A family name on West 9th Avenue, West Point Grey
The Thompsons
In the city directories 1940 · three people at two addresses
The directories print three people named Thompson at two addresses in 1940, all on West 9th Avenue. 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 175 other streets too, all listed on the Thompson name's own page.
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Where the Thompsons lived
- 1
4525 West 9th Avenue
West Point Grey, 1940
- R G Thompson, a carpenter 1940
Next door in 1940: C B Mackedie at 4519 and W Wells at 4535. The block, door by door
- 2
4648 West 9th Avenue
West Point Grey, 1940
- W G B Thompson, a president at Thompson & Binnington Ltd 1940
- Ron Thompson, an accountant 1940
Next door in 1940: F J Cole at 4640 and S J Montgomery at 4654. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for all three: an accountant, a carpenter and a president.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in West Point Grey (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 G Thompson at 4525 West 9th 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 Reginald G Thompson there as the householder, a carpenter. In 1940 the directory lists W G B Thompson at 4648 West 9th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Wilfred G B Thompson there as the householder, a president at Thompson & Binnington Ltd, with Ron Thompson, an accountant.
Today
4648 West 9th still has its building from before 1946, dated 1925 by the City's record; 4525 West 9th (2020) has a newer building, by the City's record.
Every line as printed
All 5 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- *Thompson R G4525 West 9th, p. 197
- Thompson Regd G carp4525 West 9th, p. 610
- *Thompson W G B4648 West 9th, p. 197
- Thompson Ron acct4648 West 9th, p. 610
- Thompson Wilfd G B pres Thompson & Binnington Ltd4648 West 9th, p. 610
British Columbia and Yukon Directory, street section
The book of the Thompsons
Every directory, as one book
The family book reads the Thompson 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.