A family name in Vancouver's city directories
The Dobbins
In the city directories 1940 · eight people at six addresses
The directories print eight people named Dobbin at six addresses in 1940 in four of the city's neighbourhoods. No first name or initials tie one address to another: we can't tell if they're one family.
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Where the Dobbins lived
- 1
- 2
1901 Powell Street
Grandview-Woodland, 1940
- Harry Dobbin, a seaman at BC Cement 1940
Next door in 1940: C Ito at 1911. The block, door by door
- 3
1065 West 11th Avenue
Fairview, 1940
- Margaret L Dobbin, a school nurse at the City of Vancouver 1940
Next door in 1940: H M Dey at 1055 and A B Ward at 1075. The block, door by door
- 4
1190 West 12th Avenue
Fairview, 1940
- L C Dobbin 1940
Next door in 1940: randolph apartments at 1176. The block, door by door
- 5
1125 West 14th Avenue
Fairview, 1940
- Ian H Dobbin, a clerk at the Royal Bank 1940
Next door in 1940: W S Pearce at 1115 and Mrs R Horowitz at 1135. The block, door by door
- 6
3578 West 33rd Avenue
Dunbar-Southlands, 1940
- F A R Dobbin, a bookkeeper 1940
- Mrs A Dobbin 1940
Next door in 1940: W A Loveridge at 3570 and E Day at 3586. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for four of the eight: a bookkeeper, a clerk, a school nurse and a seaman.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in Fairview (3), Dunbar-Southlands, Grandview-Woodland 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 Miss M M L Dobbin at 1111 Jervis Street. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Mary M L Dobbin there as the householder. The 1940 name section lists Harry Dobbin at 1901 Powell Street, a seaman at BC Cement. The 1940 name section lists Margaret L Dobbin at 1065 West 11th Avenue, a school nurse at the City of Vancouver.
In 1940 the directory lists L C Dobbin at 1190 West 12th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Leonard C Dobbin there as the householder. The 1940 name section lists Ian H Dobbin at 1125 West 14th Avenue, a clerk at the Royal Bank.
F A R Dobbin is listed at 3578 West 33rd Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Francis A R Dobbin there as the householder, a bookkeeper, with Mrs A Dobbin.
Today
1111 Jervis, 1901 Powell, 1190 West 12th and 3578 West 33rd still have their buildings from before 1946, 1111 Jervis on the Vancouver Heritage Register; 1065 West 11th (1960) has a newer building, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 1125 West 14th, so that building is probably gone (inferred).
Every line as printed
All 10 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- Dobbin Miss M M L1111 Jervis, p. 91
- Dobbin Mary M L1111 Jervis, p. 162
- Dobbin Harry seamn BC Cement1901 Powell, p. 162
- Dobbin Margt L sch nurse Van City1065 West 11th, p. 162
- Dobbin L C1190 West 12th, p. 207
- Dobbin Leonard C1190 West 12th, p. 162
- Dobbin Ian H clk Royal Bk1125 West 14th, p. 162
- Dobbin F A R3578 West 33rd, p. 249
- Dobbin Mrs A3578 West 33rd, p. 162
- Dobbin Francis A R bkpr3578 West 33rd, p. 162
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.