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The Tysons

In the city directories 1940 · twelve people at nine addresses

The directories print twelve people named Tyson at nine addresses in 1940 in six 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: three Tysons at 2030 Adanac in 1940.

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Where the Tysons 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

    2030 Adanac Street

    Grandview-Woodland, 1940

    • S A Tyson, a carpenter 1940
    • George B Tyson, an installer at the Canadian (BC) Telephone 1940
    • James Tyson, an engineer at the Beacon Theatre 1940

    Next door in 1940: R M Bell at 2024 and B McKenzie at 2042. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    2394 Cornwall Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • A J Tyson, a druggist 1940

    Next door in 1940: R E Fitch at 2386. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    4308 Dumfries Street

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • G Tyson, a carpenter 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs L E Murray at 4330. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    3031 East 7th Avenue

    Hastings-Sunrise, 1940

    • Mrs A Tyson, widow of J 1940
    • William Tyson, an apprentice at the Western Foundry 1940

    Next door in 1940: A E Jarvis at 3029 and G K Patton at 3037. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    3541 Eton Street

    Hastings-Sunrise, 1940

    • F P Tyson, a waiter at the Pennsylvania Hotel 1940

    Next door in 1940: D R Burton at 3531 and C O Campbell at 3573. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    5369 Spencer Street

    Renfrew-Collingwood, 1940

    • E Tyson, a laborer 1940

    Next door in 1940: E Pike at 5325. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    2165 Venables Street

    Grandview-Woodland, 1940

    • J Tyson, retired 1940

    Next door in 1940: K McKenzie at 2155 and A E Halsall at 2175. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    3523 West 19th Avenue

    Dunbar-Southlands, 1940

    • C E Tyson, a meat cutter at BC Public Market 1940

    Next door in 1940: G Secord at 3519 and J Mulligan at 3527. The block, door by door

  9. 9

    3356 West 22nd Avenue

    Dunbar-Southlands, 1940

    • Margaret I Tyson, widow of T 1940

    Next door in 1940: G R Parrott at 3344 and J H Carscadden at 3368. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for nine of the twelve: a carpenter (2), an apprentice, a druggist, an engineer, an installer and a laborer, among others. Two are widows, listed under their own names.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Dunbar-Southlands (2), Grandview-Woodland (2), Hastings-Sunrise (2), Kensington-Cedar Cottage, Kitsilano and Renfrew-Collingwood. 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 S A Tyson at 2030 Adanac 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 Sam A Tyson there as the householder, a carpenter, with George B Tyson, an installer at the Canadian (BC) Telephone, and James Tyson, an engineer at the Beacon Theatre. In 1940 the directory lists A J Tyson at 2394 Cornwall Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Albert J Tyson there as the householder, a druggist.

In 1940 the directory lists G Tyson at 4308 Dumfries Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists George Tyson there as the householder, a carpenter. In 1940 the directory lists Mrs A Tyson at 3031 East 7th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Annie Tyson there as the householder, widow of J, with William Tyson, an apprentice at the Western Foundry.

In 1940 the directory lists F P Tyson at 3541 Eton Street. The 1940 name section lists Frank P Tyson there as the householder, a waiter at the Pennsylvania Hotel. In 1940 the directory lists E Tyson at 5369 Spencer Street. The 1940 name section lists Edward Tyson there as the householder, a laborer.

In 1940 the directory lists J Tyson at 2165 Venables Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists John Tyson there as the householder, retired. In 1940 the directory lists C E Tyson at 3523 West 19th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Charles E Tyson there as the householder, a meat cutter at BC Public Market.

The 1940 name section lists Margaret I Tyson at 3356 West 22nd Avenue, widow of T.

Today

2030 Adanac, 2394 Cornwall, 4308 Dumfries, 3031 East 7th, 3541 Eton and 2165 Venables still have their buildings from before 1946, 2030 Adanac and 2394 Cornwall on the Vancouver Heritage Register; 5369 Spencer (1985), 3523 West 19th (2009) and 3356 West 22nd (1981) have newer buildings, by the City's record.

Every line as printed

All 20 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.