The Morses

The story, address by address

In 1940 the directory lists J G Morse at 656 East 30th 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 James G Morse there as the householder, a mechanic at H Disston & Sons, with William H Morse. In 1940 the directory lists W J K Morse at 4658 Gothard Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists William J K Morse there as the householder, a clerk at the Canadian Government, with Elizabeth M Morse, and Muriel Morse, a saleswoman at Woodward's.

In 1940 the directory lists C C Morse, a transfer, at 2751 Guelph Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Charles C Morse there, a transfer. In 1940 the directory lists A O Morse at 2685 Pandora Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Arthur O Morse there as the householder, a salesman at Burns & Co.

In 1940 the directory lists S G Morse at 3957 Perry Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Stan G Morse there as the householder, a machinist operator at American Can. In 1940 the directory lists H W Morse at 6037 Vine Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Harold W Morse there as the householder, a shopman at the Canadian (BC) Telephone, with Patricia M Morse, a stenographer at BC Plywoods.

The 1940 name section lists Ada Morse at 664 West 11th Avenue, a ward assistant at the Vancouver General Hospital. The 1940 name section lists Morse (no first name printed) at 536 West 13th Avenue, a student. In 1940 the directory lists Mrs G D Morse at 1595 West 15th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Gertrude D Morse there as the householder, widow of R L.

In 1940 the directory lists H T Morse at 2556 West 15th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Henry T Morse there as the householder, a sheet metal worker at the Fairview Sheet Metal Works. In 1940 the directory lists W S Morse at 2128 West 22nd Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Wilfred S Morse there as the householder, on active service.

The 1940 name section lists Charles H Morse at 364 West 8th Avenue as the householder, a machinist at Ross & Howard, with Annie E Morse, a factory worker at National Waste Manufacturing, Margaret E Morse, a stenographer, and Robert Morse, a patternmaker at the Burrard Dry Dock. G A Morse is listed at 1750 West 8th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists George A Morse there as the householder, retired, with G Alex Morse, a foreman at Burns & Co.

Today

656 East 30th and 1595 West 15th still have their buildings from before 1946, 1595 West 15th on the Vancouver Heritage Register; 4658 Gothard (1983), 2685 Pandora (1993), 3957 Perry (2000), 2556 West 15th (1969) and 2128 West 22nd (2017) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 2751 Guelph, 6037 Vine, 664 West 11th, 536 West 13th, 364 West 8th and 1750 West 8th, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).