A family name on Hamilton Street, Downtown
The Richardsons
In the city directories 1940 · three people at three addresses
The directories print three people named Richardson at three addresses in 1940, all on Hamilton Street. 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 98 other streets too, all listed on the Richardson name's own page.
Reserve this family's book, freeThe name in every directory we hold from 1901 to 1945, at every address, each line with its page, to read here or save as a PDF. About $29 when orders open.
Where the Richardsons lived
- 1
683 Hamilton Street
Downtown, 1940
- Robert Richardson 1940
Next door in 1940: W Graham at 677 and Canada Nut Co at 689. The block, door by door
- 2
721 Hamilton Street
Downtown, 1940
- Mrs M J Richardson, widow of W H 1940
Next door in 1940: C Anderson at 719 and Mrs E Willard at 723. The block, door by door
- 3
727 Hamilton Street
Downtown, 1940
- Mrs Marie Richardson 1940
Next door in 1940: J Davies at 729. The block, door by door
What they did
One is a widow, listed under her own name.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in Downtown (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
The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Robert Richardson at 683 Hamilton Street. Mrs M J Richardson is listed at 721 Hamilton Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Margaret J Richardson there as the householder, widow of W H. The 1940 name section lists Mrs Marie Richardson at 727 Hamilton Street.
Today
The City no longer lists 683 Hamilton, 721 Hamilton and 727 Hamilton, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).
Every line as printed
All 4 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- Richardson Robt683 Hamilton, p. 519
- Richardson Mrs M J721 Hamilton, p. 70
- Richardson Margt J wid W H721 Hamilton, p. 519
- Richardson Mrs Marie727 Hamilton, p. 519
British Columbia and Yukon Directory, name section, where each person's work is printed
The book of the Richardsons
Every directory, as one book
The family book reads the Richardson 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 R. Want a name removed? Tell us.