A family name on West 7th Avenue, Kitsilano, Mount Pleasant, Fairview and West Point Grey
The Morrisons
In the city directories 1940 · three people at three addresses
The directories print three people named Morrison at three addresses in 1940, all on West 7th 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 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
1467 West 7th Avenue
Fairview, 1940
- W M Morrison, a bookkeeper 1940
Next door in 1940: C J Boyce at 1463 and E J Doughtery at 1473. The block, door by door
- 2
1726 West 7th Avenue
Fairview, 1940
- W A Morrison, a director at Alexandra Neighbourhood House 1940
Next door in 1940: S Sasaki at 1758. The block, door by door
- 3
2009 West 7th Avenue
Kitsilano, 1940
- Mrs J W Morrison, widow of T J 1940
Next door in 1940: F C Duff at 2015. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for two of the three: a bookkeeper and a director. One is a widow, listed under her own name.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in Fairview (2) and Kitsilano. 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 W M Morrison at 1467 West 7th Avenue. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Wallace M Morrison there as the householder, a bookkeeper. In 1940 the directory lists W A Morrison at 1726 West 7th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists William A Morrison there as the householder, a director at Alexandra Neighbourhood House.
In 1940 the directory lists Mrs J W Morrison at 2009 West 7th 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 lists Jennie W Morrison there as the householder, widow of T J.
Today
The City no longer lists 1467 West 7th, 1726 West 7th and 2009 West 7th, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).
Every line as printed
All 6 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- Morrison W M1467 West 7th, p. 191
- Morrison Wallace M bkpr1467 West 7th, p. 443
- Morrison W A1726 West 7th, p. 192
- Morrison Wm A dir Alexandra Neighbourhood Hse1726 West 7th, p. 443
- *Morrison Mrs J W2009 West 7th, p. 192
- Morrison Jennie W wid T J2009 West 7th, p. 443
British Columbia and Yukon Directory, street section
The book of the Morrisons
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 M. Want a name removed? Tell us.