A family name on West Broadway, Fairview, Mount Pleasant, Kitsilano and West Point Grey
The Jacksons
In the city directories 1940 · three people at three addresses
The directories print three people named Jackson at three addresses in 1940, all on West Broadway. 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 115 other streets too, all listed on the Jackson name's own page.
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Where the Jacksons lived
- 1
813 West Broadway
Fairview, 1940
- William L Jackson, an assistant for T E Sleeth 1940
Next door in 1940: A H McRitchie at 805 and winn block at 827. The block, door by door
- 2
934 West Broadway
Fairview, 1940
- H R Jackson, a salesman at A & N Department Store 1940
Next door in 1940: W T Jasper at 924 and Mrs L Torrance at 944. The block, door by door
- 3
985 West Broadway
Fairview, 1940
- Mrs A L Jackson 1940
Next door in 1940: Kate Greenaway at 981 and W M Gerow at 995. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for two of the three: an assistant and a salesman.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in Fairview (3). 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 William L Jackson at 813 West Broadway, an assistant for T E Sleeth. H R Jackson is listed at 934 West Broadway in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Harry R Jackson there as the householder, a salesman at A & N Department Store.
Mrs A L Jackson is listed at 985 West Broadway in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Mrs Alice L Jackson there as the householder.
Today
The City no longer lists 813 West Broadway, 934 West Broadway and 985 West Broadway, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).
Every line as printed
All 5 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- Jackson Wm L asst T E Sleeth813 West Broadway, p. 299
- Jackson H R934 West Broadway, p. 17
- Jackson Harry R slsmn A & N Dept Store934 West Broadway, p. 298
- Jackson Mrs A L985 West Broadway, p. 17
- Jackson Mrs Alice L985 West Broadway, p. 298
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.