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The Devines

In the city directories 1940 · 15 people at twelve addresses

The directories print 15 people named Devine at twelve addresses in 1940 in ten of the city's neighbourhoods. 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 Devines at 6249 Ontario in 1940.

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Where the Devines lived

Each pin is on its own block, numbered as the households below. Today's land, parks, main roads and local areas: City of Vancouver Open Data (Open Government Licence – Vancouver).
  1. 1

    904 Davie Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • Victor Devine, a washer at Family Service Laundry 1940

    Next door in 1940: R T Parham at 902 and Thea Equip Supp at 906. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    855 East 23rd Avenue

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • R P Devine, a food inspector at Metro Health Vancouver City 1940

    Next door in 1940: H Grutzmacher at 847 and G W Hansen at 865. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    3403 East 24th Avenue

    Renfrew-Collingwood, 1940

    • S Devine, retired 1940

    Next door in 1940: O Erard at 3407. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    3060 East 6th Avenue

    Hastings-Sunrise, 1940

    • J Devine, a laborer 1940

    Next door in 1940: G J Sayce at 3054 and A G Smail at 3066. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    1036 East Hastings Street

    Strathcona, 1940

    • M Devine, a driver at BC Sugar 1940

    Next door in 1940: B Gartos at 1032. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    4097 Fraser Street

    Riley Park, 1940

    • F P Devine, on active service 1940

    Next door in 1940: A S Ulmer at 4095. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    207 Gore Avenue

    Strathcona, 1940

    • Rene H Devine 1940

    Next door in 1940: Yama Taxi at 205 and Maruman Restr at 215. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    3022 Kitchener Street

    Hastings-Sunrise, 1940

    • J W Devine, a sheet metal worker at Electric Panel Manufacturing 1940

    Next door in 1940: C E Kendrick at 3014 and W J Cakebread at 3028. The block, door by door

  9. 9

    6249 Ontario Street

    Oakridge, 1940

    • Constance Devine, a waitress at Varsity Dairy Lunch 1940
    • Elizabeth Devine, widow of J 1940
    • Henry Devine, a finisher at Mount Pleasant Shoe Repairs 1940

    Next door in 1940: G R Dunbar at 6229 and B C Elliott at 6263. The block, door by door

  10. 10

    2880 West 13th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • F W Devine, a messenger at the Royal Bank 1940

    Next door in 1940: G N Ford at 2870 and G Dowson at 2890. The block, door by door

  11. 11

    3538 West 33rd Avenue

    Dunbar-Southlands, 1940

    • A C Devine, a millworker 1940
    • Andrew E Devine, a student 1940

    Next door in 1940: G R Sidenius at 3530 and H H Davison at 3546. The block, door by door

  12. 12

    129 West 6th Avenue

    Mount Pleasant, 1940

    • William Devine, a laborer 1940

    Next door in 1940: E Johnson at 125 and Mrs J A Honeyford at 155. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for eleven of the 15: a laborer (2), a driver, a finisher, a food inspector, a messenger and a millworker, among others. One is a widow, listed under her own name.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Hastings-Sunrise (2), Strathcona (2), Downtown, Dunbar-Southlands, Kensington-Cedar Cottage, Kitsilano, Mount Pleasant, Oakridge, Renfrew-Collingwood and Riley Park. 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 Victor Devine at 904 Davie Street, a washer at Family Service Laundry. R P Devine is listed at 855 East 23rd Avenue 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 Reginald P Devine there as the householder, a food inspector at Metro Health Vancouver City.

S Devine is listed at 3403 East 24th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Steph Devine there as the householder, retired. J Devine is listed at 3060 East 6th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Joseph Devine there as the householder, a laborer.

M Devine is listed at 1036 East Hastings Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Math Devine there as the householder, a driver at BC Sugar. F P Devine is listed at 4097 Fraser Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Frank P Devine there as the householder, on active service.

The 1940 name section lists Rene H Devine at 207 Gore Avenue. In 1940 the directory lists J W Devine at 3022 Kitchener Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists John W Devine there as the householder, a sheet metal worker at Electric Panel Manufacturing. The 1940 name section lists Constance Devine at 6249 Ontario Street, a waitress at Varsity Dairy Lunch, with Elizabeth Devine, widow of J, and Henry Devine, a finisher at Mount Pleasant Shoe Repairs.

F W Devine is listed at 2880 West 13th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Frederick W Devine there as the householder, a messenger at the Royal Bank, with Frederick W Devine Jr. A C Devine is listed at 3538 West 33rd Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Anw C Devine there as the householder, a millworker, with Andrew E Devine, a student.

The 1940 name section lists William Devine at 129 West 6th Avenue, a laborer.

Today

4097 Fraser, 2880 West 13th and 3538 West 33rd still have their buildings from before 1946; 904 Davie (1975), 855 East 23rd (1984), 3060 East 6th (1988) and 3022 Kitchener (2011) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 3403 East 24th, 1036 East Hastings, 207 Gore, 6249 Ontario and 129 West 6th, 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 6249 Ontario: no archive photo of the 6200 block is known that we can show. City of Vancouver Archives, Ch P166. Public domain.

Every line as printed

All 24 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.