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A family name in Vancouver's city directories

The Dingwalls

In the city directories 1940 · ten people at six addresses

The directories print ten people named Dingwall at six addresses in 1940 in six 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 Dingwalls at 6030 Blenheim in 1940.

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Where the Dingwalls 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

    6030 Blenheim Street

    Dunbar-Southlands, 1940

    • C Dingwall, retired 1940
    • Ian S Dingwall, who worked for Boeings 1940
    • Olive F Dingwall, a saleswoman 1940

    Next door in 1940: R L Shimmin at 6010 and E T James at 6070. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    2840 East 20th Avenue

    Renfrew-Collingwood, 1940

    • J Dingwall 1940
    • Alex Dingwall, a machinist 1940

    Next door in 1940: A MacDonald at 2812 and R W Wardle at 2854. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    606 East 48th Avenue

    Sunset, 1940

    • D Dingwall, a janitor at the Canadian Legion 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs M E Burroughs at 626. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    2985 Kitchener Street

    Hastings-Sunrise, 1940

    • H Dingwall, retired 1940

    Next door in 1940: L Stannard at 2977 and F Amy at 2997. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    2947 West 43rd Avenue

    Kerrisdale, 1940

    • J D Dingwall, a ticket agent at the Union Steamship Company 1940
    • Geoffrey A Dingwall 1940

    Next door in 1940: A H Drew at 2941 and Mrs M Robson at 2955. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    1174 West 64th Avenue

    Marpole, 1940

    • Mrs E L Dingwall, widow of M 1940

What they did

The name section prints a trade for five of the ten: an employee, a janitor, a machinist, a saleswoman and a ticket agent. One is a widow, listed under her own name.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Dunbar-Southlands, Hastings-Sunrise, Kerrisdale, Marpole, Renfrew-Collingwood and Sunset. 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 C Dingwall at 6030 Blenheim 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, where each person's work is printed, lists Colin Dingwall there as the householder, retired, with Ian S Dingwall, who worked for Boeings, and Olive F Dingwall, a saleswoman. In 1940 the directory lists J Dingwall at 2840 East 20th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists John Dingwall there as the householder, with Alex Dingwall, a machinist.

In 1940 the directory lists D Dingwall at 606 East 48th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Don Dingwall there as the householder, a janitor at the Canadian Legion. In 1940 the directory lists H Dingwall at 2985 Kitchener Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Hugh Dingwall there as the householder, retired.

In 1940 the directory lists J D Dingwall at 2947 West 43rd Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists James D Dingwall there as the householder, a ticket agent at the Union Steamship Company, with Geoffrey A Dingwall. In 1940 the directory lists Mrs E L Dingwall at 1174 West 64th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Ethel L Dingwall there as the householder, widow of M.

Today

6030 Blenheim, 2985 Kitchener, 2947 West 43rd and 1174 West 64th still have their buildings from before 1946; 2840 East 20th (2020) and 606 East 48th (1992) have newer buildings, by the City's record.

Every line as printed

All 16 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.