A family name on East Hastings Street, Strathcona, Downtown, Grandview-Woodland and Hastings-Sunrise
The Thompsons
In the city directories 1940 · nine people at seven addresses
The directories print nine people named Thompson at seven addresses in 1940, all on East Hastings Street. No first name or initials tie one address to another: we can't tell if they're one family. The most under one roof: three Thompsons at 552 East Hastings 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
16 East Hastings Street
Downtown, 1940
- C W Thompson, a bookkeeper 1940
Next door in 1940: Skill Sniper at 12 and Only Oyster Cafe at 20. The block, door by door
- 2
176 East Hastings Street
Downtown, 1940
- Miss A Thompson, a maid at the Vancouver Hotel 1940
Next door in 1940: Coast Fishermen's Union Pac at 164 and C N Inst (news agt) at 198. The block, door by door
- 3
177 East Hastings Street
Downtown, 1940
- Carlyle Thompson 1940
Next door in 1940: J Johnson at 175 and Pool Room Hastings at 179. The block, door by door
- 4
249 East Hastings Street
Strathcona, 1940
- James Thompson, a watchman at the National Harbours Board 1940
Next door in 1940: Main Electric at 247 and Eatmor Cafe at 251. The block, door by door
- 5
454 East Hastings Street
Strathcona, 1940
- Thompson (no first name printed) 1940
Next door in 1940: “Orientals” at 442 and Orwell Apts at 456. The block, door by door
- 6
456 East Hastings Street
Strathcona, 1940
- Joseph Thompson, a boilermaker 1940
Next door in 1940: J P Nelson at 454 and A Lantz at 458. The block, door by door
- 7
552 East Hastings Street
Strathcona, 1940
- Mrs H Thompson, widow of T 1940
- Harry Thompson, a logger 1940
- Norman Thompson, a logger 1940
Next door in 1940: Cruickshank Bros Belting Co Ltd at 540 and Rio Gar at 596. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for five of the nine: a logger (2), a boilermaker, a maid and a watchman. One is a widow, listed under her own name.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in Strathcona (4) and Downtown (3). 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 C W Thompson, a bookkeeper, at 16 East Hastings Street. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Miss A Thompson at 176 East Hastings Street, a maid at the Vancouver Hotel. The 1940 name section lists Carlyle Thompson at 177 East Hastings Street. The 1940 name section lists James Thompson at 249 East Hastings Street, a watchman at the National Harbours Board.
The 1940 name section lists Thompson (no first name printed) at 454 East Hastings Street. The 1940 name section lists Joseph Thompson at 456 East Hastings Street, a boilermaker. In 1940 the directory lists Mrs H Thompson at 552 East Hastings Street. The 1940 name section lists Henrietta Thompson there as the householder, widow of T, with Harry Thompson, a logger, and Norman Thompson, a logger.
Today
16 East Hastings, 177 East Hastings, 249 East Hastings and 456 East Hastings still have their buildings from before 1946; 552 East Hastings (1951) has a newer building, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 176 East Hastings and 454 East Hastings, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).
Every line as printed
All 10 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- Thompson C W bkpr16 East Hastings, p. 73
- Thompson Miss A maid Van Hotel176 East Hastings, p. 608
- Thompson Carlyle177 East Hastings, p. 608
- Thompson Jas watchmn NHB249 East Hastings, p. 609
- Thompson Mrs —454 East Hastings, p. 608
- Thompson Jos blrmkr456 East Hastings, p. 609
- Thompson Mrs H552 East Hastings, p. 74
- Thompson Harry logr552 East Hastings, p. 609
- Thompson Henrietta wid T552 East Hastings, p. 609
- Thompson Norman logr552 East Hastings, p. 610
British Columbia and Yukon Directory, street section
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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.