A family name in Vancouver's city directories
The Tolmies
In the city directories 1940 · five people at four addresses
The directories print five people named Tolmie at four addresses in 1940 in four of the city's neighbourhoods. No first name or initials tie one address to another: we can't tell if they're one family.
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Where the Tolmies lived
- 1
2653 Adanac Street
Hastings-Sunrise, 1940
- George Tolmie, proprietor of Night Hawk Lunch 1940
Next door in 1940: G Johnstone at 2647 and G C Tudge at 2665. The block, door by door
- 2
1012 Broughton Street
West End, 1940
- Elsie Tolmie, a widow 1940
- Elsie Tolmie, a clerk at Woodward's 1940
Next door in 1940: P J Flynn at 1004 and H A Miller at 1036. The block, door by door
- 3
4149 Sophia Street
Riley Park, 1940
- A Tolmie, a shipwright 1940
Next door in 1940: T G McInnis at 4135. The block, door by door
- 4
What they did
The name section prints a trade for three of the five: a clerk, a proprietor and a shipwright. One is a widow, listed under her own name.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in Hastings-Sunrise, Riley Park, West End 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
The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists George Tolmie at 2653 Adanac Street, proprietor of Night Hawk Lunch. The 1940 name section lists Elsie Tolmie at 1012 Broughton Street, a widow, with Elsie Tolmie, a clerk at Woodward's. In 1940 the directory lists A Tolmie at 4149 Sophia Street. The 1940 name section lists Allan Tolmie there as the householder, a shipwright.
The 1940 name section lists William T Tolmie at 1565 Tolmie Street, a student at UBC.
Today
2653 Adanac and 1565 Tolmie still have their buildings from before 1946; 1012 Broughton (1993) and 4149 Sophia (1990) have newer buildings, by the City's record.
Every line as printed
All 6 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- Tolmie Geo prop Night Hawk Lunch2653 Adanac, p. 615
- Tolmie Elsie wid —1012 Broughton, p. 615
- Tolmie Elsie clk Woodwards1012 Broughton, p. 615
- Tolmie A4149 Sophia, p. 153
- Tolmie Allan shpwrt4149 Sophia, p. 615
- Tolmie Wm T studt UBC1565 Tolmie, p. 615
British Columbia and Yukon Directory, name section, where each person's work is printed
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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.