A family name in Vancouver's city directories
The Daggs
In the city directories 1940 · 13 people at eight addresses
The directories print 13 people named Dagg at eight 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 Daggs at 1086 Thurlow in 1940.
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Where the Daggs lived
- 1
5125 Blenheim Street
Dunbar-Southlands, 1940
- R M Dagg, a commercial manager at Western Broadcasting 1940
- 2
- 3
807 Thurlow Street
West End, 1940
- Mrs Bernice Dagg, an operator at Leckie 1940
Next door in 1940: G A Burton at 811. The block, door by door
- 4
1086 Thurlow Street
West End, 1940
- Miss V T Dagg 1940
- Vera T Dagg, a nurse 1940
- Elizabeth Dagg, widow of G 1940
Next door in 1940: G D Almas at 1094. The block, door by door
- 5
1626 West 11th Avenue
Fairview, 1940
- F H Dagg, a department manager at Spencer's 1940
- A Jean Dagg, a student 1940
- Corey D Dagg, a millworker at BC Plywoods 1940
Next door in 1940: Fairview Presby Ch at 1620 and A A Young at 1636. The block, door by door
- 6
1645 West 11th Avenue
Fairview, 1940
- Mrs A M Dagg 1940
Next door in 1940: W E Guy at 1635 and G A Morrison at 1655. The block, door by door
- 7
2255 West 14th Avenue
Kitsilano, 1940
- Mrs R G Dagg, widow of F G 1940
- Ellen G Dagg, a stenographer at Liquid Carbonic 1940
Next door in 1940: W J Webber at 2245 and R Kling at 2263. The block, door by door
- 8
102 West 21st Avenue
Riley Park, 1940
- E Dagg, a locomotive fireman at the CNR 1940
Next door in 1940: Miss M McNab at 108. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for seven of the 13: a commercial manager, a department manager, a locomotive fireman, a millworker, a nurse and an operator, among others. Two are widows, listed under their own names.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in Fairview (2), West End (2), Dunbar-Southlands, Kitsilano, Riley Park and Sunset. 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 R M Dagg at 5125 Blenheim Street. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Reginald M Dagg there as the householder, a commercial manager at Western Broadcasting. The 1940 name section lists Dagg at 612 East 41st Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Mrs Bernice Dagg at 807 Thurlow Street, an operator at Leckie.
In 1940 the directory lists Miss V T Dagg at 1086 Thurlow 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 lists Vera T Dagg there as the householder, a nurse, with Elizabeth Dagg, widow of G. In 1940 the directory lists F H Dagg at 1626 West 11th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Fred H Dagg there as the householder, a department manager at Spencer's, with A Jean Dagg, a student, and Corey D Dagg, a millworker at BC Plywoods.
In 1940 the directory lists Mrs A M Dagg at 1645 West 11th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Mrs Annie M Dagg there as the householder. In 1940 the directory lists Mrs R G Dagg at 2255 West 14th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Rae G Dagg there as the householder, widow of F G, with Ellen G Dagg, a stenographer at Liquid Carbonic.
In 1940 the directory lists E Dagg at 102 West 21st Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Edwin Dagg there as the householder, a locomotive fireman at the CNR.
Today
1626 West 11th, 1645 West 11th and 102 West 21st still have their buildings from before 1946; the City no longer lists 5125 Blenheim, 612 East 41st, 807 Thurlow, 1086 Thurlow and 2255 West 14th, 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.
- Dagg R M5125 Blenheim, p. 14
- Dagg Regd M coml mgr Western Broadcasting5125 Blenheim, p. 145
- Dagg612 East 41st, p. 145
- Dagg Mrs Bernice opr Leckie807 Thurlow, p. 145
- *Dagg Miss V T1086 Thurlow, p. 156
- Dagg Eliz wid G1086 Thurlow, p. 145
- Dagg Vera T nurse1086 Thurlow, p. 145
- Dagg F H1626 West 11th, p. 204
- Dagg A Jean studt1626 West 11th, p. 145
- Dagg Corey D mlwkr BC Plywoods1626 West 11th, p. 145
- Dagg Fred H dept mgr Spencers1626 West 11th, p. 145
- Dagg Mrs A M1645 West 11th, p. 204
- Dagg Mrs Annie M1645 West 11th, p. 145
- Dagg Mrs R G2255 West 14th, p. 216
- Dagg Ellen G sten Liquid Carbonic2255 West 14th, p. 145
- Dagg Rae G wid F G2255 West 14th, p. 145
- *Dagg E102 West 21st, p. 232
- Dagg Edwin loco firmn CNR102 West 21st, p. 145
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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 D. Want a name removed? Tell us.