A family name on Adanac Street, Hastings-Sunrise, Strathcona and Grandview-Woodland
The Thomases
In the city directories 1940 · five people at two addresses
The directories print five people named Thomas at two addresses in 1940, all on Adanac Street, with the close spelling Thoms. No first name or initials tie one address to the other: we can't tell if they're one family. The most under one roof: three Thomases at 1862 Adanac in 1940. The directories print the name on 126 other streets too, all listed on the Thomas name's own page.
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Where the Thomases lived
- 1
1862 Adanac Street
Grandview-Woodland, 1940
- J S Thomas, a reamer at N Vancouver Ship Representatives 1940
- George R Thomas, a laborer 1940
- Louise Thomas 1940
Next door in 1940: T A Elsom at 1858. The block, door by door
- 2
2644 Adanac Street
Hastings-Sunrise, 1940
- Mrs M Thomas, widow of S 1940
- Joseph J Thomas, a salesman at McDermott Motors 1940
Next door in 1940: J Johnson at 2640 and A H Winbow at 2650. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for three of the five: a laborer, a reamer and a salesman. One is a widow, listed under her own name.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in Grandview-Woodland and Hastings-Sunrise. 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 S Thomas at 1862 Adanac 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 John S Thomas there as the householder, a reamer at N Vancouver Ship Representatives, with George R Thomas, a laborer, and Louise Thomas. In 1940 the directory lists Mrs M Thomas at 2644 Adanac Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Margaret Thomas there as the householder, widow of S, with Joseph J Thomas, a salesman at McDermott Motors.
Today
The City no longer lists 1862 Adanac and 2644 Adanac, 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.
- *Thomas J S1862 Adanac, p. 2
- Thomas Geo R lab1862 Adanac, p. 607
- Thomas John S reamer N Van Ship Repres1862 Adanac, p. 608
- Thomas Louise1862 Adanac, p. 608
- *Thomas Mrs M2644 Adanac, p. 2
- Thomas Jos J slsmn McDermott Motors2644 Adanac, p. 608
- Thomas Margt wid S2644 Adanac, p. 608
British Columbia and Yukon Directory, street section
The book of the Thomases
Every directory, as one book
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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 T. Want a name removed? Tell us.