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The Mortensens

In the city directories 1940 · 15 people at twelve addresses

The directories print 15 people named Mortensen at twelve addresses in 1940 in eight of the city's neighbourhoods, with the close spelling Mortenson. 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 Mortensens 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

    756 Broughton Street

    West End, 1940

    • Mrs J Mortensen, who kept rooms to let 1940

    Next door in 1940: burns apts at 742 and J E Bryon at 780. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    3266 Dumfries Street

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • M Mortensen, a carpenter 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs A Houriston at 3258 and Miss G E Cartwright at 3274. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    1365 East 28th Avenue

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • Mrs I M Mortensen, widow of M C 1940
    • Clara Mortensen 1940

    Next door in 1940: R Sangster at 1349 and Mrs F Wiles at 1377. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    2076 East 32nd Avenue

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • A T R Mortensen, retired 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs D Colclough at 2074 and Miss E Higson at 2088. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    6559 Knight Street

    Victoria-Fraserview, 1940

    • J P Mortensen, a gardener 1940
    • Ted Mortensen, a shipper at H E Tynan Furniture 1940

    Next door in 1940: J K Russell at 6549 and W Elliott at 6595. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    928 Main Street

    Strathcona, 1940

    • Frederick S Mortenson, a fireman 1940

    Next door in 1940: Machinery Cascade at 912 and Tacoma Junk Co at 936. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    2546 McGill Street

    Hastings-Sunrise, 1940

    • Hans Mirtensen, a fisherman 1940

    Next door in 1940: J J Bailey at 2542 and Mrs M U Hebert at 2548. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    3475 Oxford Street

    Hastings-Sunrise, 1940

    • N G Mortenson, a foreman at Famous Foods 1940

    Next door in 1940: H Allkins at 3473 and T D Creasey at 3497. The block, door by door

  9. 9

    1537 Robson Street

    West End, 1940

    • Werner Mortenson, a blacksmith 1940

    Next door in 1940: A P McEwan at 1535 and H McKibbin at 1543. The block, door by door

  10. 10

    1495 Venables Street

    Grandview-Woodland, 1940

    • J Mortensen, a confectioner 1940
    • Lyle G Mortensen, a service station operator at Fogg Motors 1940

    Next door in 1940: Coyle Batteries Ltd at 1481. The block, door by door

  11. 11

    3954 West 29th Avenue

    Dunbar-Southlands, 1940

    • Axel Mortensen, a janitor at the St George's School 1940

    Next door in 1940: Sanitarium St Georges at 3938. The block, door by door

  12. 12

    53 West Hastings Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • Knute Mortensen, a janitor at the Arcade Whist Club 1940

    Next door in 1940: Pierre Paris at 51 and Standard Electric & Radio Ltd at 55. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for eleven of the 15: a janitor (2), a blacksmith, a carpenter, a confectioner, a fireman and a fisherman, among others. One is a widow, listed under her own name.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Kensington-Cedar Cottage (3), Hastings-Sunrise (2), West End (2), Downtown, Dunbar-Southlands, Grandview-Woodland, Strathcona and Victoria-Fraserview. 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 J Mortensen, rooms to let, at 756 Broughton Street. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Mrs Joan Mortensen there, who kept rooms to let. In 1940 the directory lists M Mortensen at 3266 Dumfries Street. The 1940 name section lists Morten Mortensen there as the householder, a carpenter.

In 1940 the directory lists Mrs I M Mortensen at 1365 East 28th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Ingeborg M Mortensen there as the householder, widow of M C, with Clara Mortensen. In 1940 the directory lists A T R Mortensen at 2076 East 32nd 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 Anders T R Mortensen there as the householder, retired.

In 1940 the directory lists J P Mortensen at 6559 Knight Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists James P Mortensen there as the householder, a gardener, with Ted Mortensen, a shipper at H E Tynan Furniture. The 1940 name section lists Frederick S Mortenson at 928 Main Street, a fireman. The 1940 name section lists Hans Mirtensen at 2546 McGill Street, a fisherman.

In 1940 the directory lists N G Mortenson at 3475 Oxford Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Nels G Mortenson there as the householder, a foreman at Famous Foods. The 1940 name section lists Werner Mortenson at 1537 Robson Street, a blacksmith.

J Mortensen, a confectioner, is listed at 1495 Venables Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Jesse Mortensen there, a confectioner, with Lyle G Mortensen, a service station operator at Fogg Motors. The 1940 name section lists Axel Mortensen at 3954 West 29th Avenue, a janitor at the St George's School. The 1940 name section lists Knute Mortensen at 53 West Hastings Street, a janitor at the Arcade Whist Club.

Today

3266 Dumfries, 1365 East 28th, 928 Main, 2546 McGill and 53 West Hastings still have their buildings from before 1946; 2076 East 32nd (1988), 6559 Knight (1964), 3475 Oxford (2018) and 1495 Venables (1968) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 756 Broughton, 1537 Robson and 3954 West 29th, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 22 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
1940

British Columbia and Yukon Directory, street section

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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.