Vancouver / Names / J / Jackson / Thurlow Street

A family name on Thurlow Street, West End and Downtown

The Jacksons

In the city directories 1940 · six people at four addresses

The directories print six people named Jackson at four addresses in 1940, all on Thurlow 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 1148 Thurlow in 1940. The directories print the name on 115 other streets too, all listed on the Jackson name's own page.

Reserve this family's book, freeThe name in every directory we hold from 1901 to 1945, at every address, each line with its page, to read here or save as a PDF. About $29 when orders open.

Where the Jacksons 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

    998 Thurlow Street

    West End, 1940

    • R Jackson, a caretaker at Washington Court 1940

    Next door in 1940: R P Barrett at 940. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    1079 Thurlow Street

    West End, 1940

    • A Jackson, a fireman 1940

    Next door in 1940: W A Coates at 1077 and Miss M G Hogg at 1083. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    1148 Thurlow Street

    West End, 1940

    • T R Jackson, retired 1940
    • Doug H Jackson, a warehouseman 1940
    • Jean J Jackson, an operator at the BC Telephone 1940

    Next door in 1940: J Smith at 1100 and J B Physick at 1156. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    1243 Thurlow Street

    West End, 1940

    • Vera M Jackson, a companion at Miss A M Walker 1940

    Next door in 1940: Dr J R Davidson at 1221. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for five of the six: a caretaker, a companion, a fireman, an operator and a warehouseman.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in West End (4). 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 R Jackson at 998 Thurlow Street. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Robert Jackson there as the householder, a caretaker at Washington Court. In 1940 the directory lists A Jackson at 1079 Thurlow Street. The 1940 name section lists Aubrey Jackson there as the householder, a fireman.

In 1940 the directory lists T R Jackson at 1148 Thurlow Street. The 1940 name section lists Thomas R Jackson there as the householder, retired, with Doug H Jackson, a warehouseman, and Jean J Jackson, an operator at the BC Telephone. The 1940 name section lists Vera M Jackson at 1243 Thurlow Street, a companion at Miss A M Walker.

Today

998 Thurlow and 1243 Thurlow still have their buildings from before 1946, 1243 Thurlow on the Vancouver Heritage Register; the City no longer lists 1079 Thurlow and 1148 Thurlow, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 9 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 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.

We're opening orders soon. Join the list to be first in line; we expect about $29 a family.

One email, when it's ready. We use your email for nothing else and never share it. Privacy

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.