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A family name in Vancouver's city directories

The Henriksens

In the city directories 1940 · seven people at five addresses

The directories print seven people named Henriksen at five addresses in 1940 in five of the city's neighbourhoods, with the close spelling Henrikson. No first name or initials tie one address to another: we can't tell if they're one family. The most under one roof: three Henriksens at 702 Union in 1940.

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Where the Henriksens 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

    700 Broughton Street

    West End, 1940

    • H R Henriksen, proprietor of Majestic 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs V M Davey at 722. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    4525 McHardy Street

    Renfrew-Collingwood, 1940

    • William Henriksen, a salesman for H R Hipwell 1940
  3. 3

    702 Union Street

    Strathcona, 1940

    • A V Henrikson, a laborer 1940
    • Eric V Henrikson 1940
    • Ina Henrikson 1940

    Next door in 1940: A Carniello at 710. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    3359 West 31st Avenue

    Dunbar-Southlands, 1940

    • C B Henriksen, a fisherman 1940

    Next door in 1940: E L'E Armstrong at 3337 and S H Jacoby at 3371. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    1125 West 7th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • H M Henriksen, a fisherman 1940

    Next door in 1940: E Thun-Hohenstein at 1111 and J R Slater at 1135. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for five of the seven: a fisherman (2), a laborer, a proprietor and a salesman.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Dunbar-Southlands, Fairview, Renfrew-Collingwood, Strathcona and West End. 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 H R Henriksen at 700 Broughton 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 Henrik R Henriksen there as the householder, proprietor of Majestic. The 1940 name section lists William Henriksen at 4525 McHardy Street, a salesman for H R Hipwell.

A V Henrikson is listed at 702 Union Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Anton V Henrikson there as the householder, a laborer, with Eric V Henrikson and Ina Henrikson. C B Henriksen is listed at 3359 West 31st Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Chris B Henriksen there as the householder, a fisherman.

H M Henriksen is listed at 1125 West 7th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Harold M Henriksen there as the householder, a fisherman.

Today

702 Union and 1125 West 7th still have their buildings from before 1946; 4525 McHardy (2004) has a newer building, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 700 Broughton and 3359 West 31st, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 11 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 Henriksens

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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.