A family name on West Broadway, Fairview, Mount Pleasant, Kitsilano and West Point Grey
The Watsons
In the city directories 1940 · three people at two addresses
The directories print three people named Watson at two addresses in 1940, all on West Broadway. No first name or initials tie one address to the other: we can't tell if they're one family. The directories print the name on 145 other streets too, all listed on the Watson name's own page.
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Where the Watsons lived
- 1
1002 West Broadway
Fairview, 1940
- J Y Watson 1940
- Mrs Marion M Watson, proprietor of Fairview Dairy 1940
Next door in 1940: Bway Meat Mkt at 1004. The block, door by door
- 2
1744 West Broadway
Fairview, 1940
- E Watson, a student 1940
Next door in 1940: W M Ross at 1734 and Mrs C M Bottineau at 1754. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for one of the three: a proprietor.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in Fairview (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 J Y Watson at 1002 West Broadway; 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 John Y Watson there as the householder, with Mrs Marion M Watson, proprietor of Fairview Dairy. The 1940 name section lists E Watson at 1744 West Broadway, a student.
Today
The City no longer lists 1002 West Broadway and 1744 West Broadway, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).
Every line as printed
All 4 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- *Watson J Y1002 West Broadway, p. 17
- Watson John Y1002 West Broadway, p. 644
- Watson Mrs Marion M prop Fairview Dairy1002 West Broadway, p. 644
- Watson E studt1744 West Broadway, p. 644
British Columbia and Yukon Directory, street section
The book of the Watsons
Every directory, as one book
The family book reads the Watson name in each Vancouver directory we hold from 1901 to 1945: everyone printed under it at every address, their work from the name sections, who lived next door, and the page behind every line, to read here or save as a PDF to print or give.
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Another name, or a house
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 W. Want a name removed? Tell us.