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A family name in Vancouver's city directories

The Knutsons

In the city directories 1940 · eight people at six addresses

The directories print eight people named Knutson at six addresses in 1940 in five of the city's neighbourhoods. No first name or initials tie one address to another: we can't tell if they're one family.

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Where the Knutsons lived

Each pin is on its own block, numbered as the households below. One address isn't on today's map, so it has no pin. Today's land, parks, main roads and local areas: City of Vancouver Open Data (Open Government Licence – Vancouver).
  1. 1

    1056 Comox Street

    West End, 1940

    • Clara Knutson, a nurse at the St Paul's Hospital 1940

    Next door in 1940: G P Campbell at 1070. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    1975 East 38th Avenue

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • W Knutson, a carpenter 1940
    • Ralph Knutson 1940

    Next door in 1940: F S Elliott at 1961. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    1826 East Georgia Street

    Grandview-Woodland, 1940

    • J Knutson, a laborer 1940
    • Clara Knutson 1940

    Next door in 1940: D Scroggie at 1822 and Mrs E Kelly at 1832. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    259 Powell Street

    Strathcona, 1940

    • K Knutson 1940

    Next door in 1940: B C Fish Mkt at 253 and showa taxi at 261. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    900 Seymour Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • Lillian Knutson, a waitress at the Vancouver Hotel 1940

    Next door in 1940: Lunch See-More at 902. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    320 West Georgia Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • David Knutson 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs P Hargreaves at 316 and Hockley Auto Serv at 390. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for four of the eight: a carpenter, a laborer, a nurse and a waitress.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Downtown (2), Grandview-Woodland, Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 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

The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Clara Knutson at 1056 Comox Street, a nurse at the St Paul's Hospital. W Knutson is listed at 1975 East 38th Avenue in 1940; 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 lists William Knutson there as the householder, a carpenter, with Ralph Knutson.

J Knutson is listed at 1826 East Georgia Street in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Jacob Knutson there as the householder, a laborer, with Clara Knutson. The 1940 name section lists K Knutson at 259 Powell Street. The 1940 name section lists Lillian Knutson at 900 Seymour Street, a waitress at the Vancouver Hotel.

The 1940 name section lists David Knutson at 320 West Georgia Street.

Today

1975 East 38th, 259 Powell and 900 Seymour still have their buildings from before 1946; the City no longer lists 1056 Comox, 1826 East Georgia and 320 West Georgia, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 10 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
1940

British Columbia and Yukon Directory, name section, where each person's work is printed

The book of the Knutsons

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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 K. Want a name removed? Tell us.