Frederick Walter Nicholson (1880–1942)

Henderson’s Greater Vancouver City Directory, 1913, Part 2, page 1153 [edited image].

 

I updated the page on Frederick Walter Nicholson.

He was the managing director of a construction company called Norton Griffiths Company Ltd.

He lived at 2080 Haro Street in 1912; 1900 Comox Street from 1913 to 1914; and 1859 Robson Street in 1915.

I added information on his family and his later life in England.

James J. Anderson (1842-1918)

Henderson’s Greater Vancouver Directory, 1911, Part 1, page 440.

 

I updated the page on James J. Anderson, who was a mechanical engineer and inventor.

He lived at 1849 Robson Street in 1911.

I added illustrations and biographical information.

Harold Idsardi (1882-1962)

Henderson’s Vancouver Directory, 1920, page 665.

 

I updated the page on Harold Idsardi. He was a civil engineer and land surveyor who lived at 1019 Gilford Street from 1920 to about 1948.

I added illustrations and information on members of his family.

Earl Bradford Howes (1881-1941)

E B Howes advertisement – Henderson’s Greater Vancouver Directory – 1911 – Part 1 – page 182.

 

I updated the page on Earl Bradford Howes, who was a civil engineer. He lived at 1987 Beach Avenue in 1910, and at 1940 Beach Avenue from 1911 to 1912.

I added illustrations and information on some of his family members.

John Gordon McLaren (1872-1934)

Greater Vancouver Social and Club Register, 1927, page 54.

I updated the page on John Gordon McLaren, who was a mining engineer. He lived at 1846 Haro Street from 1918 to 1934. His wife, Marietta, was at 1846 Haro Street from 1935 to 1940.

I added information about his wife’s parents, along with information on his wife’s later life.

Trott McGregor Engineering Company

Henderson’s Greater Vancouver City Directory, 1919, page 882.

I added a brief new page on the Trott McGregor Engineering Company, which was at 1842 Georgia Street in 1919.

No further information is available for this business.

Henry John Cambie (1836-1928)

Henry John Cambie, about 1870, civil engineer, Canadian Pacific Railway engineer for the Fraser Canyon, British Columbia Archives, Item A-02033; http://search-bcarchives.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/henry-john-cambie-civil-engineer-canadian-pacific-railway-engineer-for-fraser-canyon [cropped].

I added a new page on Henry John Cambie, who was a civil engineer. He lived at 1918 Haro Street from 1910 to 1928.