. 230
- Gordon Matilda A clk Woodwards942 East 26th, p. 230
- Gordon Robt clk Brewers & Bottlers Supp942 East 26th, p. 230
- Gordon Sarah A clk Spencers942 East 26th, p. 230
British Columbia and Yukon Directory, street section
The book of the Gordons
Every directory, as one book
The family book reads the Gordon 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 G. Want a name removed? Tell us.