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A family name in Vancouver's city directories

The Michaelsens

In the city directories 1940 · twelve people at eight addresses

The directories print twelve people named Michaelsen at eight addresses in 1940 in six of the city's neighbourhoods, with the close spellings Michaelson, Michelson and Michielsen. 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 Michaelsens 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

    1715 Charles Street

    Grandview-Woodland, 1940

    • Alfred C Michelson, a clerk at West Canadian Hydro 1940
    • Mrs Louisa E Michelson, a housekeeper for E L Petty 1940

    Next door in 1940: F Milner at 1717. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    5645 Commercial Street

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • Dulcie M Michaelson, a helper at Pacific Meats 1940

    Next door in 1940: W Scarlett at 5625 and Mrs E Biddle at 5655. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    850 Homer Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • J Michielsen, a logger 1940

    Next door in 1940: W G Rattray at 840 and J A Herdman at 856. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    2618 Ontario Street

    Mount Pleasant, 1940

    • Aron Michaelson, a millworker at BC Plywoods 1940
    • Emmet G Michaelson, a millworker at BC Plywoods 1940

    Next door in 1940: H Allan at 2614 and W Whittle at 2640. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    3281 West 14th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • Hugh Michaelson, a carpenter 1940

    Next door in 1940: E Thomas at 3249. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    2295 West 1st Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • T R Michelson, on active service 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs W A Kuypers at 2291. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    145 West 23rd Avenue

    Riley Park, 1940

    • H A Michaelsen, a gardener 1940
    • Anker Michaelsen, a gardener 1940

    Next door in 1940: A Hammond at 139 and E Gootenko at 153. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    1322 West Pender Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • Mrs A Michaelson, rooms to let 1940
    • Ragnar Michaelson, a fisherman 1940

    Next door in 1940: R V McCarter at 1328. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for eleven of the twelve: a gardener (2), a millworker (2), a carpenter, a clerk, a fisherman and a helper, among others. Two of them worked for BC Plywoods.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Downtown (2), Kitsilano (2), Grandview-Woodland, Kensington-Cedar Cottage, Mount Pleasant and Riley Park. 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 Alfred C Michelson at 1715 Charles Street, a clerk at West Canadian Hydro, with Mrs Louisa E Michelson, a housekeeper for E L Petty. The 1940 name section lists Dulcie M Michaelson at 5645 Commercial Street, a helper at Pacific Meats. In 1940 the directory lists J Michielsen at 850 Homer Street. The 1940 name section lists John Michielsen there as the householder, a logger.

The 1940 name section lists Aron Michaelson at 2618 Ontario Street, a millworker at BC Plywoods, with Emmet G Michaelson, a millworker at BC Plywoods. The 1940 name section lists Hugh Michaelson at 3281 West 14th Avenue, a carpenter. In 1940 the directory lists T R Michelson at 2295 West 1st Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Thomas R Michelson there as the householder, on active service.

In 1940 the directory lists H A Michaelsen at 145 West 23rd Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Hans A Michaelsen there as the householder, a gardener, with Anker Michaelsen, a gardener. In 1940 the directory lists Mrs A Michaelson, rooms to let, at 1322 West Pender Street. The 1940 name section lists Ragnar Michaelson there, a fisherman.

Today

3281 West 14th, 2295 West 1st and 145 West 23rd still have their buildings from before 1946; 5645 Commercial (1983) has a newer building, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 1715 Charles, 850 Homer, 2618 Ontario and 1322 West Pender, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 15 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 Michaelsens

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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.