A family name on Chester Street, Sunset and Kensington-Cedar Cottage
The Davieses
In the city directories 1940 · two people at two addresses
The directories print two people named Davies at two addresses in 1940, all on Chester Street, with the close spelling Davis. No first name or initials tie one address to the other: we can't tell if they're one family. The directories print the name on 176 other streets too, all listed on the Davies name's own page.
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Where the Davieses lived
Cedar Cottage
- 1
5239 Chester Street
Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940
- J A Davies, on active service 1940
Next door in 1940: G Buskins at 5229 and E H Bruce at 5251. The block, door by door
- 2
5875 Chester Street
Sunset, 1940
- J Davies, proprietor of the City Dye Works 1940
Next door in 1940: H A Slade at 5865 and P Watson at 5885. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for all two: an on active service and a proprietor.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in Kensington-Cedar Cottage and Sunset. 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 J A Davies at 5239 Chester Street. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists James A Davies there as the householder, on active service. In 1940 the directory lists J Davies at 5875 Chester Street; 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 lists James Davies there as the householder, proprietor of the City Dye Works.
Today
5239 Chester still has its building from before 1946, dated 1912 by the City's record; 5875 Chester (1984) has a newer building, by the City's record.
Every line as printed
All 4 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- Davies J A5239 Chester, p. 29
- Davies Jas A act serv5239 Chester, p. 150
- *Davies J5875 Chester, p. 30
- Davies Jas prop City Dye Works5875 Chester, p. 150
British Columbia and Yukon Directory, street section
The book of the Davieses
Every directory, as one book
The family book reads the Davies 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.