The Gosses

The story, address by address

The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists John Gosse at 1081 Burrard Street, a janitor at the St Pauls Hospital. The 1940 name section lists Ray Gosse at 1843 East 1st Avenue, a laborer. In 1940 the directory lists M Gosse at 2208 East 47th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Mark Gosse there as the householder, a canneryman, with Stan Gosse, proprietor of the Hollywood Radio & Electric.

The 1940 name section lists Moses Gosse at 327 East Georgia Street. The 1940 name section lists Cyril Gosse at 403 East Hastings Street, a canneryman. In 1940 the directory lists A G Gosse at 2140 Grant 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 Arthur G Gosse there as the householder, with Irene G Gosse, a manager at Irvine Beauty Salon, and Norma E Gosse, a clerk at New York Fur.

In 1940 the directory lists R C Gosse at 5850 Granville Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. J Gosse, rooms to let, is listed at 1126 Haro Street in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists John Gosse there, who kept rooms to let.

R Gosse is listed at 1416 Kitchener Street in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Richard Gosse there as the householder, a car repairer at the BC Electric Railway, with Charles R Gosse, a motorman at the BC Electric Railway, and John F Gosse, a production at Hammonds. The 1940 name section lists Walter Gosse at 1110 Melville Street, a packer. The 1940 name section lists Josephine Gosse at 1877 Pendrell Street, a nurse.

Mrs S Gosse is listed at 1556 West 12th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Susanna Gosse there as the householder, widow of J, with Gertrude E Gosse, a cashier at Davidson & Co.

L F Gosse is listed at 1686 West 12th Avenue in 1940. In 1940 the listing there is F W Gosse, a building mover; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Lloyd F Gosse there as the householder, who worked for F W Gosse, with Frederick W Gosse, proprietor of The Evelyn and a building mover, and Don W Gosse, a clerk at Canadian Pacific Steamships.

In 1940 the directory lists A H Gosse at 902 West 17th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Arthur H Gosse there as the householder, a master mariner. The 1940 name section lists Mrs Peggy Gosse at 2727 West 6th Avenue, a stenographer. The 1940 name section lists Margaret Gosse at 516 West Broadway, an elevator operator.

Today

1081 Burrard, 1843 East 1st, 403 East Hastings, 902 West 17th and 2727 West 6th still have their buildings from before 1946, 1081 Burrard and 2727 West 6th on the Vancouver Heritage Register; 2208 East 47th (1968), 2140 Grant (2016) and 1686 West 12th (1968) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 327 East Georgia, 5850 Granville, 1126 Haro, 1416 Kitchener, 1110 Melville, 1877 Pendrell, 1556 West 12th and 516 West Broadway, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).