A family name on West 15th Avenue, Fairview, Mount Pleasant, Kitsilano and West Point Grey
The Thomases
In the city directories 1940 · three people at three addresses
The directories print three people named Thomas at three addresses in 1940, all on West 15th Avenue, with the close spelling Thoms. 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 126 other streets too, all listed on the Thomas name's own page.
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Where the Thomases lived
- 1
1045 West 15th Avenue
Fairview, 1940
- D J Thomas, a clerk at the CPR 1940
Next door in 1940: B Henry at 1037 and T J Sedgwick at 1055. The block, door by door
- 2
1305 West 15th Avenue
Fairview, 1940
- D J Thomas, a school principal at Richmond Municipality 1940
Next door in 1940: granchester court at 1315. The block, door by door
- 3
4566 West 15th Avenue
West Point Grey, 1940
- L J Thomas, a movie operator at the Columbia Theatre 1940
Next door in 1940: W Pope at 4558 and S R Smith at 4574. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for all three: a clerk, a movie operator and a school principal.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in Fairview (2) 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 D J Thomas at 1045 West 15th 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 David J Thomas there as the householder, a clerk at the CPR. In 1940 the directory lists D J Thomas at 1305 West 15th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists David J Thomas there as the householder, a school principal at Richmond Municipality.
In 1940 the directory lists L J Thomas at 4566 West 15th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists L John Thomas there as the householder, a movie operator at the Columbia Theatre.
Today
1045 West 15th, 1305 West 15th and 4566 West 15th still have their buildings from before 1946.
Every line as printed
All 6 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- *Thomas D J1045 West 15th, p. 219
- Thomas David J clk CPR1045 West 15th, p. 607
- Thomas D J1305 West 15th, p. 219
- Thomas David J sch prin Richmond Mun1305 West 15th, p. 607
- *Thomas L J4566 West 15th, p. 221
- Thomas L John movie opr Columbia Thea4566 West 15th, 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.