A family name on Barclay Street, West End
The Davidsons
In the city directories 1940 · five people at three addresses
The directories print five people named Davidson at three addresses in 1940, all on Barclay Street. 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 Davidsons at 1261 Barclay in 1940. The directories print the name on 112 other streets too, all listed on the Davidson name's own page.
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Where the Davidsons lived
- 1
1176 Barclay Street
West End, 1940
- John Davidson, of BC Bedding 1940
Next door in 1940: A Arnaud at 1172. The block, door by door
- 2
1261 Barclay Street
West End, 1940
- Mrs J W Davidson 1940
- Christine I Davidson, a stenographer at the Royal Bank 1940
- Helen M Davidson, an operator at the BC Telephone 1940
Next door in 1940: Mrs F M De Serres at 1257 and F G Smithson at 1263. The block, door by door
- 3
1774 Barclay Street
West End, 1940
- Ada J Davidson, who worked for the BC Telephone 1940
Next door in 1940: A E Meyer at 1770. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for three of the five: an employee, an operator and a stenographer. Two of them worked for BC Telephone.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in West End (3). 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 John Davidson at 1176 Barclay Street, of BC Bedding. Mrs J W Davidson is listed at 1261 Barclay Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Mrs Joan W Davidson there as the householder, with Christine I Davidson, a stenographer at the Royal Bank, and Helen M Davidson, an operator at the BC Telephone. The 1940 name section lists Ada J Davidson at 1774 Barclay Street, who worked for the BC Telephone.
Today
The City no longer lists 1176 Barclay, 1261 Barclay and 1774 Barclay, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).
Every line as printed
All 6 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- Davidson John of BC Bedding1176 Barclay, p. 149
- Davidson Mrs J W1261 Barclay, p. 9
- Davidson Christine I sten Royal Bk1261 Barclay, p. 149
- Davidson Helen M opr BC Tel1261 Barclay, p. 149
- Davidson Mrs Joan W1261 Barclay, p. 149
- Davidson Ada J emp BC Tel1774 Barclay, p. 149
British Columbia and Yukon Directory, name section, where each person's work is printed
The book of the Davidsons
Every directory, as one book
The family book reads the Davidson 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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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.