A family name in Vancouver's city directories
The Nations
In the city directories 1940 · seven people at three addresses
The directories print seven people named Nation at three addresses in 1940 in Shaughnessy. 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 Nations at 5290 Maple in 1940.
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Where the Nations lived
- 1
5290 Maple Street
Shaughnessy, 1940
- J W Nation, of St Francis Hotel 1940
- Dorothy J Nation, a nurse at Drs W K Burwell & R D A Bisson 1940
- Marguerite M Nation, a nurse for Dr J A Smith 1940
Next door in 1940: S Haggerty at 5212. The block, door by door
- 2
1511 Marpole Avenue
Shaughnessy, 1940
- A F Nation, a manager at Great West Life 1940
- Barbara Nation, a student at UBC 1940
- George H Nation, a student at UBC 1940
Next door in 1940: H S Kirkland at 1537. The block, door by door
- 3
1989 West 37th Avenue
Shaughnessy, 1940
- J C Nation, of St Francis Hotel 1940
Next door in 1940: W Ponsford at 1987. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for three of the seven: a nurse (2) and a manager. Some worked for the same employer: two for St Francis Hotel and two for UBC.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in Shaughnessy (3). 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 J W Nation at 5290 Maple 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 Jasper W Nation there as the householder, of St Francis Hotel, with Dorothy J Nation, a nurse at Drs W K Burwell & R D A Bisson, and Marguerite M Nation, a nurse for Dr J A Smith. In 1940 the directory lists A F Nation at 1511 Marpole Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Arthur F Nation there as the householder, a manager at Great West Life, with Barbara Nation, a student at UBC, and George H Nation, a student at UBC.
In 1940 the directory lists J C Nation at 1989 West 37th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists James C Nation there as the householder, of St Francis Hotel.
Today
5290 Maple, 1511 Marpole and 1989 West 37th still have their buildings from before 1946.
Every line as printed
All 10 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- *Nation J W5290 Maple, p. 111
- Nation Dorothy J nurse Drs W K Burwell & R D A Bisson5290 Maple, p. 453
- Nation Jasper W of St Francis Hotel5290 Maple, p. 453
- Nation Marguerite M nurse Dr J A Smith5290 Maple, p. 453
- Nation A F1511 Marpole, p. 114
- Nation Arth F mgr Gt West Life1511 Marpole, p. 453
- Nation Barbara studt UBC1511 Marpole, p. 453
- Nation Geo H studt UBC1511 Marpole, p. 453
- *Nation J C1989 West 37th, p. 253
- Nation Jas C of St Francis Hotel1989 West 37th, p. 453
British Columbia and Yukon Directory, street section
The book of the Nations
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 N. Want a name removed? Tell us.