A family name in Vancouver's city directories
The Dahlbergs
In the city directories 1940 · three people at three addresses
The directories print three people named Dahlberg at three addresses in 1940 in two 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 Dahlbergs lived
- 1
1646 Charles Street
Grandview-Woodland, 1940
- E W Dahlberg, a carpenter 1940
Next door in 1940: T C Patterson at 1642 and Mrs L Skealing at 1676. The block, door by door
- 2
1105 Nanaimo Street
Grandview-Woodland, 1940
- Mrs A L Dahlberg, widow of J D 1940
Next door in 1940: Mrs H Stafford at 1115. The block, door by door
- 3
52 West Cordova Street
Downtown, 1940
- John Dahlberg, a miner 1940
Next door in 1940: Manitoba Cigar Stand at 50 and J Sudman at 54. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for two of the three: a carpenter and a miner. One is a widow, listed under her own name.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in Grandview-Woodland (2) and Downtown. 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 E W Dahlberg at 1646 Charles 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 Ernest W Dahlberg there as the householder, a carpenter. In 1940 the directory lists Mrs A L Dahlberg at 1105 Nanaimo Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Augustine L Dahlberg there as the householder, widow of J D.
The 1940 name section lists John Dahlberg at 52 West Cordova Street, a miner.
Today
1646 Charles and 1105 Nanaimo still have their buildings from before 1946; the City no longer lists 52 West Cordova, so that building is probably gone (inferred).
Every line as printed
All 5 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- *Dahlberg E W1646 Charles, p. 28
- Dahlberg Ernest W carp1646 Charles, p. 146
- *Dahlberg Mrs A L1105 Nanaimo, p. 116
- Dahlberg Augustine L wid J D1105 Nanaimo, p. 146
- Dahlberg John miner52 West Cordova, p. 146
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 D. Want a name removed? Tell us.