A family name on Thurlow Street, West End and Downtown
The Morgans
In the city directories 1940 · four people at two addresses
The directories print four people named Morgan at two addresses in 1940, all on Thurlow Street. No first name or initials tie one address to the other: we can't tell if they're one family. The most under one roof: three Morgans at 998 Thurlow in 1940. The directories print the name on 88 other streets too, all listed on the Morgan name's own page.
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Where the Morgans lived
- 1
998 Thurlow Street
West End, 1940
- H R Morgan, a clerk at the CN Telegraphs 1940
- Ruth M Morgan, a cashier at Famous 1940
- Sophie Morgan, widow of W H 1940
Next door in 1940: R P Barrett at 940. The block, door by door
- 2
1243 Thurlow Street
West End, 1940
- Mrs M P Morgan, widow of E 1940
Next door in 1940: Dr J R Davidson at 1221. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for two of the four: a cashier and a clerk. Two are widows, listed under their own names.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in West End (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 H R Morgan at 998 Thurlow Street. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Howell R Morgan there as the householder, a clerk at the CN Telegraphs, with Ruth M Morgan, a cashier at Famous, and Sophie Morgan, widow of W H. In 1940 the directory lists Mrs M P Morgan at 1243 Thurlow Street. The 1940 name section lists Margaret P Morgan there as the householder, widow of E.
Today
998 Thurlow and 1243 Thurlow still have their buildings from before 1946, 1243 Thurlow on the Vancouver Heritage Register.
Every line as printed
All 6 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- Morgan H R998 Thurlow, p. 156
- Morgan Howell R clk CN Telegs998 Thurlow, p. 440
- Morgan Ruth M cash Famous998 Thurlow, p. 440
- Morgan Sophie wid W H998 Thurlow, p. 440
- Morgan Mrs M P1243 Thurlow, p. 156
- Morgan Margt P wid E1243 Thurlow, p. 440
British Columbia and Yukon Directory, street section
The book of the Morgans
Every directory, as one book
The family book reads the Morgan 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 M. Want a name removed? Tell us.