A family name on Nelson Street, West End and Downtown
The Davidsons
In the city directories 1940 · four people at three addresses
The directories print four people named Davidson at three addresses in 1940, all on Nelson 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.
Reserve this family's book, freeThe name in every directory we hold from 1901 to 1945, at every address, each line with its page, to read here or save as a PDF. About $29 when orders open.
Where the Davidsons lived
- 1
1058 Nelson Street
West End, 1940
- Mrs M E Davidson 1940
Next door in 1940: Star Garage at 1042 and L E Collum at 1070. The block, door by door
- 2
1147 Nelson Street
West End, 1940
- J Davidson, a driver 1940
- Blanche E Davidson 1940
Next door in 1940: S Vassey at 1121 and J Middleton at 1155. The block, door by door
- 3
1155 Nelson Street
West End, 1940
- Robert Davidson 1940
Next door in 1940: nelson court at 1147 and Mrs A B Stone at 1157. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for one of the four: a driver.
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 Mrs M E Davidson at 1058 Nelson Street as the householder. J Davidson is listed at 1147 Nelson Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists James Davidson there as the householder, a driver, with Blanche E Davidson. The 1940 name section lists Robert Davidson at 1155 Nelson Street.
Today
1058 Nelson still has its building from before 1946, dated 1911 by the City's record and on the Vancouver Heritage Register; 1147 Nelson (1986) has a newer building, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 1155 Nelson, 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.
- Davidson Mrs M E1058 Nelson, p. 149
- Davidson J1147 Nelson, p. 118
- Davidson Blanche E1147 Nelson, p. 149
- Davidson Jas drvr1147 Nelson, p. 149
- Davidson Robt1155 Nelson, 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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Another name, or a house
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.