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A family name on West 12th Avenue, Fairview, Mount Pleasant, Kitsilano and West Point Grey

The Davieses

In the city directories 1940 · twelve people at ten addresses

The directories print twelve people named Davies at ten addresses in 1940, all on West 12th 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: three Davieses at 1285 West 12th 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

Each pin is on its own block, numbered as the households below. Today's land, parks, main roads and local areas: City of Vancouver Open Data (Open Government Licence – Vancouver).
  1. 1

    153 West 12th Avenue

    Mount Pleasant, 1940

    • Vincent R Davies, a mechanic at Mount Pleasant Undertaking 1940

    Next door in 1940: K E Mackenzie at 151 and 5 listings at 155. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    155 West 12th Avenue

    Mount Pleasant, 1940

    • V R Davies 1940

    Next door in 1940: W A Graham at 153 and J R Donald at 185. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    1285 West 12th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • D R Davis, retired 1940
    • A Iola Davis, a school teacher 1940
    • Lucille M Davis 1940

    Next door in 1940: C H Gross at 1275 and F W Shaw at 1295. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    1405 West 12th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • C M Davis, a longshoreman 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs L Lieven at 1411. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    1507 West 12th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • Alberta Davis, a baker for Mrs F MacKinnon 1940

    Next door in 1940: Cosy Nook Cafe at 1509. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    1735 West 12th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • J Davies, of American Hotel 1940

    Next door in 1940: J E D'Aoust at 1725 and W W Neeland at 1745. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    1803 West 12th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • C R Davies, a salesman 1940

    Next door in 1940: C D Sanders at 1805. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    2804 West 12th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • Elizabeth Davis, widow of J E 1940

    Next door in 1940: I Walters at 2812. The block, door by door

  9. 9

    3441 West 12th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • E E Davies, a foreman at Canadian Westinghouse 1940

    Next door in 1940: D G Dallas at 3437 and F R Pearce at 3451. The block, door by door

  10. 10

    4480 West 12th Avenue

    West Point Grey, 1940

    • Ken R G Davies, a student at UBC 1940

    Next door in 1940: Rev J Stobie at 4474 and G C Hamilton at 4484. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for six of the twelve: a baker, a foreman, a longshoreman, a mechanic, a salesman and a school teacher. One is a widow, listed under her own name.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Fairview (4), Kitsilano (3), Mount Pleasant (2) and West Point Grey. 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 Vincent R Davies at 153 West 12th Avenue as the householder, a mechanic at Mount Pleasant Undertaking. V R Davies is listed at 155 West 12th Avenue in 1940. In 1940 the directory lists D R Davis at 1285 West 12th 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 David R Davis there as the householder, retired, with A Iola Davis, a school teacher, and Lucille M Davis.

In 1940 the directory lists C M Davis at 1405 West 12th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Cyril M Davis there as the householder, a longshoreman. The 1940 name section lists Alberta Davis at 1507 West 12th Avenue, a baker for Mrs F MacKinnon.

J Davies is listed at 1735 West 12th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists James Davies there as the householder, of American Hotel. C R Davies is listed at 1803 West 12th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Charles R Davies there as the householder, a salesman.

The 1940 name section lists Elizabeth Davis at 2804 West 12th Avenue, widow of J E. In 1940 the directory lists E E Davies at 3441 West 12th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Ernest E Davies there as the householder, a foreman at Canadian Westinghouse. The 1940 name section lists Ken R G Davies at 4480 West 12th Avenue, a student at UBC.

Today

1507 West 12th, 1803 West 12th and 3441 West 12th still have their buildings from before 1946; 153 West 12th (1982), 1405 West 12th (1992) and 4480 West 12th (2000) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 155 West 12th, 1285 West 12th, 1735 West 12th and 2804 West 12th, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 17 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
1940

British Columbia and Yukon Directory, name section, where each person's work is printed

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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.