A family name on Nelson Street, West End and Downtown
The Davieses
In the city directories 1940 · six people at five addresses
The directories print six people named Davies at five addresses in 1940, all on Nelson 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
1021 Nelson Street
West End, 1940
- Charles Davis, an engineer 1940
Next door in 1940: Mrs N S Switzer at 1017 and M C O'Brien at 1025. The block, door by door
- 2
1111 Nelson Street
West End, 1940
- Mrs A Davis, rooms to let 1940
- Michael J Davis, who kept rooms to let 1940
Next door in 1940: S H Latimer at 1109 and W C Short at 1115. The block, door by door
- 3
1138 Nelson Street
West End, 1940
- John Davies, a salesman at Sidney Roofing 1940
Next door in 1940: Miss G Morton at 1132 and T W Pluto at 1144. The block, door by door
- 4
1270 Nelson Street
West End, 1940
- Eric Davies, a mechanic at Southard Motor 1940
Next door in 1940: F E Stratton at 1268 and altamont the at 1284. The block, door by door
- 5
1772 Nelson Street
West End, 1940
- I T Davies, who kept rooms to let 1940
Next door in 1940: W Blais at 1770 and J B P Dent at 1774. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for three of the six: an engineer, a mechanic and a salesman.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in West End (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
The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Charles Davis at 1021 Nelson Street, an engineer. Mrs A Davis, rooms to let, is listed at 1111 Nelson Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Michael J Davis there, who kept rooms to let. The 1940 name section lists John Davies at 1138 Nelson Street, a salesman at Sidney Roofing.
The 1940 name section lists Eric Davies at 1270 Nelson Street, a mechanic at Southard Motor. I T Davies, rooms to let, is listed at 1772 Nelson Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Ingram T Davies there, who kept rooms to let.
Today
The City no longer lists 1021 Nelson, 1111 Nelson, 1138 Nelson, 1270 Nelson and 1772 Nelson, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).
Every line as printed
All 7 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- Davis Chas eng1021 Nelson, p. 151
- Davis Mrs A rooms1111 Nelson, p. 118
- Davis Michl J rooms1111 Nelson, p. 152
- Davies John slsmn Sidney Roofing1138 Nelson, p. 150
- Davies Eric mech Southard Motor1270 Nelson, p. 150
- Davies I T rooms1772 Nelson, p. 119
- Davies Ingram T rooms1772 Nelson, p. 150
British Columbia and Yukon Directory, name section, where each person's work is printed
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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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.