A family name on Burrard Street, Downtown, West End, Fairview and Kitsilano
The Davidsons
In the city directories 1940 · seven people at five addresses
The directories print seven people named Davidson at five addresses in 1940, all on Burrard Street. No first name or initials tie one address to another: we can't tell if they're one family. 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
355 Burrard Street
Downtown, 1940
- I E Davidson, an association secretary 1940
Next door in 1940: Bank of Montreal at 385. The block, door by door
- 2
589 Burrard Street
Downtown, 1940
- Miss C Davidson 1940
- Miss Davidson, a telephone operator 1940
Next door in 1940: Day R S & Son Ltd at 567 and W C Beattie at 591. The block, door by door
- 3
777 Burrard Street
West End, 1940
- Mrs A Davidson 1940
- Mrs J A Davidson, widow of C A 1940
Next door in 1940: McLean, Rowles & Co hairdrsr's supp at 775 and Irwinton Gro at 779. The block, door by door
- 4
932 Burrard Street
Downtown, 1940
- Edward Davidson, a sander at Pacific Coast Handle 1940
Next door in 1940: G Pallas at 928 and H Kennard at 940. The block, door by door
- 5
956 Burrard Street
Downtown, 1940
- David Davidson, a laborer at the City of Vancouver 1940
Next door in 1940: Mrs J Gurvitz at 946 and Miss A Lapashe at 958. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for three of the seven: a laborer, a sander and a telephone operator. One is a widow, listed under her own name.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in Downtown (4) and West End. 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 I E Davidson, an association secretary, at 355 Burrard Street. Miss C Davidson is listed at 589 Burrard Street in 1940. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Miss Davidson there as the householder, a telephone operator.
Mrs J A Davidson is listed at 777 Burrard Street in 1940. In 1940 the listing there is Mrs A Davidson. The 1940 name section lists Mrs Alice Davidson there as the householder, with Jean A Davidson, widow of C A. The 1940 name section lists Edward Davidson at 932 Burrard Street, a sander at Pacific Coast Handle.
The 1940 name section lists David Davidson at 956 Burrard Street, a laborer at the City of Vancouver.
Today
355 Burrard and 777 Burrard still have their buildings from before 1946; the City no longer lists 589 Burrard, 932 Burrard and 956 Burrard, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).
Every line as printed
All 9 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- Davidson I E association sec355 Burrard, p. 21
- Davidson Miss C —589 Burrard, p. 22
- Davidson Miss tel opr589 Burrard, p. 149
- Davidson Mrs A777 Burrard, p. 22
- Davidson Mrs J A777 Burrard, p. 22
- Davidson Mrs Alice777 Burrard, p. 149
- Davidson Jean A wid C A tel supvr CPR777 Burrard, p. 149
- Davidson Edw sander Pac Coast Handle932 Burrard, p. 149
- Davidson David lab Van City956 Burrard, p. 149
British Columbia and Yukon Directory, street section
The book of the Davidsons
Every directory, as one book
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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.