The Tomlinsons

The story, address by address

In 1940 the directory lists Mrs D Tomlinson at 1243 Alberni Street. W B Tomlinson is listed at 1601 Comox Street in 1940. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists William B Tomlinson there as the householder, a president at Tomlinson Lumber.

C Tomlinson is listed at 1004 Davie Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Charles Tomlinson there as the householder, a carpenter. C Tomlinson is listed at 1614 East 6th Avenue 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 Charles Tomlinson there as the householder, a waiter.

The 1940 name section lists Joseph Tomlinson at 1212 Howe Street. In 1940 the directory lists E Tomlinson at 4160 Prince Albert Street. The 1940 name section lists Edward Tomlinson there as the householder, a yardman at the CPR. The 1940 name section lists Edna Tomlinson at 984 Seymour Street, a laundress at Star Laundry.

R Tomlinson is listed at 3025 Trinity Street in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Redvers Tomlinson there as the householder, a longshoreman. The 1940 name section lists Jack A Tomlinson at 2266 West 12th Avenue, a steward at Canadian Pacific Steamships.

In 1940 the directory lists A V Tomlinson at 2246 West 13th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Aubrey V Tomlinson there as the householder, a mechanic at Vancouver Motors. In 1940 the directory lists W A Tomlinson at 3533 West 24th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists William A Tomlinson there as the householder, a manager at Goblin Electric Cleaner.

In 1940 the directory lists H Tomlinson at 3328 West 30th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Horace Tomlinson there as the householder, an analyst at the Canadian Government, with Muriel Tomlinson, and Reginald Tomlinson, a driver. In 1940 the directory lists J H Tomlinson at 1851 West 37th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists John H Tomlinson there as the householder, an engineer.

The 1940 name section lists Betty Tomlinson at 4611 West 7th Avenue, a housekeeper for M B Meredith. The 1940 name section lists Frederick C Tomlinson at 675 West Hastings Street, a mining engineer for Conwest Exploration.

Today

1601 Comox, 4160 Prince Albert, 3533 West 24th and 675 West Hastings still have their buildings from before 1946, 1601 Comox on the Vancouver Heritage Register; 1212 Howe (1989), 2246 West 13th (1988), 3328 West 30th (1990), 1851 West 37th (2018) and 4611 West 7th (1976) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 1243 Alberni, 1004 Davie, 1614 East 6th, 984 Seymour, 3025 Trinity and 2266 West 12th, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).