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A family name in Vancouver's city directories

The Tolhursts

In the city directories 1940 · twelve people at six addresses

The directories print twelve people named Tolhurst at six addresses in 1940 in five of the city's neighbourhoods. No first name or initials tie one address to another: we can't tell if they're one family. The most under one roof: five Tolhursts at 3505 Dundas in 1940.

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Where the Tolhursts lived

Each pin is on its own block, numbered as the households below. Today's land, parks, main roads and local areas: City of Vancouver Open Data (Open Government Licence – Vancouver).
  1. 1

    8132 Cartier Street

    Marpole, 1940

    • A J Tolhurst 1940

    Next door in 1940: W J Durnin at 8126. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    1859 Comox Street

    West End, 1940

    • Tolhurst (no first name printed) 1940
    • Nancy Tolhurst, a stenographer for E Lipsett 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs M S Leighton at 1851 and A R Bateman at 1863. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    3505 Dundas Street

    Hastings-Sunrise, 1940

    • G R Tolhurst, a foreman at Peterson Electric Construction 1940
    • Arthur C Tolhurst, a planerman at Canadian White Pine 1940
    • Dorothy P Tolhurst, a maid at the St George's School 1940
    • Joan M Tolhurst, a maid at the St George's School 1940
    • Ray G Tolhurst, a clerk at the Royal Bank 1940

    Next door in 1940: E G Roebuck at 3509. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    1122 East 24th Avenue

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • Mrs L J Tolhurst 1940
    • Lily M Tolhurst, a waitress 1940

    Next door in 1940: J D Slater at 1128. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    2975 Oak Street

    Fairview, 1940

    • J A Tolhurst, a superintendent at Vic & Vancouver Stevedoring 1940

    Next door in 1940: oaklyn apts at 2925. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    3590 Triumph Street

    Hastings-Sunrise, 1940

    • G Tolhurst 1940

    Next door in 1940: G E Dalzell at 3584. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for eight of the twelve: a maid (2), a clerk, a foreman, a planerman, a stenographer and a superintendent, among others. Two of them worked for St George's School.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Hastings-Sunrise (2), Fairview, Kensington-Cedar Cottage, Marpole and West End. 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 A J Tolhurst at 8132 Cartier 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 Ambrose J Tolhurst there as the householder. The 1940 name section lists Tolhurst (no first name printed) at 1859 Comox Street, with Nancy Tolhurst, a stenographer for E Lipsett.

G R Tolhurst is listed at 3505 Dundas Street in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists George R Tolhurst there as the householder, a foreman at Peterson Electric Construction, with Arthur C Tolhurst, a planerman at Canadian White Pine, Dorothy P Tolhurst, a maid at the St George's School, Joan M Tolhurst, a maid at the St George's School, and Ray G Tolhurst, a clerk at the Royal Bank. Mrs L J Tolhurst is listed at 1122 East 24th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Mrs Lorna J Tolhurst there as the householder, with Lily M Tolhurst, a waitress.

J A Tolhurst is listed at 2975 Oak Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists John A Tolhurst there as the householder, a superintendent at Vic & Vancouver Stevedoring. G Tolhurst is listed at 3590 Triumph Street in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists George Tolhurst there as the householder.

Today

3505 Dundas and 1122 East 24th still have their buildings from before 1946; 8132 Cartier (1967) and 2975 Oak (2016) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 1859 Comox and 3590 Triumph, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 17 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
1940

British Columbia and Yukon Directory, street section

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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.