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The Paulsons

In the city directories 1940 · twelve people at eleven addresses

The directories print twelve people named Paulson at eleven addresses in 1940 in seven 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 Paulsons 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

    1056 Alberni Street

    West End, 1940

    • Mrs Vera Paulson, a saleswoman 1940

    Next door in 1940: T W Ball at 1054 and A Cowsill at 1058. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    4607 Blenheim Street

    Dunbar-Southlands, 1940

    • S F Paulson, a driver 1940

    Next door in 1940: S G Collier at 4631. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    1205 Bute Street

    West End, 1940

    • Agnes E Paulson, widow of J W 1940

    Next door in 1940: F N Langford at 1215. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    1056 Comox Street

    West End, 1940

    • Ann Paulson, a nurse at the St Pauls Hospital 1940

    Next door in 1940: G P Campbell at 1070. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    2006 East 3rd Avenue

    Grandview-Woodland, 1940

    • Traine Paulson, widow of M 1940

    Next door in 1940: A Adams at 2010. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    3288 East 8th Avenue

    Hastings-Sunrise, 1940

    • M Paulson, a machinist 1940
    • Erling Paulson, a messenger at Ryan Messengers 1940

    Next door in 1940: L W Tierney at 3256. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    2933 Graveley Street

    Hastings-Sunrise, 1940

    • P Paulson, a laborer 1940

    Next door in 1940: H G Heyworth at 2921 and C W Smithers at 2939. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    7608 Heather Street

    Marpole, 1940

    • W H Paulson, a commercial representative 1940

    Next door in 1940: F Hoole at 7626. The block, door by door

  9. 9

    540 Helmcken Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • G E Paulson, a manufacturers agent 1940

    Next door in 1940: F Smith at 538 and E Schofield at 542. The block, door by door

  10. 10

    5652 Larch Street

    Arbutus Ridge, 1940

    • P L Paulson, on active service 1940

    Next door in 1940: T Godfrey at 5686. The block, door by door

  11. 11

    441 Seymour Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • G E Paulson, a manufacturers agent 1940

    Next door in 1940: Sunny Dale Coffee Shop at 437 and Sandy's Billiards at 443. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for nine of the twelve: a commercial representative, a driver, a laborer, a machinist, a manufacturers agent and a messenger, among others. Two are widows, listed under their own names.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in West End (3), Downtown (2), Hastings-Sunrise (2), Arbutus Ridge, Dunbar-Southlands, Grandview-Woodland and Marpole. 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 Mrs Vera Paulson at 1056 Alberni Street, a saleswoman. S F Paulson is listed at 4607 Blenheim 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 S Franklin Paulson there as the householder, a driver. The 1940 name section lists Agnes E Paulson at 1205 Bute Street, widow of J W.

The 1940 name section lists Ann Paulson at 1056 Comox Street, a nurse at the St Pauls Hospital. The 1940 name section lists Traine Paulson at 2006 East 3rd Avenue, widow of M. In 1940 the directory lists M Paulson at 3288 East 8th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Martinous Paulson there as the householder, a machinist, with Erling Paulson, a messenger at Ryan Messengers.

In 1940 the directory lists P Paulson at 2933 Graveley Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Paul Paulson there as the householder, a laborer. In 1940 the directory lists W H Paulson at 7608 Heather Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists W Harold Paulson there as the householder, a commercial representative.

In 1940 the directory lists G E Paulson at 540 Helmcken Street. The 1940 name section lists Glenn E Paulson there as the householder, a manufacturers agent. In 1940 the directory lists P L Paulson at 5652 Larch Street. The 1940 name section lists Peter L Paulson there as the householder, on active service.

In 1940 the directory lists G E Paulson, a manufacturers agent, at 441 Seymour Street.

Today

4607 Blenheim, 2006 East 3rd and 540 Helmcken still have their buildings from before 1946, 540 Helmcken on the Vancouver Heritage Register; 3288 East 8th (1993), 2933 Graveley (1988) and 7608 Heather (1966) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 1056 Alberni, 1205 Bute, 1056 Comox, 5652 Larch and 441 Seymour, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 18 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
1940

British Columbia and Yukon Directory, name section, where each person's work is printed

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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 P. Want a name removed? Tell us.