A family name on East 2nd Avenue, Grandview-Woodland, Mount Pleasant, Strathcona and Hastings-Sunrise
The Davieses
In the city directories 1940 · nine people at five addresses
The directories print nine people named Davies at five addresses in 1940, all on East 2nd Avenue, with the close spelling Davis. No first name or initials tie one address to another: we can't tell if they're one family. The most under one roof: four Davieses at 1741 East 2nd in 1940. 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
- 1
1741 East 2nd Avenue
Grandview-Woodland, 1940
- Mrs S E Davis, widow of E 1940
- E M Grace Davis, a telephone operator at American Can 1940
- Harold E Davis, a millworker at Sterling Lumber 1940
- Wesley M Davis, a warehouseman at Master Painters Supplies 1940
Next door in 1940: W J Oram at 1737 and E C Davis at 1747. The block, door by door
- 2
1747 East 2nd Avenue
Grandview-Woodland, 1940
- E C Davis, a decorator 1940
Next door in 1940: Mrs S E Davis at 1741 and W E Hall at 1753. The block, door by door
- 3
1850 East 2nd Avenue
Grandview-Woodland, 1940
- Arthur T Davis, a clerk 1940
Next door in 1940: F Chadwick at 1828 and A L Lawrence at 1852. The block, door by door
- 4
1952 East 2nd Avenue
Grandview-Woodland, 1940
- Mrs E M A Davies, widow of J 1940
- John B Davies, a clerk at the Canadian General Electric 1940
Next door in 1940: Mrs E Kazakoff at 1942 and W P A Joseph at 1958. The block, door by door
- 5
2123 East 2nd Avenue
Grandview-Woodland, 1940
- F Davies, a plumber for T Davies 1940
Next door in 1940: Mrs C Chambers at 2109 and Mrs L M Morrow at 2147. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for seven of the nine: a clerk (2), a decorator, a millworker, a plumber, a telephone operator and a warehouseman. Two are widows, listed under their own names.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in Grandview-Woodland (5). 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 Mrs S E Davis at 1741 East 2nd Avenue. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists S Elizabeth Davis there as the householder, widow of E, with E M Grace Davis, a telephone operator at American Can, Harold E Davis, a millworker at Sterling Lumber, and Wesley M Davis, a warehouseman at Master Painters Supplies. In 1940 the directory lists E C Davis at 1747 East 2nd 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 lists Edward C Davis there as the householder, a decorator.
The 1940 name section lists Arthur T Davis at 1850 East 2nd Avenue, a clerk. Mrs E M A Davies is listed at 1952 East 2nd Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Elizabeth M A Davies there as the householder, widow of J, with John B Davies, a clerk at the Canadian General Electric.
F Davies is listed at 2123 East 2nd Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Frank Davies there as the householder, a plumber for T Davies.
Today
1741 East 2nd and 1850 East 2nd still have their buildings from before 1946; 1747 East 2nd (1969) and 2123 East 2nd (1967) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 1952 East 2nd, so that building is probably gone (inferred).
Every line as printed
All 13 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- Davis Mrs S E1741 East 2nd, p. 175
- Davis E M Grace tel opr Am Can1741 East 2nd, p. 151
- Davis Harold E mlwkr Sterling Lbr1741 East 2nd, p. 151
- Davis S Eliz wid E1741 East 2nd, p. 152
- Davis Wesley M whsmn Master Painters Supps1741 East 2nd, p. 152
- *Davis E C1747 East 2nd, p. 175
- Davis Edw C decrtr1747 East 2nd, p. 151
- Davis Arth T clk1850 East 2nd, p. 151
- *Davies Mrs E M A1952 East 2nd, p. 175
- Davies Eliz M A wid J1952 East 2nd, p. 150
- Davies John B clk CGE1952 East 2nd, p. 150
- *Davies F2123 East 2nd, p. 175
- Davies Frank plmbr T Davies2123 East 2nd, p. 150
British Columbia and Yukon Directory, street section
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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.