The Deacons

The story, address by address

The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Mrs F Deacon at 1003 East 10th Avenue, with Norah G Deacon, an elevator operator at the Hudson's Bay Company. R J Deacon is listed at 1457 East 2nd Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Robert J Deacon there as the householder, a service man at Standard Electric & Radio.

T Deacon is listed at 486 East 6th Avenue in 1940; 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 Thomas Deacon there as the householder, a salesman at Shell Oil. E Deacon is listed at 1545 East Broadway in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Edward Deacon there as the householder, retired, with William Deacon, a radio operator at T C A.

J H Deacon is listed at 2749 Eton Street in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists John H Deacon there as the householder, retired, with Dalton M Deacon, on active service, and Leslie W Deacon, a millworker. H D Deacon is listed at 8066 French Street in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Henry D Deacon there as the householder, a painter.

E R Deacon is listed at 678 Gilford Street in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Ernest R Deacon there as the householder. Deacon (no first name printed) is listed at 540 Helmcken Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Deacon (no first name printed) there as the householder.

J C Deacon is listed at 3774 Lanark Street in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists James C Deacon there as the householder, proprietor of Main St Cycle Store, with J Norman Deacon, an upholsterer at Ye Olde English Shoppe. The 1940 name section lists L Mabylee Deacon at 1020 Melville Street, a credit manager for R H Stewart. The 1940 name section lists Anne M Deacon at 406 West 13th Avenue, a saleswoman at the Hudson's Bay Company.

H Deacon is listed at 411 West 18th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Harry Deacon there as the householder, a salesman at Associated Dairies. W G Deacon is listed at 3896 West 20th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Wilfred G Deacon there as the householder, who worked for the BC Telephone.

E R Deacon is listed at 3178 West 23rd Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Ernest R Deacon there as the householder, a police officer at the City of Vancouver. Mrs M M Deacon is listed at 1747 West 5th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Maud M Deacon there as the householder, widow of C H, with Lucy Deacon, a finisher for H E Bullen, and Syd Deacon, a shipper.

Today

1003 East 10th, 2749 Eton, 540 Helmcken, 3774 Lanark, 406 West 13th, 411 West 18th and 3896 West 20th still have their buildings from before 1946, 540 Helmcken on the Vancouver Heritage Register; 1545 East Broadway (1987), 8066 French (1963) and 3178 West 23rd (2012) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 1457 East 2nd, 486 East 6th, 678 Gilford, 1020 Melville and 1747 West 5th, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).