A family name on Burrard Street, Downtown, West End, Fairview and Kitsilano
The Jacksons
In the city directories 1940 · six people at three addresses
The directories print six people named Jackson at three addresses in 1940, all on Burrard Street. 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 Jacksons at 2003 Burrard in 1940. The directories print the name on 115 other streets too, all listed on the Jackson name's own page.
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Where the Jacksons lived
- 1
541 Burrard Street
Downtown, 1940
- Margaret Jackson, a stenographer at the BC District Council 1940
- Mary Jackson, a widow 1940
Next door in 1940: C H Trip at 539 and bralco ltd at 555. The block, door by door
- 2
992 Burrard Street
Downtown, 1940
- J J Jackson, a news agent 1940
Next door in 1940: W M Gow at 984. The block, door by door
- 3
2003 Burrard Street
Fairview, 1940
- Mrs M E Jackson, widow of W R 1940
- Blanche Jackson 1940
- William F Jackson, a janitor for A E Jukes 1940
Next door in 1940: A C Stevenson at 2005. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for three of the six: a janitor, a news agent and a stenographer. Two are widows, listed under their own names.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in Downtown (2) and Fairview. 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
The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Margaret Jackson at 541 Burrard Street, a stenographer at the BC District Council, with Mary Jackson, a widow. The 1940 name section lists J J Jackson at 992 Burrard Street, a news agent. In 1940 the directory lists Mrs M E Jackson at 2003 Burrard Street. The 1940 name section lists Mary E Jackson there as the householder, widow of W R, with Blanche Jackson, and William F Jackson, a janitor for A E Jukes.
Today
The City no longer lists 541 Burrard, 992 Burrard and 2003 Burrard, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).
Every line as printed
All 7 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- Jackson Margt sten BC Dist Council541 Burrard, p. 298
- Jackson Mary wid —541 Burrard, p. 299
- Jackson J J news agt992 Burrard, p. 298
- Jackson Mrs M E2003 Burrard, p. 22
- Jackson Blanche2003 Burrard, p. 298
- Jackson Mary E wid W R2003 Burrard, p. 299
- Jackson Wm F jntr A E Jukes2003 Burrard, p. 299
British Columbia and Yukon Directory, name section, where each person's work is printed
The book of the Jacksons
Every directory, as one book
The family book reads the Jackson 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 J. Want a name removed? Tell us.