A family name on Sherbrooke Street, Kensington-Cedar Cottage and Sunset
The Thomsons
In the city directories 1940 · five people at two addresses
The directories print five people named Thomson at two addresses in 1940, all on Sherbrooke Street, with the close spellings Thomason and Thomasson. 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 Thomsons at 6559 Sherbrooke in 1940. The directories print the name on 119 other streets too, all listed on the Thomson name's own page.
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Where the Thomsons lived
- 1
6559 Sherbrooke Street
Sunset, 1940
- W W Thomson, a driver at Peerless Laundry 1940
- Eileen M Thomson, who worked for Star Laundry 1940
- Jean L Thomson 1940
Next door in 1940: R A Spence at 6537 and W J Hutton at 6571. The block, door by door
- 2
7342 Sherbrooke Street
Sunset, 1940
- Mrs M Thomson, widow of G P 1940
- James F Thomson, a laborer 1940
Next door in 1940: N J B Anderson at 7356. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for three of the five: a driver, an employee and a laborer. One is a widow, listed under her own name.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in Sunset (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 W W Thomson at 6559 Sherbrooke 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 William W Thomson there as the householder, a driver at Peerless Laundry, with Eileen M Thomson, who worked for Star Laundry, and Jean L Thomson. In 1940 the directory lists Mrs M Thomson at 7342 Sherbrooke Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Margaret Thomson there as the householder, widow of G P, with James F Thomson, a laborer.
Today
6559 Sherbrooke (1973) and 7342 Sherbrooke (1986) 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.
- *Thomson W W6559 Sherbrooke, p. 151
- Thomson Eileen M emp Star Lndy6559 Sherbrooke, p. 610
- Thomson Jean L6559 Sherbrooke, p. 611
- Thomson Wm W drvr Peerless Lndy6559 Sherbrooke, p. 611
- *Thomson Mrs M7342 Sherbrooke, p. 151
- Thomson Jas F lab7342 Sherbrooke, p. 611
- Thomson Margt wid G P7342 Sherbrooke, p. 611
British Columbia and Yukon Directory, street section
The book of the Thomsons
Every directory, as one book
The family book reads the Thomson 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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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.