A family name on Cornwall Avenue, Kitsilano
The Thomases
In the city directories 1940 · two people at two addresses
The directories print two people named Thomas at two addresses in 1940, all on Cornwall Avenue, 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 directories print the name on 126 other streets too, all listed on the Thomas 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 Thomases lived
- 1
2070 Cornwall Avenue
Kitsilano, 1940
- Mrs B Thomas, widow of E C 1940
Next door in 1940: Mrs J T Testar at 2066 and F L Lade at 2076. The block, door by door
- 2
2394 Cornwall Avenue
Kitsilano, 1940
- G R Thomas, a department manager at Vancouver Motors 1940
Next door in 1940: R E Fitch at 2386. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for one of the two: a department manager. One is a widow, listed under her own name.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in Kitsilano (2). 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 Mrs B Thomas at 2070 Cornwall 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, where each person's work is printed, lists Bessie Thomas there as the householder, widow of E C. In 1940 the directory lists G R Thomas at 2394 Cornwall Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Glyn R Thomas there as the householder, a department manager at Vancouver Motors.
Today
2394 Cornwall still has its building from before 1946, dated 1926 by the City's record and on the Vancouver Heritage Register; 2070 Cornwall (1968) has a newer building, by the City's record.
Every line as printed
All 4 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- *Thomas Mrs B2070 Cornwall, p. 37
- Thomas Bessie wid E C2070 Cornwall, p. 607
- Thomas G R2394 Cornwall, p. 38
- Thomas Glyn R dept mgr Van Motors2394 Cornwall, p. 607
British Columbia and Yukon Directory, street section
The book of the Thomases
Every directory, as one book
The family book reads the Thomas 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.
We're opening orders soon. Join the list to be first in line; we expect about $29 a family.
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.