A family name on Haro Street, West End
The Thompsons
In the city directories 1940 · 14 people at six addresses
The directories print 14 people named Thompson at six addresses in 1940, all on Haro 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: six Thompsons at 1787 Haro 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
1033 Haro Street
West End, 1940
- Anne Thompson, a helper for Devon Cafe 1940
Next door in 1940: Mrs E E Striffling at 1029 and st george apts at 1045. The block, door by door
- 2
1129 Haro Street
West End, 1940
- H Thompson 1940
Next door in 1940: Mrs M Rawson at 1125 and A Carter at 1131. The block, door by door
- 3
1787 Haro Street
West End, 1940
- D Lloyd Thompson 1940
- Evelyn M Thompson 1940
- L Irene Thompson, a bus boy at Mrs Love's Cafe 1940
- Merle E Thompson, a helper at Sunset Shade & Awning 1940
- Mrs Mima Thompson 1940
- W Iola Thompson 1940
Next door in 1940: J G Todhunter at 1771. The block, door by door
- 4
1906 Haro Street
West End, 1940
- Ilah M Thompson, a school teacher 1940
Next door in 1940: J Abbott at 1918. The block, door by door
- 5
1915 Haro Street
West End, 1940
- Thompson (no first name printed) 1940
- Mrs C Thompson, widow of J P 1940
- Thompson (no first name printed) 1940
- Dorothy D Thompson, a stenographer at the Vancouver City School Board 1940
Next door in 1940: haro lodge at 1935. The block, door by door
- 6
1966 Haro Street
West End, 1940
- Kathleen Thompson 1940
Next door in 1940: Bevec R Brandli-de at 1950. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for five of the 14: a helper (2), a bus boy, a school teacher and a stenographer. One is a widow, listed under her own name.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in West End (6). 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
The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Anne Thompson at 1033 Haro Street, a helper for Devon Cafe. The 1940 name section lists H Thompson at 1129 Haro Street. The 1940 name section lists D Lloyd Thompson at 1787 Haro Street, with Evelyn M Thompson, L Irene Thompson, a nurse, Lloyd Thompson, a bus boy at Mrs Love's Cafe, Merle E Thompson, a helper at Sunset Shade & Awning, Mrs Mima Thompson, and W Iola Thompson. The 1940 name section lists Ilah M Thompson at 1906 Haro Street, a school teacher.
In 1940 the directory lists Mrs C Thompson at 1915 Haro Street. By 1940 it is Thompson (no first name printed). The 1940 name section lists Cath Thompson there as the householder, widow of J P, with Thompson (no first name printed), and Dorothy D Thompson, a stenographer at the Vancouver City School Board. The 1940 name section lists Kathleen Thompson at 1966 Haro Street.
Today
1906 Haro and 1915 Haro still have their buildings from before 1946; 1033 Haro (1966) has a newer building, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 1129 Haro, 1787 Haro and 1966 Haro, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).
Every line as printed
All 16 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- Thompson Anne hlpr Devon Cafe1033 Haro, p. 608
- Thompson H1129 Haro, p. 609
- Thompson D Lloyd1787 Haro, p. 608
- Thompson Evelyn M1787 Haro, p. 609
- Thompson L Irene nurse1787 Haro, p. 609
- Thompson Lloyd bus boy Mrs Love's Cafe1787 Haro, p. 609
- Thompson Merle E hlpr Sunset Shade & Awning1787 Haro, p. 610
- Thompson Mrs Mima1787 Haro, p. 610
- Thompson W Iola1787 Haro, p. 610
- Thompson Ilah M sch tchr Van City1906 Haro, p. 609
- Thompson — —1915 Haro, p. 72
- Thompson Mrs C1915 Haro, p. 72
- Thompson —1915 Haro, p. 608
- Thompson Cath wid J P1915 Haro, p. 608
- Thompson Dorothy D sten Van City Sch Bd1915 Haro, p. 608
- Thompson Kathleen1966 Haro, p. 609
British Columbia and Yukon Directory, name section, where each person's work is printed
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.