A family name on Granville Street, Downtown, Fairview, Shaughnessy, Kerrisdale, Oakridge and Marpole
The Nelsons
In the city directories 1940 · four people at four addresses
The directories print four people named Nelson at four addresses in 1940, all on Granville Street, with the close spellings Neilson and Nielson. No first name or initials tie one address to another: we can't tell if they're one family. The directories print the name on 134 other streets too, all listed on the Nelson name's own page.
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Where the Nelsons lived
- 1
817 Granville Street
Downtown, 1940
- G J Nelson, a music teacher 1940
Next door in 1940: Deb Shop at 809 and Can Bank of Commerce at 819. The block, door by door
- 2
975 Granville Street
Downtown, 1940
- Oscar Nelson, a joint manager at Collins U-Drive 1940
Next door in 1940: Dom Thea Barber Shop at 973 and Ziegler's Chocolate Shops at 977. The block, door by door
- 3
1071 Granville Street
Downtown, 1940
- H P Nelson 1940
Next door in 1940: Health Supply Centre at 1075. The block, door by door
- 4
2022 Granville Street
Fairview, 1940
- Selma Nelson, a fur finisher at Spencer's 1940
Next door in 1940: Sun Wing Fur Co at 2020. The block, door by door
The story, address by address
In 1940 the directory lists G J Nelson, a music teacher, at 817 Granville Street. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Oscar Nelson at 975 Granville Street, a joint manager at Collins U-Drive. In 1940 the directory lists H P Nelson at 1071 Granville Street. The 1940 name section lists Selma Nelson at 2022 Granville Street, a fur finisher at Spencer's.
Today
The City no longer lists 817 Granville, 975 Granville, 1071 Granville and 2022 Granville, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).
Every line as printed
All 4 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- Nelson G J mus tchr817 Granville, p. 65
- Nelson Oscar joint mgr Collins U-Drive975 Granville, p. 456
- Nelson H P bkseller1071 Granville, p. 66
- Nelson Selma fur fnshr Spencer's2022 Granville, p. 456
British Columbia and Yukon Directory, street section
The book of the Nelsons
Every directory, as one book
The family book reads the Nelson name in each Vancouver directory we hold from 1901 to 1945: everyone printed under it at every address, their work from the name sections, who lived next door, and the page behind every line, to read here or save as a PDF to print or give.
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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.