A family name on Nelson Street, West End and Downtown
The Thomases
In the city directories 1940 · three people at two addresses
The directories print three people named Thomas at two addresses in 1940, all on Nelson 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 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
1058 Nelson Street
West End, 1940
- M H Thomas, a manager at Caroline Court 1940
- Betty M Thomas, a student 1940
Next door in 1940: Star Garage at 1042 and L E Collum at 1070. The block, door by door
- 2
1853 Nelson Street
West End, 1940
- S A Thomas, a clerk at Hamilton Bridge 1940
Next door in 1940: H J Cupper at 1835 and Mrs T Oliver at 1857. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for two of the three: a clerk and a manager.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in West End (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 M H Thomas at 1058 Nelson Street. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Morton H Thomas there as the householder, a manager at Caroline Court, with Betty M Thomas, a student. In 1940 the directory lists S A Thomas at 1853 Nelson Street. The 1940 name section lists S Allan Thomas there as the householder, a clerk at Hamilton Bridge.
Today
1058 Nelson still has its building from before 1946, dated 1911 by the City's record and on the Vancouver Heritage Register; the City no longer lists 1853 Nelson, so that building is probably gone (inferred).
Every line as printed
All 5 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- Thomas M H1058 Nelson, p. 118
- Thomas Betty M studt1058 Nelson, p. 607
- Thomas Morton H mgr Caroline Ct1058 Nelson, p. 608
- Thomas S A1853 Nelson, p. 119
- Thomas S Allan clk Hamilton Bridge1853 Nelson, p. 608
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.
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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.