A family name on Haro Street, West End
The Nelsons
In the city directories 1940 · six people at five addresses
The directories print six people named Nelson at five addresses in 1940, all on Haro 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
1042 Haro Street
West End, 1940
- P Neilson 1940
Next door in 1940: F Colak at 1036 and Mrs E E Watkins at 1046. The block, door by door
- 2
1115 Haro Street
West End, 1940
- N Nelson, an upholsterer for N Nelson 1940
- Mrs Johanna V Nelson, a manager for N Nelson 1940
Next door in 1940: R J Clapp at 1111 and Mrs M Rawson at 1125. The block, door by door
- 3
1152 Haro Street
West End, 1940
- Isobel Nelson, a housekeeper at the Vancouver General Hospital 1940
Next door in 1940: D McL Robertson at 1150 and Infants Hosp (VGH) at 1154. The block, door by door
- 4
1356 Haro Street
West End, 1940
- Harold S Nelson, a clerk at the Royal Bank 1940
Next door in 1940: H A Davidson at 1348 and Miss L C Edwards at 1362. The block, door by door
- 5
1636 Haro Street
West End, 1940
- Martin Nelson, a painter 1940
Next door in 1940: Mrs E R Belknap at 1630 and E A Dickie at 1646. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for five of the six: a clerk, a housekeeper, a manager, a painter and an upholsterer. Two of them worked for N Nelson.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in West End (5). 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 P Neilson at 1042 Haro Street. N Nelson is listed at 1115 Haro Street in 1940; 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 Nicholai Nelson there as the householder, an upholsterer for N Nelson, with Mrs Johanna V Nelson, a manager for N Nelson. The 1940 name section lists Isobel Nelson at 1152 Haro Street, a housekeeper at the Vancouver General Hospital.
The 1940 name section lists Harold S Nelson at 1356 Haro Street, a clerk at the Royal Bank. The 1940 name section lists Martin Nelson at 1636 Haro Street, a painter.
Today
1636 Haro (1966) has a newer building, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 1042 Haro, 1115 Haro, 1152 Haro and 1356 Haro, 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.
- Neilson P1042 Haro, p. 455
- *Nelson N1115 Haro, p. 71
- Nelson Mrs Johanna V mgr N Nelson1115 Haro, p. 456
- Nelson Nicholai uphol N Nelson1115 Haro, p. 456
- Nelson Isobel hsekpr Van Genl Hosp1152 Haro, p. 456
- Nelson Harold S clk Royal Bk1356 Haro, p. 456
- Nelson Martin pntr1636 Haro, p. 456
British Columbia and Yukon Directory, name section, where each person's work is printed
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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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.