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A family name in Vancouver's city directories

The Martinsens

In the city directories 1940 · four people at four addresses

The directories print four people named Martinsen at four addresses in 1940 in four of the city's neighbourhoods, with the close spelling Martinson. 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 Martinsens 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

    442 Helmcken Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • H A Martinson, a mechanic 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs M I Leslie at 438 and Mrs B Charnobay at 444. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    818 Keefer Street

    Strathcona, 1940

    • J Martinsen, a winchman 1940

    Next door in 1940: H Pelman at 812 and J Ricci at 824. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    196 West 10th Avenue

    Mount Pleasant, 1940

    • M Martinson, retired 1940

    Next door in 1940: W H Evans at 170. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    3358 West 26th Avenue

    Dunbar-Southlands, 1940

    • I Martinsen, a carman at the CNR 1940

    Next door in 1940: O S Short at 3350 and A P A Ancelin at 3366. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for three of the four: a carman, a mechanic and a winchman.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Downtown, Dunbar-Southlands, Mount Pleasant and Strathcona. 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 H A Martinson at 442 Helmcken Street. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Harry A Martinson there as the householder, a mechanic. In 1940 the directory lists J Martinsen at 818 Keefer Street; 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 John Martinsen there as the householder, a winchman.

In 1940 the directory lists M Martinson at 196 West 10th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Martin Martinson there as the householder, retired. In 1940 the directory lists I Martinsen at 3358 West 26th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Isaac Martinsen there as the householder, a carman at the CNR.

Today

818 Keefer and 196 West 10th still have their buildings from before 1946, 818 Keefer on the Vancouver Heritage Register; the City no longer lists 442 Helmcken and 3358 West 26th, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 8 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 Martinsens

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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 M. Want a name removed? Tell us.