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A family name in Vancouver's city directories

The Dennisons

In the city directories 1940 · 17 people at eleven addresses

The directories print 17 people named Dennison at eleven addresses in 1940 in nine of the city's neighbourhoods, with the close spelling Denison. 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 Dennisons at 1275 Haro in 1940.

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Where the Dennisons lived

Each pin is on its own block, numbered as the households below. One address isn't on today's map, so it has no pin. Today's land, parks, main roads and local areas: City of Vancouver Open Data (Open Government Licence – Vancouver).
  1. 1

    890 Cardero Street

    West End, 1940

    • John H Dennison, an agent at Canada Life 1940

    Next door in 1940: J Pratt at 880. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    4890 Collingwood Street

    Dunbar-Southlands, 1940

    • L O Dennison, of Dennison & Raines 1940

    Next door in 1940: J B Milne at 4870. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    1676 East 36th Avenue

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • T E Dennison, a branch manager at Safeway 1940
    • James A Dennison, a shipper at Fred C Myers Ltd 1940

    Next door in 1940: J O Ross at 1662 and W H Raine at 1686. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    1275 Haro Street

    West End, 1940

    • Miss W Dennison 1940
    • Winnifred Dennison, a secretary at the Vancouver Equipment Corporation 1940
    • Benjamin F Dennison, of R D Cigar Stand 1940

    Next door in 1940: R A Brown at 1243. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    1350 Howe Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • B Dennison 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs E M Lind at 1346 and Mrs R Metcalfe at 1356. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    1103 Pendrell Street

    West End, 1940

    • A E Denison, retired 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs C McLeod at 1115. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    3321 Point Grey Road

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • Mrs Elisabeth Denison, a stenographer at the Dominion of Canadian General Insurance 1940

    Next door in 1940: S R Morrison at 3309 and R H G Gemmell at 3331. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    3893 West 12th Avenue

    West Point Grey, 1940

    • P G Denison, retired 1940

    Next door in 1940: F E E Grummett at 3885. The block, door by door

  9. 9

    1106 West 15th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • V D Dennison, retired 1940
    • Evelyn Dennison, a nurse 1940
    • Harry A Dennison, in deputy registrar of voters at the BC Government 1940

    Next door in 1940: A Rothstein at 1104 and Mrs B Laverock at 1116. The block, door by door

  10. 10

    2350 West 36th Avenue

    Arbutus Ridge, 1940

    • R E Denison 1940
    • Betty A Denison, a student 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs J A F Hugh at 2326 and F T Ross at 2374. The block, door by door

  11. 11

    1427 West 41st Avenue

    Shaughnessy, 1940

    • Norman E Dennison, a chief mechanic at the Trans-Canada Air Lines 1940

    Next door in 1940: Dr M W Thomas at 1415 and E M Akerly at 1437. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for eight of the 17: an agent, a branch manager, a chief mechanic, a deputy registrar of voters, a nurse and a secretary, among others.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in West End (3), Arbutus Ridge, Downtown, Dunbar-Southlands, Fairview, Kensington-Cedar Cottage, Kitsilano, Shaughnessy 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 John H Dennison at 890 Cardero Street, an agent at Canada Life. L O Dennison is listed at 4890 Collingwood Street 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 Louis O Dennison there as the householder, of Dennison & Raines.

T E Dennison is listed at 1676 East 36th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Thomas E Dennison there as the householder, a branch manager at Safeway, with James A Dennison, a shipper at Fred C Myers Ltd. Miss W Dennison is listed at 1275 Haro Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Winnifred Dennison there as the householder, a secretary at the Vancouver Equipment Corporation, with Benjamin F Dennison, of R D Cigar Stand.

The 1940 name section lists B Dennison at 1350 Howe Street. In 1940 the directory lists A E Denison at 1103 Pendrell Street. The 1940 name section lists Albert E Denison there as the householder, retired. The 1940 name section lists Mrs Elisabeth Denison at 3321 Point Grey Road, a stenographer at the Dominion of Canadian General Insurance.

P G Denison is listed at 3893 West 12th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Percival G Denison there as the householder, retired. V D Dennison is listed at 1106 West 15th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Vernon D Dennison there as the householder, retired, with Evelyn Dennison, a nurse, and Harry A Dennison, in deputy registrar of voters at the BC Government.

R E Denison is listed at 2350 West 36th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Roy E Denison there as the householder, with Betty A Denison, a student. The 1940 name section lists Norman E Dennison at 1427 West 41st Avenue, a chief mechanic at the Trans-Canada Air Lines.

Today

1676 East 36th, 1103 Pendrell and 1427 West 41st still have their buildings from before 1946, 1103 Pendrell on the Vancouver Heritage Register; 1275 Haro (1964), 3893 West 12th (1986) and 2350 West 36th (1995) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 890 Cardero, 4890 Collingwood, 1350 Howe, 3321 Point Grey Road and 1106 West 15th, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 23 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.