A family name in Vancouver's city directories
The Deverills
In the city directories 1940 · three people at two addresses
The directories print three people named Deverill at two addresses in 1940 in two of the city's neighbourhoods. No first name or initials tie one address to the other: we can't tell if they're one family.
Reserve this family's book, freeThe name in every directory we hold from 1901 to 1945, at every address, each line with its page, to read here or save as a PDF. About $29 when orders open.
Where the Deverills lived
Cedar Cottage
- 1
1136 East 27th Avenue
Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940
- H J Deverill, a painter for Boultbee Sweet 1940
Next door in 1940: J H Brown at 1144. The block, door by door
- 2
1405 East Pender Street
Grandview-Woodland, 1940
- Mrs A M M Deverill, widow of H J 1940
- James H Deverill, a salesman at Seaport Crown Fish 1940
Next door in 1940: A E Stavens at 1443. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for two of the three: a painter and a salesman. One is a widow, listed under her own name.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in Grandview-Woodland and Kensington-Cedar Cottage. 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 H J Deverill at 1136 East 27th 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, where each person's work is printed, lists Herbert J Deverill there as the householder, a painter for Boultbee Sweet. In 1940 the directory lists Mrs A M M Deverill at 1405 East Pender Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Alice M M Deverill there as the householder, widow of H J, with James H Deverill, a salesman at Seaport Crown Fish.
Today
1136 East 27th still has its building from before 1946, dated 1912 by the City's record; 1405 East Pender (1963) has a newer building, by the City's record.
Every line as printed
All 5 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- *Deverill H J1136 East 27th, p. 242
- Deverill Herbt J pntr Boultbee Sweet1136 East 27th, p. 158
- *Deverill Mrs A M M1405 East Pender, p. 127
- Deverill Alice M M wid H J1405 East Pender, p. 158
- Deverill Jas H slsmn Seaport Crown Fish1405 East Pender, p. 158
British Columbia and Yukon Directory, street section
The book of the Deverills
Every directory, as one book
The family book reads the Deverill name in each Vancouver directory we hold from 1901 to 1945: everyone printed under it at every address, their work from the name sections, who lived next door, and the page behind every line, to read here or save as a PDF to print or give.
We're opening orders soon. Join the list to be first in line; we expect about $29 a family.
Another name, or a house
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.