A family name on Nelson Street, West End and Downtown
The Pattersons
In the city directories 1940 · four people at three addresses
The directories print four people named Patterson at three addresses in 1940, all on Nelson Street, with the close spellings Peterson, Paterson and Petterson. 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 160 other streets too, all listed on the Patterson name's own page.
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Where the Pattersons lived
- 1
1433 Nelson Street
West End, 1940
- Mrs M Paterson 1940
- Norma A Paterson, a stenographer at BC Underwriters 1940
Next door in 1940: 8 listings at 1419 and Mrs R Carter at 1441. The block, door by door
- 2
1606 Nelson Street
West End, 1940
- R C Patterson, a broker 1940
Next door in 1940: Mrs H Bellamy at 1616. The block, door by door
- 3
What they did
The name section prints a trade for three of the four: a broker, a physician and a stenographer.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in West End (3). 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 Mrs M Paterson at 1433 Nelson Street; 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, where each person's work is printed, lists Mrs Margaret Paterson there as the householder, with Norma A Paterson, a stenographer at BC Underwriters. In 1940 the directory lists R C Patterson at 1606 Nelson Street. The 1940 name section lists Rolland C Patterson there as the householder, a broker.
In 1940 the directory lists Dr S C Peterson at 2075 Nelson Street. The 1940 name section lists Stewart C Peterson there as the householder, a physician.
Today
1606 Nelson still has its building from before 1946, dated 1911 by the City's record; the City no longer lists 1433 Nelson and 2075 Nelson, 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.
- *Paterson Mrs M1433 Nelson, p. 119
- Paterson Mrs Margt1433 Nelson, p. 482
- Paterson Norma A sten BC Underwriters1433 Nelson, p. 482
- Patterson R C1606 Nelson, p. 119
- Patterson Rolland C broker1606 Nelson, p. 483
- Peterson Dr S C2075 Nelson, p. 119
- Peterson Stewart C phys 906, 736 Granville2075 Nelson, p. 491
British Columbia and Yukon Directory, street section
The book of the Pattersons
Every directory, as one book
The family book reads the Patterson 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 P. Want a name removed? Tell us.