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A family name in Vancouver's city directories

The Tsujis

In the city directories 1940 · eleven people at ten addresses

The directories print eleven people named Tsuji at ten addresses in 1940 in three 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 Tsujis 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

    342 Alexander Street

    Strathcona, 1940

    • U Tsuji, a fisherman 1940

    Next door in 1940: Purser W & Sons at 346. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    629 East Cordova Street

    Strathcona, 1940

    • Tsuji (no first name printed) 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs F Watanabe at 627 and I Aaki at 633. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    1672 Franklin Street

    Grandview-Woodland, 1940

    • R Tsuji, an agent 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs L Chong at 1670. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    1829 Pandora Street

    Grandview-Woodland, 1940

    • A Tsuji, a boomman at Sterling Lumber 1940

    Next door in 1940: J T Joule at 1827 and J Allan at 1855. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    215 Princess Avenue

    Strathcona, 1940

    • Kaihai Tsuji 1940
    • Nobuichi Tsuji 1940

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

  6. 6

    1618 West 2nd Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • Tsuji (no first name printed) 1940

    Next door in 1940: 8 listings at 1616 and N Omoto at 1622. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    1633 West 2nd Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • I Tsuji, a grocer 1940

    Next door in 1940: F Abe at 1627 and K Adachi at 1635. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    1533 West 3rd Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • T Tsuji, a gardener 1940

    Next door in 1940: Y Yamamura at 1529 and Y Sato at 1537. The block, door by door

  9. 9

    1613 West 3rd Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • T Tsuji, a gardener 1940

    Next door in 1940: Third Av Serv Sta at 1603 and S Saito at 1615. The block, door by door

  10. 10

    1755 West 3rd Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • T Tsuji 1940

    Next door in 1940: W Kohara at 1751 and G P Boston at 1763. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for six of the eleven: a gardener (2), an agent, a boomman, a fisherman and a grocer.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Fairview (5), Strathcona (3) and Grandview-Woodland (2). 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 U Tsuji at 342 Alexander Street. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Uyomon Tsuji there as the householder, a fisherman. In 1940 the directory lists Tsuji (no first name printed) at 629 East Cordova Street.

R Tsuji is listed at 1672 Franklin Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Ryotaro Tsuji there as the householder, an agent. A Tsuji is listed at 1829 Pandora Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Asakichi Tsuji there as the householder, a boomman at Sterling Lumber.

The 1940 name section lists Kaihai Tsuji at 215 Princess Avenue, with Nobuichi Tsuji. In 1940 the directory lists Tsuji (no first name printed) at 1618 West 2nd Avenue. I Tsuji, a grocer, is listed at 1633 West 2nd Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Ichijiro Tsuji there, a grocer.

T Tsuji is listed at 1533 West 3rd Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Tokataro Tsuji there as the householder, a gardener. T Tsuji is listed at 1613 West 3rd Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Tokichi Tsuji there as the householder, a gardener.

T Tsuji is listed at 1755 West 3rd Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists T Tsuji there as the householder.

Today

215 Princess and 1633 West 2nd still have their buildings from before 1946; 1829 Pandora (1969) and 1755 West 3rd (1962) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 342 Alexander, 629 East Cordova, 1672 Franklin, 1618 West 2nd, 1533 West 3rd and 1613 West 3rd, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 18 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.