A family name on West 45th Avenue, Kerrisdale and Oakridge
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 45th 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 2316 West 45th 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
1977 West 45th Avenue
Kerrisdale, 1940
- G R Davidson, in advertising 1940
Next door in 1940: A Aird at 1969 and H A Nemetz at 1981. The block, door by door
- 2
2316 West 45th Avenue
Kerrisdale, 1940
- W J Davidson, a secretary-treasurer at Vancouver Rayon Silks 1940
- Eileen G Davidson, a stenographer at Imperial Life Assce 1940
- Jack F Davidson, a branch manager at B & K Stores 1940
Next door in 1940: G C Wade at 2332. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for all four: an advertising, a branch manager, a secretary-treasurer and a stenographer.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in Kerrisdale (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 G R Davidson at 1977 West 45th Avenue. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists G Russell Davidson there as the householder, in advertising. In 1940 the directory lists W J Davidson at 2316 West 45th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists William J Davidson there as the householder, a secretary-treasurer at Vancouver Rayon Silks, with Eileen G Davidson, a stenographer at Imperial Life Assce, and Jack F Davidson, a branch manager at B & K Stores.
Today
1977 West 45th (2011) and 2316 West 45th (1971) have newer buildings, by the City's record.
Every line as printed
All 6 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- Davidson G R1977 West 45th, p. 262
- Davidson G Russell adv1977 West 45th, p. 149
- Davidson W J2316 West 45th, p. 262
- Davidson Eileen G sten Imp Life Assce2316 West 45th, p. 149
- Davidson Jack F br mgr B & K Stores2316 West 45th, p. 149
- Davidson Wm J sec-treas Van Rayon Silks2316 West 45th, p. 150
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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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.