A family name on West 29th Avenue, Dunbar-Southlands, South Cambie, Shaughnessy and Arbutus Ridge
The Davidsons
In the city directories 1940 · four people at two addresses
The directories print four people named Davidson at two addresses in 1940, all on West 29th Avenue. No first name or initials tie one address to the other: we can't tell if they're one family. The most under one roof: three Davidsons at 3760 West 29th 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
3271 West 29th Avenue
Dunbar-Southlands, 1940
- H McL Davidson, a chief clerk at Pilkington Bros 1940
Next door in 1940: G W Campbell at 3259 and T H Dunk at 3281. The block, door by door
- 2
3760 West 29th Avenue
Dunbar-Southlands, 1940
- D F Davidson, a bookkeeper at Auto House 1940
- David W Davidson, a student 1940
- Louise R Davidson, a stenographer 1940
Next door in 1940: J A Archambault at 3750 and A Gibbs at 3772. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for three of the four: a bookkeeper, a chief clerk and a stenographer.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in Dunbar-Southlands (2). 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 H McL Davidson at 3271 West 29th Avenue; 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 Herbert McL Davidson there as the householder, a chief clerk at Pilkington Bros. In 1940 the directory lists D F Davidson at 3760 West 29th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists David F Davidson there as the householder, a bookkeeper at Auto House, with David W Davidson, a student, and Louise R Davidson, a stenographer.
Today
3760 West 29th still has its building from before 1946, dated 1929 by the City's record; the City no longer lists 3271 West 29th, so that building is 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 H McL3271 West 29th, p. 245
- Davidson Herbt McL chf clk Pilkington Bros3271 West 29th, p. 149
- *Davidson D F3760 West 29th, p. 245
- Davidson David F bkpr Auto House3760 West 29th, p. 149
- Davidson David W studt3760 West 29th, p. 149
- Davidson Louise R sten British Inv3760 West 29th, p. 149
British Columbia and Yukon Directory, street section
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.