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A family name in Vancouver's city directories

The Murisons

In the city directories 1940 · eight people at seven addresses

The directories print eight people named Murison at seven addresses in 1940 in seven of the city's neighbourhoods, with the close spelling Murson. 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 Murisons lived

Each pin is on its own block, numbered as the households below. One address isn't on today's map, so it has no pin. Today's land, parks, main roads and local areas: City of Vancouver Open Data (Open Government Licence – Vancouver).
  1. 1

    5939 Battison Street

    Killarney, 1940

    • A Murison, a salesman 1940

    Next door in 1940: T Irvine at 5917 and J T Smithson at 5949. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    2773 East Georgia Street

    Hastings-Sunrise, 1940

    • Mrs E R Murison, widow of R R 1940

    Next door in 1940: A M MacLean at 2761. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    3949 Knight Street

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • T Murison 1940

    Next door in 1940: Doulls Gro at 3951. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    1419 Nelson Street

    West End, 1940

    • Mrs B E H Murison, widow of W J H 1940
    • Patrick D V Murison, a clerk at the Bank of Montreal 1940

    Next door in 1940: Miss M Kennedy at 1415 and Mrs M Paterson at 1433. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    1585 West 15th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • W Murison, a secretary at Terminal City Lawn Bowling Club (Men) 1940

    Next door in 1940: madrona apts at 1575 and roxborough apts at 1595. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    2057 West 8th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • C S Murson, a mechanic at the Williams Super Service 1940

    Next door in 1940: W A O'Malley at 2047 and T Varcoe at 2065. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    4358 West 8th Avenue

    West Point Grey, 1940

    • W L P Murison, a chief engineer at Canada Packers 1940

    Next door in 1940: J J O'Loane at 4354 and W H Davis at 4360. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for five of the eight: a chief engineer, a clerk, a mechanic, a salesman and a secretary. Two are widows, listed under their own names.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Fairview, Hastings-Sunrise, Kensington-Cedar Cottage, Killarney, Kitsilano, West End and West Point Grey. 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 A Murison at 5939 Battison Street; 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 Alex Murison there as the householder, a salesman. In 1940 the directory lists Mrs E R Murison at 2773 East Georgia Street. The 1940 name section lists Elizabeth R Murison there as the householder, widow of R R.

In 1940 the directory lists T Murison at 3949 Knight Street. The 1940 name section lists Thomas Murison there as the householder. In 1940 the directory lists Mrs B E H Murison at 1419 Nelson Street. The 1940 name section lists Blanche E H Murison there as the householder, widow of W J H, with Patrick D V Murison, a clerk at the Bank of Montreal.

In 1940 the directory lists W Murison at 1585 West 15th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists William Murison there as the householder, a secretary at Terminal City Lawn Bowling Club (Men). In 1940 the directory lists C S Murson at 2057 West 8th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists C Stan Murison there as the householder, a mechanic at the Williams Super Service.

In 1940 the directory lists W L P Murison at 4358 West 8th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists William L P Murison there as the householder, a chief engineer at Canada Packers.

Today

5939 Battison, 1585 West 15th and 4358 West 8th still have their buildings from before 1946, 1585 West 15th on the Vancouver Heritage Register; 2773 East Georgia (1991) has a newer building, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 3949 Knight, 1419 Nelson and 2057 West 8th, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Nelson Street, a wide street of houses behind hedges
About 1915 Nelson Street, a wide street of houses behind hedges. Not at the house at 1419 Nelson: no archive photo of the 1400 block is known that we can show. City of Vancouver Archives, Str P181.2. Public domain.

Every line as printed

All 15 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.