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A family name in Vancouver's city directories

The Torgersons

In the city directories 1940 · eight people at seven addresses

The directories print eight people named Torgerson at seven addresses in 1940 in seven 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 Torgersons 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

    1016 Alberni Street

    West End, 1940

    • Edward Torgerson, a helper at the Vancouver Hotel 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs E Harknett at 1014 and A J Williams at 1018. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    2632 Balaclava Street

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • Elida Torgerson, a housekeeper for P McGrenera 1940

    Next door in 1940: C J Walker at 2648. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    2321 Carolina Street

    Mount Pleasant, 1940

    • K G Torgerson, a driver at the Laurel St Wood Yard 1940
  4. 4

    2457 East 18th Avenue

    Renfrew-Collingwood, 1940

    • A Torgerson, a carpenter 1940
  5. 5

    1947 East 41st Avenue

    Victoria-Fraserview, 1940

    • C Torgerson, a farmer 1940
    • Ellen G Torgerson, a student 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs L Kirkwood at 1933 and Miss K E Jones at 1959. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    215 Princess Avenue

    Strathcona, 1940

    • T M Torgirson 1940

    Next door in 1940: T Nakamuro at 233. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    723 West 68th Avenue

    Marpole, 1940

    • I O Torgerson, a mechanic 1940

    Next door in 1940: A E Brown at 713 and E Dede at 733. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for six of the eight: a carpenter, a driver, a farmer, a helper, a housekeeper and a mechanic.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Kitsilano, Marpole, Mount Pleasant, Renfrew-Collingwood, Strathcona, Victoria-Fraserview 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

The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Edward Torgerson at 1016 Alberni Street, a helper at the Vancouver Hotel. The 1940 name section lists Elida Torgerson at 2632 Balaclava Street, a housekeeper for P McGrenera. In 1940 the directory lists K G Torgerson at 2321 Carolina Street. The 1940 name section lists Kent G Torgerson there as the householder, a driver at the Laurel St Wood Yard.

In 1940 the directory lists A Torgerson at 2457 East 18th Avenue; 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 Andrew Torgerson there as the householder, a carpenter. In 1940 the directory lists C Torgerson at 1947 East 41st Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Chris Torgerson there as the householder, a farmer, with Ellen G Torgerson, a student.

The 1940 name section lists T M Torgirson at 215 Princess Avenue. I O Torgerson is listed at 723 West 68th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Ingwall O Torgerson there as the householder, a mechanic.

Today

2632 Balaclava, 2457 East 18th, 215 Princess and 723 West 68th still have their buildings from before 1946; 1016 Alberni (1993) has a newer building, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 2321 Carolina and 1947 East 41st, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 12 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
1940

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.