The Thorntons

The story, address by address

In 1940 the directory lists R C Thornton at 1318 Arbutus Street. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Reginald C Thornton there as the householder, a salesman. The 1940 name section lists Mrs Virginia Thornton at 1544 Barclay Street.

R F Thornton is listed at 2150 Charles Street in 1940; 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 Reginald F Thornton there as the householder, a waiter at the Strand Hotel, with Flora F Thornton, a student. J H Thornton is listed at 1771 Comox Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists John H Thornton there as the householder.

Mrs E Thornton is listed at 330 Dunsmuir Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Elizabeth Thornton there, widow of G. The 1940 name section lists Elsie R Thornton at 1557 East 21st Avenue, a packer at BC Sugar, with Frank V Thornton, a foreman at BC Sugar.

In 1940 the directory lists Mrs F Thornton at 535 East 22nd Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Mrs Frances Thornton there as the householder. In 1940 the directory lists H W Thornton at 1034 East 37th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Harry W Thornton there as the householder, an engineer, with Kathleen W Thornton.

The 1940 name section lists William Thornton at 133 East 7th Avenue, a laborer. W H Thornton is listed at 2 East Broadway in 1940. The 1940 name section lists William H Thornton there as the householder, a cutter.

J L Thornton is listed at 753 East King Edward Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists James L Thornton there as the householder, a carpenter. S Thornton, a confectioner, is listed at 5993 Fraser Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Septimus Thornton there, a confectioner.

The 1940 name section lists Lillian Thornton at 736 Gore Avenue. In 1940 the directory lists J Thornton at 973 Keefer Street. The 1940 name section lists Joseph Thornton there as the householder, a longshoreman. The 1940 name section lists Doug Thornton at 1033 Melville Street, a salesman.

D Thornton is listed at 8107 Montcalm Street in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists David Thornton there as the householder, a mechanic at Terminal Cartage. The 1940 name section lists Edna Thornton at 2568 Napier Street, a seamstress at Famous. The 1940 name section lists George A Thornton at 1111 Nelson Street.

The 1940 name section lists Joseph Thornton at 536 Prior Street, retired. The 1940 name section lists Daisy M Thornton at 1459 Robson Street, a widow. W H Thornton is listed at 256 Vernon Drive in 1940. The 1940 name section lists W Harold Thornton there as the householder, a manager at the Somerset Apartments.

J H Thornton is listed at 308 Vernon Drive in 1940. The 1940 name section lists John H Thornton there as the householder, with Gordon T Thornton, an attendant at the Capitol Service Depot. T J Thornton is listed at 5125 Wales Street in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Thomas J Thornton there as the householder, a carpenter.

Mrs M Thornton is listed at 1596 West 10th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Mary Thornton there as the householder, widow of W A. Miss C M Thornton is listed at 1296 West 12th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Cosey M Thornton there as the householder, a school teacher at N Vancouver City, with Edna B Thornton, and Margaret B Thornton, a stenographer at the Royal Bank.

R Thornton is listed at 4047 West 15th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Russell Thornton there as the householder, retired, with Florence M Thornton, a laundress at the Vancouver General Hospital, and George E Thornton, a sheet metal worker at Boeing's. H E Thornton is listed at 4504 West 15th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Harley E Thornton there as the householder, a bus operator at the BC Electric Railway, with Heber A Thornton, retired.

S Thornton is listed at 286 West 20th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Sam Thornton there as the householder, a millworker. The 1940 name section lists William Thornton at 2855 West 37th Avenue, who worked for Suprema Polish.

In 1940 the directory lists J J Thornton at 3692 West 38th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Jack J Thornton there as the householder, a pacific coast press representative at the CNR. In 1940 the directory lists Dr N M Thornton at 3414 West 44th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Norman M Thornton there as the householder, an assistant anaesthetist at the Vancouver General Hospital.

The 1940 name section lists Martin Thornton at 1507 West 64th Avenue. F D Thornton is listed at 2425 West 6th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Fred D Thornton there as the householder.

W H Thornton is listed at 2946 West Broadway in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Wilfred H Thornton there as the householder, proprietor of Daisy Dairy, with Henry W Thornton.

Today

1557 East 21st, 133 East 7th, 753 East King Edward, 1596 West 10th, 4047 West 15th, 3692 West 38th and 3414 West 44th still have their buildings from before 1946; 2150 Charles (2014), 1034 East 37th (1983), 2568 Napier (1975), 536 Prior (1992), 5125 Wales (1968), 2855 West 37th (1987), 1507 West 64th (2016) and 2946 West Broadway (1999) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 1318 Arbutus, 1544 Barclay, 1771 Comox, 330 Dunsmuir, 535 East 22nd, 2 East Broadway, 5993 Fraser, 736 Gore, 973 Keefer, 1033 Melville, 8107 Montcalm, 1111 Nelson, 1459 Robson, 256 Vernon Drive, 308 Vernon Drive, 1296 West 12th, 4504 West 15th, 286 West 20th and 2425 West 6th, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).