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The Derys

In the city directories 1940 · 16 people at ten addresses

The directories print 16 people named Dery at ten addresses in 1940 in six of the city's neighbourhoods, with the close spelling Derry. 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 Derys at 2928 Ontario in 1940.

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Where the Derys 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

    611 East 7th Avenue

    Mount Pleasant, 1940

    • F Derry 1940

    Next door in 1940: J T Thomson at 653. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    3170 Garden Drive

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • W H Derry, a gardener at the Vancouver Parks Board 1940
    • John Derry, who worked for Restmore 1940

    Next door in 1940: W J McDonnell at 3156. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    1390 Granville Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • Mrs H E Derry 1940

    Next door in 1940: Laidler G F Co at 1378 and Curtis Mtrs at 1396. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    2928 Ontario Street

    Mount Pleasant, 1940

    • M Dery, a barber at the Hudson's Bay Company 1940
    • Marie Dery, widow of A 1940
    • Narcisse Dery, a laborer 1940

    Next door in 1940: C Plaxton at 2934. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    1139 Pendrell Street

    West End, 1940

    • A W Dery, a boat builder 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs V Haynes at 1137 and V J Thomas at 1147. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    1820 West 1st Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • S Dery 1940
    • Ernest Dery, a collector 1940

    Next door in 1940: W B Ingles at 1822. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    2100 West 1st Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • R Deery, a dealer at Goblin Electric Cleaner 1940

    Next door in 1940: R W Sparkes at 2116. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    1720 West 3rd Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • D Dery, a painter 1940
    • Ralph G Dery, a driver 1940

    Next door in 1940: U Tokairin at 1712 and Mrs M Harrison at 1728. The block, door by door

  9. 9

    1948 West 3rd Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • R D Dery, a laborer at the National Harbours Board 1940
    • Louise M Dery, a musician 1940

    Next door in 1940: W J Kedslie at 1942 and N Shtykoff at 1954. The block, door by door

  10. 10

    11 West Broadway

    Mount Pleasant, 1940

    • Mrs M L Dery 1940

    Next door in 1940: Ann Shoppe Grace at 13. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for eleven of the 16: a laborer (2), a barber, a boat builder, a collector, a dealer and a driver, among others. One is a widow, listed under her own name.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Kitsilano (3), Mount Pleasant (3), Downtown, Fairview, Kensington-Cedar Cottage and West End. 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 F Derry at 611 East 7th Avenue. W H Derry is listed at 3170 Garden Drive in 1940. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists William H Derry there as the householder, a gardener at the Vancouver Parks Board, with John Derry, who worked for Restmore. The 1940 name section lists Mrs H E Derry at 1390 Granville Street.

In 1940 the directory lists M Dery at 2928 Ontario 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 Marcel Dery there as the householder, a barber at the Hudson's Bay Company, with Marie Dery, widow of A, and Narcisse Dery, a laborer. In 1940 the directory lists A W Dery at 1139 Pendrell Street. The 1940 name section lists Alphonse W Dery there as the householder, a boat builder.

In 1940 the directory lists S Dery at 1820 West 1st Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Sylva Dery there as the householder, with Ernest Dery, a collector. The 1940 name section lists R Deery at 2100 West 1st Avenue, a dealer at Goblin Electric Cleaner.

D Dery is listed at 1720 West 3rd Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Dieudonne Dery there as the householder, a painter, with Ralph G Dery, a driver. R D Dery is listed at 1948 West 3rd Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Rosario D Dery there as the householder, a laborer at the National Harbours Board, with Louise M Dery, a musician.

Mrs M L Dery is listed at 11 West Broadway in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Mrs Margaret L Dery there as the householder.

Today

611 East 7th, 2928 Ontario, 1139 Pendrell, 1948 West 3rd and 11 West Broadway still have their buildings from before 1946, 1139 Pendrell on the Vancouver Heritage Register; 3170 Garden Drive (1978) has a newer building, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 1390 Granville, 1820 West 1st, 2100 West 1st and 1720 West 3rd, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

A large group, Rev. Ebenezer Robson among them, in front of Mount Pleasant Methodist Church
About 1907 A large group, Rev. Ebenezer Robson among them, in front of Mount Pleasant Methodist Church. Not at the house at 2928 Ontario: no archive photo of the 2900 block is known that we can show. City of Vancouver Archives, Ch P166. Public domain.

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, 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.