A family name in Vancouver's city directories
The Norcrosses
In the city directories 1940 · five people at three addresses
The directories print five people named Norcross at three addresses in 1940 in three 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 Norcrosses lived
- 1
2915 McGill Street
Hastings-Sunrise, 1940
- Miss R Norcross 1940
- Rene Norcross, a nurse 1940
Next door in 1940: V Raisanen at 2919. The block, door by door
- 2
935 West 10th Avenue
Fairview, 1940
- Elizabeth B Norcross, a stenographer at the Vancouver General Hospital 1940
- Louise Norcross, a ward assistant at the Vancouver General Hospital 1940
Next door in 1940: A McBride at 925 and A Clark at 955. The block, door by door
- 3
3857 West 30th Avenue
Dunbar-Southlands, 1940
- J V Norcross, a salesman at Home Oil 1940
Next door in 1940: Miss E M Scagel at 3851 and G Perry at 3863. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for four of the five: a nurse, a salesman, a stenographer and a ward assistant.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in Dunbar-Southlands, Fairview and Hastings-Sunrise. 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 Miss R Norcross at 2915 McGill Street. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Rene Norcross there as the householder, a nurse. The 1940 name section lists Elizabeth B Norcross at 935 West 10th Avenue, a stenographer at the Vancouver General Hospital, with Louise Norcross, a ward assistant at the Vancouver General Hospital.
J V Norcross is listed at 3857 West 30th Avenue 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 James V Norcross there as the householder, a salesman at Home Oil.
Today
2915 McGill still has its building from before 1946, dated 1928 by the City's record; 935 West 10th (1961) and 3857 West 30th (1989) have newer buildings, by the City's record.
Every line as printed
All 6 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- Norcross Miss R2915 McGill, p. 105
- Norcross Rene nurse2915 McGill, p. 462
- Norcross Eliz B sten Van Genl Hosp935 West 10th, p. 462
- Norcross Louise ward asst Van Genl Hosp935 West 10th, p. 462
- *Norcross J V3857 West 30th, p. 246
- Norcross Jas V slsmn Home Oil3857 West 30th, p. 462
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 N. Want a name removed? Tell us.