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The Deanses

In the city directories 1940 · eleven people at seven addresses

The directories print eleven people named Deans at seven addresses in 1940 in four of the city's neighbourhoods. 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 Deanses at 3538 West 42nd in 1940.

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Where the Deanses 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

    1270 Arbutus Street

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • J B Deans, an engineer 1940

    Next door in 1940: J F Johnston at 1260 and C P Keeler at 1280. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    275 East 23rd Avenue

    Riley Park, 1940

    • Rev W Deans, a pastor at the Mountain View United Church 1940

    Next door in 1940: Miss E M Murray at 285. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    2721 Grant Street

    Hastings-Sunrise, 1940

    • R W Deans, a helper for Kelly Douglas 1940
    • Margaret I Deans 1940

    Next door in 1940: E Pitman at 2715 and H MacAngus at 2725. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    3958 West 17th Avenue

    Dunbar-Southlands, 1940

    • J Deans, retired 1940

    Next door in 1940: S M Wilson at 3952 and A B Aiken at 3970. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    3919 West 23rd Avenue

    Dunbar-Southlands, 1940

    • W J Deans, a salesman 1940
    • Kath M Deans 1940

    Next door in 1940: G Y L Crossley at 3911 and J H McArthur at 3929. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    3049 West 27th Avenue

    Dunbar-Southlands, 1940

    • C W Deans, a civil engineer at Hamilton Bridge 1940

    Next door in 1940: W J Swetnam at 3037 and R Scott at 3081. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    3538 West 42nd Avenue

    Dunbar-Southlands, 1940

    • Mrs M T Deans, widow of W 1940
    • F Harry Deans, a mechanic at Easthope Bros 1940
    • Helen MacG Deans, a clerk at the Hudson's Bay Company 1940

    Next door in 1940: A E Sparling at 3530 and C H Simpson at 3546. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for seven of the eleven: a civil engineer, a clerk, an engineer, a helper, a mechanic and a pastor, among others. One is a widow, listed under her own name.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Dunbar-Southlands (4), Hastings-Sunrise, Kitsilano 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 J B Deans at 1270 Arbutus Street. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists James B Deans there as the householder, an engineer. In 1940 the directory lists Rev W Deans at 275 East 23rd Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Rev William Deans there as the householder, a pastor at the Mountain View United Church.

In 1940 the directory lists R W Deans at 2721 Grant Street; 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 Robert W Deans there as the householder, a foreman at Hodgson Lumber, with Robert W Deans Jr, a helper for Kelly Douglas, and Margaret I Deans. In 1940 the directory lists J Deans at 3958 West 17th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists John Deans there as the householder, retired.

In 1940 the directory lists W J Deans at 3919 West 23rd Avenue. The 1940 name section lists William J Deans there as the householder, a salesman, with Kath M Deans. In 1940 the directory lists C W Deans at 3049 West 27th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Charles W Deans there as the householder, a civil engineer at Hamilton Bridge.

In 1940 the directory lists Mrs M T Deans at 3538 West 42nd Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Margaret T Deans there as the householder, widow of W, with F Harry Deans, a mechanic at Easthope Bros, and Helen MacG Deans, a clerk at the Hudson's Bay Company.

Today

1270 Arbutus, 275 East 23rd and 3919 West 23rd still have their buildings from before 1946, 275 East 23rd on the Vancouver Heritage Register; 2721 Grant (1985), 3958 West 17th (1988), 3049 West 27th (1993) and 3538 West 42nd (2012) have newer buildings, by the City's record.

Every line as printed

All 19 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
1940

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.