A family name in Vancouver's city directories
The Daleys
In the city directories 1940 · eleven people at nine addresses
The directories print eleven people named Daley at nine addresses in 1940 in seven of the city's neighbourhoods, with the close spellings Dalley and Dailey. 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 Daleys lived
- 1
6050 Balsam Street
Kerrisdale, 1940
- Eva G Daley, widow of A H 1940
Next door in 1940: A Hunter at 6036. The block, door by door
- 2
- 3
2127 Charles Street
Grandview-Woodland, 1940
- W C Daley, an electrician at the Vancouver Hotel 1940
Next door in 1940: C Dale at 2121 and Mrs E L Bushby at 2135. The block, door by door
- 4
728 Davie Street
Downtown, 1940
- F Dalley, in tobacco and billiards 1940
Next door in 1940: Frisco Candy Co at 716 and Popular Clnrs & Dyers at 730. The block, door by door
- 5
923 East Pender Street
Strathcona, 1940
- John Daley 1940
Next door in 1940: V Lemisky at 911 and G Manke at 927. The block, door by door
- 6
2366 Kitchener Street
Grandview-Woodland, 1940
- W T Daley, a helper at Hume & Rumble 1940
Next door in 1940: C D Powell at 2356. The block, door by door
- 7
4353 Quebec Street
Riley Park, 1940
- R J Daley, a motorman at the BC Electric Railway 1940
Next door in 1940: A L Eipper at 4343 and C E Manton at 4367. The block, door by door
- 8
1725 West 10th Avenue
Fairview, 1940
- Mrs M J Dalley, widow of J R 1940
- Ethel E Dalley, a saleswoman at Saba Bros 1940
Next door in 1940: winnice apartments at 1705 and Mrs N Godbolt at 1735. The block, door by door
- 9
1123 West Pender Street
Downtown, 1940
- J Dailey, a waiter for Scotts Cafe 1940
- Mrs Mae Dailey, proprietor of Lil-Li-Bet 1940
Next door in 1940: A Stinson at 1121 and seaton (the) at 1125. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for six of the eleven: an electrician, a helper, a motorman, a proprietor, a saleswoman and a waiter. Two are widows, listed under their own names.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in Downtown (2), Grandview-Woodland (2), Fairview, Kerrisdale, Riley Park, Strathcona and West Point Grey. 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
The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Eva G Daley at 6050 Balsam Street, widow of A H. F E Daley is listed at 4564 Bellevue Drive in 1940; the 1940 line is marked *: some member of the family owns the property, to the best of our knowledge (the directory's own mark). In 1940 the directory lists W C Daley at 2127 Charles Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists William C Daley there as the householder, an electrician at the Vancouver Hotel.
In 1940 the directory lists F Dalley, in tobacco and billiards, at 728 Davie Street. The 1940 name section lists John Daley at 923 East Pender Street. In 1940 the directory lists W T Daley at 2366 Kitchener Street. The 1940 name section lists William T Daley there as the householder, a helper at Hume & Rumble.
In 1940 the directory lists R J Daley at 4353 Quebec Street. The 1940 name section lists R John Daley there as the householder, a motorman at the BC Electric Railway. In 1940 the directory lists Mrs M J Dalley at 1725 West 10th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Martha J Dalley there as the householder, widow of J R, with Ethel E Dalley, a saleswoman at Saba Bros.
In 1940 the directory lists J Dailey at 1123 West Pender Street. The 1940 name section lists Jack Dailey there as the householder, a waiter for Scotts Cafe, with Mrs Mae Dailey, proprietor of Lil-Li-Bet.
Today
2127 Charles, 2366 Kitchener and 4353 Quebec still have their buildings from before 1946; the City no longer lists 6050 Balsam, 4564 Bellevue Drive, 728 Davie, 923 East Pender, 1725 West 10th and 1123 West Pender, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).
Every line as printed
All 16 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- Daley Eva G wid A H6050 Balsam, p. 146
- *Daley F E4564 Bellevue Drive, p. 12
- *Daley W C2127 Charles, p. 29
- Daley Wm C electn Van Hotel2127 Charles, p. 146
- Dalley F tobacco and billiards728 Davie, p. 40
- Daley John923 East Pender, p. 146
- Daley W T2366 Kitchener, p. 99
- Daley Wm T hlpr Hume & Rumble2366 Kitchener, p. 146
- Daley R J4353 Quebec, p. 138
- Daley R John mtrmn BCER4353 Quebec, p. 146
- Dalley Mrs M J1725 West 10th, p. 200
- Dalley Ethel E slswm Saba Bros1725 West 10th, p. 146
- Dalley Martha J wid J R1725 West 10th, p. 146
- Dailey J1123 West Pender, p. 132
- Dailey Jack waiter Scotts Cafe1123 West Pender, p. 146
- Dailey Mrs Mae prop Lil-Li-Bet1123 West Pender, p. 146
British Columbia and Yukon Directory, name section, where each person's work is printed
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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.