A family name on East 8th Avenue, Mount Pleasant, Grandview-Woodland and Hastings-Sunrise
The Lawsons
In the city directories 1940 · three people at two addresses
The directories print three people named Lawson at two addresses in 1940, all on East 8th Avenue. No first name or initials tie one address to the other: we can't tell if they're one family. The directories print the name on 48 other streets too, all listed on the Lawson name's own page.
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Where the Lawsons lived
- 1
1568 East 8th Avenue
Grandview-Woodland, 1940
- Mrs E Lawson, widow of J T 1940
- Doris E Lawson, who worked for the BC Telephone 1940
Next door in 1940: W Romain at 1562 and G E Randall at 1576. The block, door by door
- 2
2136 East 8th Avenue
Grandview-Woodland, 1940
- J B Lawson, proprietor of Lawson Elevator 1940
Next door in 1940: Mrs E Rae at 2130 and L J Bicknell at 2154. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for two of the three: an employee and a proprietor. One is a widow, listed under her own name.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in Grandview-Woodland (2). 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 Mrs E Lawson at 1568 East 8th Avenue; 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 Emma Lawson there as the householder, widow of J T, with Doris E Lawson, who worked for the BC Telephone. In 1940 the directory lists J B Lawson at 2136 East 8th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists John B Lawson there as the householder, proprietor of Lawson Elevator, with James Lawson, and John Lawson, a mechanic for J Heggie.
Today
2136 East 8th still has its building from before 1946, dated 1911 by the City's record; the City no longer lists 1568 East 8th, so that building is 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.
- *Lawson Mrs E1568 East 8th, p. 194
- Lawson Doris E emp BC Tel1568 East 8th, p. 340
- Lawson Emma wid J T1568 East 8th, p. 340
- *Lawson J B2136 East 8th, p. 194
- Lawson Jas2136 East 8th, p. 340
- Lawson John mech J Heggie2136 East 8th, p. 340
- Lawson John B prop Lawson Elev2136 East 8th, p. 340
British Columbia and Yukon Directory, street section
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Every directory, as one book
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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 L. Want a name removed? Tell us.