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A family name in Vancouver's city directories

The Stroms

In the city directories 1940 · nine people at nine addresses

The directories print nine people named Strom at nine addresses in 1940 in six 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 Stroms lived

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

    517 East 11th Avenue

    Mount Pleasant, 1940

    • H J Strom, a miner 1940

    Next door in 1940: P L Inglis at 509 and H O Anderson at 523. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    2881 East 23rd Avenue

    Renfrew-Collingwood, 1940

    • J V Strom, a floor layer for A E Anderson 1940

    Next door in 1940: S Newman at 2875. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    2132 East 43rd Avenue

    Victoria-Fraserview, 1940

    • J Strom, a laborer at Greater Vancouver Water District 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs R Harrison at 2122 and A Sheppard at 2142. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    936 Granville Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • Ernest Strome, a mechanic 1940

    Next door in 1940: Ladies My at 932 and New Palace Cafe at 938. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    612 Hamilton Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • John Strome, a mechanic at Auto Parts 1940

    Next door in 1940: O Siffern at 606 and H Orskang at 614. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    901 Hornby Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • Ida Strom, a widow 1940

    Next door in 1940: F Lenk at 915. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    5332 Joyce Street

    Renfrew-Collingwood, 1940

    • C T Strom, a fisherman 1940

    Next door in 1940: C C Quandt at 5330 and Mrs F Snyder at 5342. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    4055 Perry Street

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • V U Strom, on active service 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs B Neale at 4025 and F Deyell at 4063. The block, door by door

  9. 9

    4541 West 3rd Avenue

    West Point Grey, 1940

    • Gladys M Strome, a maid for L H Allen 1940

    Next door in 1940: C H Turland at 4553. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for eight of the nine: a mechanic (2), a fisherman, a floor layer, a laborer, a maid and a miner, among others. One is a widow, listed under her own name.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Downtown (3), Renfrew-Collingwood (2), Kensington-Cedar Cottage, Mount Pleasant, Victoria-Fraserview and West Point Grey. 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 H J Strom at 517 East 11th Avenue. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Helmer J Strom there as the householder, a miner. In 1940 the directory lists J V Strom at 2881 East 23rd Avenue; 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 John V Strom there as the householder, a floor layer for A E Anderson.

In 1940 the directory lists J Strom at 2132 East 43rd Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Jorgen Strom there as the householder, a laborer at Greater Vancouver Water District. The 1940 name section lists Ernest Strome at 936 Granville Street, a mechanic. The 1940 name section lists John Strome at 612 Hamilton Street, a mechanic at Auto Parts.

The 1940 name section lists Ida Strom at 901 Hornby Street, a widow. C T Strom is listed at 5332 Joyce Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Charles T Strom there as the householder, a fisherman.

V U Strom is listed at 4055 Perry Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Victor U Strom there as the householder, on active service. The 1940 name section lists Gladys M Strome at 4541 West 3rd Avenue, a maid for L H Allen.

Today

936 Granville and 4541 West 3rd still have their buildings from before 1946; 2881 East 23rd (1998), 2132 East 43rd (1989) and 4055 Perry (1996) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 517 East 11th, 612 Hamilton, 901 Hornby and 5332 Joyce, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 14 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
1940

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 S. Want a name removed? Tell us.