A family name in Vancouver's city directories
The Rasmussens
In the city directories 1940 · twelve people at nine addresses
The directories print twelve people named Rasmussen at nine addresses in 1940 in eight of the city's neighbourhoods, with the close spelling Rasmusson. 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 Rasmussens lived
- 1
1122 East 22nd Avenue
Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940
- J C Rasmussen, a machinist at Advance Manufacturing 1940
Next door in 1940: F Taylor at 1116 and G Leckey at 1128. The block, door by door
- 2
3339 Heather Street
South Cambie, 1940
- A T Rasmussen, a janitor at the Grace Hospital 1940
Next door in 1940: H O Cornett at 3307 and Mrs N E Rand at 3345. The block, door by door
- 3
892 Hornby Street
Downtown, 1940
- T Rasmusson, a mechanic 1940
Next door in 1940: E Aston at 886. The block, door by door
- 4
4291 Main Street
Riley Park, 1940
- H R Rasmussen, of Tip Top Cleaners 1940
- Mrs Ida O Rasmussen, of Tip Top Cleaners 1940
Next door in 1940: H T Bickle at 4285 and C G Atkins at 4295. The block, door by door
- 5
1445 Pendrell Street
West End, 1940
- William Rasmussen, a painter 1940
Next door in 1940: Mrs M G Erskine at 1435. The block, door by door
- 6
126 Powell Street
Downtown, 1940
- Rasmussen (no first name printed) 1940
Next door in 1940: Mrs U Sawada at 122. The block, door by door
- 7
1266 West 8th Avenue
Fairview, 1940
- Mrs M Rasmussen 1940
- Jerry Rasmussen, an upholsterer 1940
Next door in 1940: L Bice at 1258 and Salv Army Rescue Home at 1280. The block, door by door
- 8
2436 West 8th Avenue
Kitsilano, 1940
- Joy Rasmussen, a stenographer at Arnold & Quigley 1940
- Muriel H Rasmussen, widow of C 1940
Next door in 1940: W Y Stokoe at 2446. The block, door by door
- 9
2137 Yukon Street
Mount Pleasant, 1940
- L H Rasmussen, a cook at the Georgia Hotel 1940
Next door in 1940: Mrs A Kerr at 2135 and W Morton at 2141. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for seven of the twelve: a cook, a janitor, a machinist, a mechanic, a painter and a stenographer, among others. Two of them worked for Tip Top Cleaners. One is a widow, listed under her own name.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in Downtown (2), Fairview, Kensington-Cedar Cottage, Kitsilano, Mount Pleasant, Riley Park, South Cambie 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 J C Rasmussen at 1122 East 22nd Avenue. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Jens C Rasmussen there as the householder, a machinist at Advance Manufacturing. In 1940 the directory lists A T Rasmussen at 3339 Heather Street. The 1940 name section lists Andreas T Rasmussen there as the householder, a janitor at the Grace Hospital.
In 1940 the directory lists T Rasmusson at 892 Hornby Street. The 1940 name section lists Thomas Rasmusson there as the householder, a mechanic. In 1940 the directory lists H R Rasmussen at 4291 Main Street. The 1940 name section lists Hans R Rasmussen there as the householder, of Tip Top Cleaners, with Mrs Ida O Rasmussen, of Tip Top Cleaners.
The 1940 name section lists William Rasmussen at 1445 Pendrell Street, a painter. The 1940 name section lists Rasmussen (no first name printed) at 126 Powell Street. In 1940 the directory lists Mrs M Rasmussen at 1266 West 8th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Mrs Marie Rasmussen there as the householder, with Jerry Rasmussen, an upholsterer.
The 1940 name section lists Joy Rasmussen at 2436 West 8th Avenue, a stenographer at Arnold & Quigley, with Muriel H Rasmussen, widow of C. L H Rasmussen is listed at 2137 Yukon Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Lowell H Rasmussen there as the householder, a cook at the Georgia Hotel.
Today
1122 East 22nd and 2436 West 8th still have their buildings from before 1946; 3339 Heather (1957) and 1445 Pendrell (1964) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 892 Hornby, 4291 Main, 126 Powell, 1266 West 8th and 2137 Yukon, 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.
- Rasmussen J C1122 East 22nd, p. 234
- Rasmussen Jens C mach Advance Mfg1122 East 22nd, p. 511
- Rasmussen A T3339 Heather, p. 82
- Rasmussen Andreas T jntr Grace Hosp3339 Heather, p. 511
- Rasmusson T892 Hornby, p. 86
- Rasmusson Thos mech892 Hornby, p. 511
- Rasmussen H R4291 Main, p. 109
- Rasmussen Hans R of Tip Top Clnrs4291 Main, p. 511
- Rasmussen Mrs Ida O of Tip Top Clnrs4291 Main, p. 511
- Rasmussen Wm pntr1445 Pendrell, p. 511
- Rasmussen —126 Powell, p. 511
- Rasmussen Mrs M1266 West 8th, p. 195
- Rasmussen Jerry uphol1266 West 8th, p. 511
- Rasmussen Mrs Marie1266 West 8th, p. 511
- Rasmussen Joy sten Arnold & Quigley2436 West 8th, p. 511
- Rasmussen Muriel H wid C2436 West 8th, p. 511
- Rasmussen L H2137 Yukon, p. 172
- Rasmussen Lowell H cook Georgia Hotel2137 Yukon, p. 511
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 R. Want a name removed? Tell us.