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A family name in Vancouver's city directories

The Norrises

In the city directories 1940 · 15 people at 15 addresses

The directories print 15 people named Norris at 15 addresses in 1940 in ten 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 Norrises lived

Each pin is on its own block, numbered as the households below. One address isn't on today's map, so it has no pin. Today's land, parks, main roads and local areas: City of Vancouver Open Data (Open Government Licence – Vancouver).
  1. 1

    990 Bute Street

    West End, 1940

    • Miss M O Norris 1940

    Next door in 1940: norwood (the) at 958. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    1846 East 37th Avenue

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • A J Norris 1940

    Next door in 1940: A H J Williams at 1836 and J Dempster at 1866. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    2551 East Pender Street

    Hastings-Sunrise, 1940

    • J Norris 1940

    Next door in 1940: J B Smith at 2545 and W Shannon at 2559. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    6250 Fraser Street

    Sunset, 1940

    • A Norris 1940

    Next door in 1940: Meadow Barber Shop at 6238 and T W Goode at 6262. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    6273 Kirkland Street

    Killarney, 1940

    • W C Norris 1940

    Next door in 1940: E A Dopson at 6205 and Mrs E MacDonald at 6281. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    3783 West 10th Avenue

    West Point Grey, 1940

    • W G Norris, a furrier 1940

    Next door in 1940: Beauty Salon Barcelona at 3779 and Mrs M C Gillis at 3785. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    4253 West 10th Avenue

    West Point Grey, 1940

    • T G Norris 1940

    Next door in 1940: J Rae at 4243 and R S Logan at 4263. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    1540 West 15th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • W Norris 1940

    Next door in 1940: la paula apts at 1550. The block, door by door

  9. 9

    3566 West 18th Avenue

    Dunbar-Southlands, 1940

    • G E Norris 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs M A Scott at 3560 and A Watt at 3570. The block, door by door

  10. 10

    2466 West 4th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • L B Norris 1940

    Next door in 1940: donaldo apts at 2446 and J A Tyler at 2474. The block, door by door

  11. 11

    3016 West 6th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • R C Norris 1940

    Next door in 1940: G D Lamont at 3022. The block, door by door

  12. 12

    3259 West 7th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • J R Norris 1940

    Next door in 1940: J Bellows at 3251. The block, door by door

  13. 13

    1455 West 8th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • R A Norris 1940

    Next door in 1940: Gowen Sutton Co Ltd at 1445 and S McMaster at 1495. The block, door by door

  14. 14

    934 West Broadway

    Fairview, 1940

    • O Norris 1940

    Next door in 1940: W T Jasper at 924 and Mrs L Torrance at 944. The block, door by door

  15. 15

    1003 Wolfe Avenue

    Shaughnessy, 1940

    • W E Norris 1940

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Fairview (3), Kitsilano (3), West Point Grey (2), Dunbar-Southlands, Hastings-Sunrise, Kensington-Cedar Cottage, Killarney, Shaughnessy, Sunset 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

In 1940 the directory lists Miss M O Norris at 990 Bute Street. A J Norris is listed at 1846 East 37th 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). In 1940 the directory lists J Norris at 2551 East Pender Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. A Norris is listed at 6250 Fraser Street in 1940.

In 1940 the directory lists W C Norris at 6273 Kirkland Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. W G Norris, a furrier, is listed at 3783 West 10th Avenue in 1940. In 1940 the directory lists T G Norris at 4253 West 10th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. W Norris is listed at 1540 West 15th Avenue in 1940.

In 1940 the directory lists G E Norris at 3566 West 18th Avenue. L B Norris is listed at 2466 West 4th Avenue in 1940. In 1940 the directory lists R C Norris at 3016 West 6th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. J R Norris is listed at 3259 West 7th Avenue in 1940.

In 1940 the directory lists R A Norris at 1455 West 8th Avenue. O Norris is listed at 934 West Broadway in 1940. In 1940 the directory lists W E Norris at 1003 Wolfe Avenue.

Today

990 Bute, 1846 East 37th, 4253 West 10th, 3566 West 18th, 2466 West 4th, 3259 West 7th, 1455 West 8th and 1003 Wolfe still have their buildings from before 1946, 1455 West 8th on the Vancouver Heritage Register; 2551 East Pender (1976), 6250 Fraser (1951), 6273 Kirkland (1991) and 3016 West 6th (1991) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 3783 West 10th, 1540 West 15th and 934 West Broadway, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 15 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.

The book of the Norrises

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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.