A family name on Fraser Street, Sunset, Riley Park and Kensington-Cedar Cottage
The Davieses
In the city directories 1940 · five people at three addresses
The directories print five people named Davies at three addresses in 1940, all on Fraser Street, 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 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
3543 Fraser Street
Riley Park, 1940
- A H Davies, of Davies & Son 1940
- John Davies, of Davies & Son 1940
Next door in 1940: Mrs E Ash at 3541 and A Milley at 3545. The block, door by door
- 2
6217 Fraser Street
Sunset, 1940
- Miss Z Davis 1940
- Zelda Davis, a manager at The Fair 1940
Next door in 1940: Box Hat at 6215 and Hamilton G W Undertkg at 6219. The block, door by door
- 3
6434 Fraser Street
Sunset, 1940
- C D Davis 1940
Next door in 1940: Puritan Hall at 6424 and C S Digby at 6440. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for one of the five: a manager.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in Sunset (2) and Riley Park. 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 A H Davies at 3543 Fraser Street. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Arthur H Davies there as the householder, of Davies & Son, with John Davies, of Davies & Son. In 1940 the directory lists Miss Z Davis at 6217 Fraser Street. The 1940 name section lists Zelda Davis there as the householder, a manager at The Fair.
In 1940 the directory lists C D Davis at 6434 Fraser Street.
Today
3543 Fraser (1977) and 6434 Fraser (1960) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 6217 Fraser, 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.
- Davies A H3543 Fraser, p. 52
- Davies Arth H of Davies & Son3543 Fraser, p. 150
- Davies John of Davies & Son3543 Fraser, p. 150
- Davis Miss Z6217 Fraser, p. 53
- Davis Zelda mgr The Fair6217 Fraser, p. 152
- Davis C D6434 Fraser, p. 53
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.