A family name on Adera Street, Kerrisdale and Marpole
The Thompsons
In the city directories 1940 · five people at two addresses
The directories print five people named Thompson at two addresses in 1940, all on Adera Street. 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 Thompsons at 5988 Adera in 1940. The directories print the name on 175 other streets too, all listed on the Thompson name's own page.
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Where the Thompsons lived
- 1
5811 Adera Street
Kerrisdale, 1940
- R Thompson, an accountant at Income Tax Specialists 1940
- Margaret Thompson, a stenographer for Dr D H Williams 1940
Next door in 1940: Mrs E Bell at 5837. The block, door by door
- 2
5988 Adera Street
Kerrisdale, 1940
- Mrs E Thompson, widow of J W 1940
- Adaline Thompson, a chief clerk at Dominion Glass 1940
- N Kathleen Thompson, a school teacher 1940
What they did
The name section prints a trade for four of the five: an accountant, a chief clerk, a school teacher and a stenographer. One is a widow, listed under her own name.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in Kerrisdale (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 R Thompson at 5811 Adera 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 Richard Thompson there as the householder, an accountant at Income Tax Specialists, with Margaret Thompson, a stenographer for Dr D H Williams. In 1940 the directory lists Mrs E Thompson at 5988 Adera Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Erie Thompson there as the householder, widow of J W, with Adaline Thompson, a chief clerk at Dominion Glass, and N Kathleen Thompson, a school teacher.
Today
5811 Adera (2008) and 5988 Adera (2000) have newer buildings, by the City's record.
Every line as printed
All 7 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- *Thompson R5811 Adera, p. 2
- Thompson Margt sten Dr D H Williams5811 Adera, p. 610
- Thompson Richd acct Income Tax Specialists5811 Adera, p. 610
- *Thompson Mrs E5988 Adera, p. 2
- Thompson Adaline chf clk Dom Glass5988 Adera, p. 608
- Thompson Erie wid J W5988 Adera, p. 609
- Thompson N Kathleen sch tchr Van City5988 Adera, p. 610
British Columbia and Yukon Directory, street section
The book of the Thompsons
Every directory, as one book
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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 T. Want a name removed? Tell us.