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A family name in Vancouver's city directories

The Neilsens

In the city directories 1940 · five people at five addresses

The directories print five people named Neilsen at five addresses in 1940 in five of the city's neighbourhoods. 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 Neilsens 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

    780 Cardero Street

    West End, 1940

    • Edward P Neilsen, a chef 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs H E Millner at 764 and J Menelaws at 784. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    1334 Clark Drive

    Grandview-Woodland, 1940

    • E M Neilsen, a clerk at BC Underwriters 1940

    Next door in 1940: J Stovman at 1336. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    1454 East 20th Avenue

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • H G Neilsen, a salesman 1940

    Next door in 1940: J C Swan at 1448 and Mrs J Bader at 1458. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    532 Homer Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • John Neilessen 1940

    Next door in 1940: P E Pearson at 530 and H Strong at 534. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    3732 Prince Edward Street

    Riley Park, 1940

    • H Neilsen, a baker 1940

    Next door in 1940: W J Bennett at 3736. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for four of the five: a baker, a chef, a clerk and a salesman.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Downtown, Grandview-Woodland, Kensington-Cedar Cottage, Riley Park and West End. 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

The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Edward P Neilsen at 780 Cardero Street, a chef. The 1940 name section lists E M Neilsen at 1334 Clark Drive, a clerk at BC Underwriters. In 1940 the directory lists H G Neilsen at 1454 East 20th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Helge G Neilsen there as the householder, a salesman.

The 1940 name section lists John Neilessen at 532 Homer Street. H Neilsen is listed at 3732 Prince Edward Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Herman Neilsen there as the householder, a baker.

Today

1454 East 20th still has its building from before 1946, dated 1914 by the City's record; 1334 Clark Drive (1963) and 3732 Prince Edward (1990) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 780 Cardero and 532 Homer, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 7 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
1940

British Columbia and Yukon Directory, name section, where each person's work is printed

The book of the Neilsens

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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 N. Want a name removed? Tell us.