A family name on West Broadway, Fairview, Mount Pleasant, Kitsilano and West Point Grey
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 West Broadway, 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 3849 West Broadway 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
1096 West Broadway
Fairview, 1940
- J Thomson, a carpenter 1940
- Lila Thomson, a ward assistant at the Vancouver General Hospital 1940
Next door in 1940: B Adams at 1082. The block, door by door
- 2
3849 West Broadway
West Point Grey, 1940
- Mrs I McM Thomson 1940
- Isabelle McM Thomson, a school teacher 1940
- Gordon M Thomson, retired 1940
Next door in 1940: A S Galt at 3841 and G H Burton at 3855. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for three of the five: a carpenter, a school teacher and a ward assistant.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in Fairview and West Point Grey. 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 J Thomson at 1096 West Broadway. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists John Thomson there as the householder, a carpenter, with Lila Thomson, a ward assistant at the Vancouver General Hospital. In 1940 the directory lists Mrs I McM Thomson at 3849 West Broadway; 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 lists Isabelle McM Thomson there as the householder, a school teacher, with Gordon M Thomson, retired.
Today
3849 West Broadway still has its building from before 1946, dated 1939 by the City's record; the City no longer lists 1096 West Broadway, so that building is probably gone (inferred).
Every line as printed
All 6 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- Thomson J1096 West Broadway, p. 17
- Thomson John carp1096 West Broadway, p. 611
- Thomson Lila ward asst Van Genl Hosp1096 West Broadway, p. 611
- *Thomson Mrs I McM3849 West Broadway, p. 19
- Thomson Gordon M retired3849 West Broadway, p. 611
- Thomson Isabelle McM sch tchr Van City3849 West Broadway, 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.