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A family name on Robson Street, West End and Downtown

The Harrisons

In the city directories 1940 · six people at five addresses

The directories print six people named Harrison at five addresses in 1940, all on Robson Street. No first name or initials tie one address to another: we can't tell if they're one family. The directories print the name on 90 other streets too, all listed on the Harrison name's own page.

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Where the Harrisons 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

    915 Robson Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • O Harrison, a manager at the Richmond Apartments 1940

    Next door in 1940: Morgan & Paris at 911 and Arts Richmond at 919. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    1023 Robson Street

    West End, 1940

    • J E Harrison, who worked for W Greenlees 1940

    Next door in 1940: Genl Bus Exch at 1021 and H Ireland at 1025. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    1048 Robson Street

    West End, 1940

    • Harrison, a longshoreman 1940

    Next door in 1940: Standard Prod at 1044 and Rainbow Prod at 1050. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    1368 Robson Street

    West End, 1940

    • Miss G A Harrison 1940
    • Gladys A Harrison 1940

    Next door in 1940: Gifford Hotel at 1348 and Mrs B A Shirley at 1374. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    1825 Robson Street

    West End, 1940

    • Eliza Harrison, widow of S 1940

    Next door in 1940: J Johnsen at 1819 and D R Keddie at 1829. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for two of the six: a longshoreman and a manager. One is a widow, listed under her own name.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in West End (4) and Downtown. 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 O Harrison at 915 Robson Street. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Oswald Harrison there as the householder, a manager at the Richmond Apartments. In 1940 the directory lists J E Harrison at 1023 Robson Street. The 1940 name section lists James E Harrison there as the householder, who worked for W Greenlees.

The 1940 name section lists Harrison at 1048 Robson Street, a longshoreman. Miss G A Harrison is listed at 1368 Robson Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Gladys A Harrison there as the householder. The 1940 name section lists Eliza Harrison at 1825 Robson Street, widow of S.

Today

The City no longer lists 915 Robson, 1023 Robson, 1048 Robson, 1368 Robson and 1825 Robson, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 8 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
1940

British Columbia and Yukon Directory, street section

The book of the Harrisons

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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 H. Want a name removed? Tell us.