A family name on West 14th Avenue, Fairview, Mount Pleasant, Kitsilano and West Point Grey
The Morrisons
In the city directories 1940 · five people at three addresses
The directories print five people named Morrison at three addresses in 1940, all on West 14th Avenue, with the close spelling Morison. No first name or initials tie one address to another: we can't tell if they're one family. The most under one roof: three Morrisons at 325 West 14th in 1940. The directories print the name on 111 other streets too, all listed on the Morrison name's own page.
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Where the Morrisons lived
- 1
325 West 14th Avenue
Mount Pleasant, 1940
- Mrs A E Morrison 1940
- Harold D Morrison 1940
- Irene A Morrison, a maid for D G Harrison 1940
Next door in 1940: F S McKay at 315 and J P Haney at 335. The block, door by door
- 2
975 West 14th Avenue
Fairview, 1940
- Edna Morrison 1940
Next door in 1940: C J Fitz-Henry at 965 and Mrs R McDonald at 985. The block, door by door
- 3
1565 West 14th Avenue
Fairview, 1940
- Roy B Morrison, a student for D J McAlpine 1940
Next door in 1940: regina (the) at 1555 and aleeta (the) at 1575. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for one of the five: a maid.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in Fairview (2) and Mount Pleasant. 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 A E Morrison at 325 West 14th 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 Mrs Alice E Morrison there as the householder, with Harold D Morrison, and Irene A Morrison, a maid for D G Harrison. The 1940 name section lists Edna Morrison at 975 West 14th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Roy B Morrison at 1565 West 14th Avenue, a student for D J McAlpine.
Today
325 West 14th, 975 West 14th and 1565 West 14th still have their buildings from before 1946.
Every line as printed
All 6 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- *Morrison Mrs A E325 West 14th, p. 215
- Morrison Mrs Alice E325 West 14th, p. 442
- Morrison Harold D325 West 14th, p. 443
- Morrison Irene A maid D G Harrison325 West 14th, p. 443
- Morrison Edna975 West 14th, p. 442
- Morrison Roy B studt D J McAlpine1565 West 14th, p. 443
British Columbia and Yukon Directory, street section
The book of the Morrisons
Every directory, as one book
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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.