A family name in Vancouver's city directories
The Devereauxes
In the city directories 1940 · six people at four addresses
The directories print six people named Devereaux at four addresses in 1940 in four of the city's neighbourhoods, with the close spelling Devereux. 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 Devereauxes at 1616 West Broadway in 1940.
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Where the Devereauxes lived
- 1
3485 East Georgia Street
Hastings-Sunrise, 1940
- H Daniel Devereaux, an engineer at M R Cliff & BC Mills Towing 1940
Next door in 1940: R Halliday at 3481 and J D Murphy at 3495. The block, door by door
- 2
5929 Elm Street
Kerrisdale, 1940
- Thomas C Devereux, a baker at Golden Sheaf Bake Shop 1940
Next door in 1940: C N Hurst at 5909 and W W Crompton at 5949. The block, door by door
- 3
- 4
1616 West Broadway
Fairview, 1940
- Miss F P Devereux 1940
- Frances P Devereux, a stenographer 1940
- Margaret E Devereux, who worked for the BC Telephone 1940
Next door in 1940: Mrs F M Hunter at 1602 and W Ralph at 1626. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for five of the six: a baker, an employee, an engineer, a savings manager and a stenographer.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in Fairview, Hastings-Sunrise, Kerrisdale 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 H Daniel Devereaux at 3485 East Georgia Street as the householder, an engineer at M R Cliff & BC Mills Towing. The 1940 name section lists Thomas C Devereux at 5929 Elm Street, a baker at Golden Sheaf Bake Shop. In 1940 the directory lists G E Devereaux at 4455 West 2nd Avenue; 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 George E Devereaux there as the householder, a savings manager at the Royal Bank.
In 1940 the directory lists Miss F P Devereux at 1616 West Broadway. The 1940 name section lists Frances P Devereux there as the householder, a stenographer, with Margaret E Devereux, who worked for the BC Telephone.
Today
3485 East Georgia, 5929 Elm and 1616 West Broadway still have their buildings from before 1946; 4455 West 2nd (1984) has a newer building, by the City's record.
Every line as printed
All 7 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- Devereaux H Danl eng M R Cliff & BC Mills Towing3485 East Georgia, p. 157
- Devereux Thos C baker Golden Sheaf Bake Shop5929 Elm, p. 157
- *Devereaux G E4455 West 2nd, p. 177
- Devereaux Geo E savings mgr Royal Bk4455 West 2nd, p. 157
- Devereux Miss F P1616 West Broadway, p. 18
- Devereux Frances P sten1616 West Broadway, p. 157
- Devereux Margt E emp BC Tel1616 West Broadway, p. 157
British Columbia and Yukon Directory, name section, where each person's work is printed
The book of the Devereauxes
Every directory, as one book
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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.