The Dempsters

The story, address by address

The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists James Dempster at 404 Abbott Street, a barber. The 1940 name section lists Thomas Dempster at 472 Alexander Street. In 1940 the directory lists J G Dempster at 1657 Barclay 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 John G Dempster there as the householder, an engineer, with Jessie N Dempster, an operator at the BC Telephone.

In 1940 the directory lists G G Dempster at 4355 Blenheim Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists George G Dempster there as the householder, a driver at Imperial Oil. In 1940 the directory lists A U Dempster at 2009 Columbia Street. The 1940 name section lists Andrew U Dempster there as the householder, a driver at Vancouver Lumber.

In 1940 the directory lists J K Dempster at 2062 East 35th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists John K Dempster there as the householder. In 1940 the directory lists T Dempster at 1789 East 36th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Thomas Dempster there as the householder, retired, with Julia Dempster, a maid for L Richardson.

In 1940 the directory lists J Dempster at 1866 East 37th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists James Dempster there as the householder, a waiter. The 1940 name section lists George G Dempster at 101 East Broadway, an operator at Leckie.

J T Dempster is listed at 3341 Pandora Street in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists John T Dempster there as the householder, a carpenter. The 1940 name section lists Frances Dempster at 647 Richards Street, a widow, with Howard Dempster, a logger.

In 1940 the directory lists J T Dempster at 3668 Triumph Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists John T Dempster there as the householder, a factory manager at Langis Labs. In 1940 the directory lists A Dempster at 4774 Victoria Drive; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Andrew Dempster there as the householder, with Cath Dempster, widow of J, and Mary Dempster.

In 1940 the directory lists Miss F M Dempster at 1396 West 11th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Florence M Dempster there as the householder, a stenographer at Toronto General Trusts, with Isabel Dempster, a stenographer at the BC Government. In 1940 the directory lists Mrs M Dempster at 1780 West 1st Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Martha Dempster there as the householder, widow of F.

In 1940 the directory lists W Dempster at 2791 West 21st Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists William Dempster there as the householder. In 1940 the directory lists W J D Dempster at 2986 West 30th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists William J D Dempster there as the householder, retired.

In 1940 the directory lists H I Dempster at 3363 West 40th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Henry I Dempster there as the householder, an accountant at the Customs. In 1940 the directory lists W Dempster at 3226 West 49th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists William Dempster there as the householder, retired.

Today

404 Abbott, 4355 Blenheim, 2062 East 35th, 1866 East 37th, 1396 West 11th, 2791 West 21st and 3363 West 40th still have their buildings from before 1946, 1866 East 37th on the Vancouver Heritage Register; 1789 East 36th (1999), 3668 Triumph (1989), 4774 Victoria Drive (2017) and 2986 West 30th (2004) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 472 Alexander, 1657 Barclay, 2009 Columbia, 101 East Broadway, 3341 Pandora, 647 Richards, 1780 West 1st and 3226 West 49th, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).