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The Dodds

In the city directories 1940 · 27 people at 19 addresses

The directories print 27 people named Dodd at 19 addresses in 1940 in twelve 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: four Dodds at 3257 West King Edward in 1940.

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Where the Dodds 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

    472 Alexander Street

    Strathcona, 1940

    • G Robert Dodd 1940

    Next door in 1940: K Kawamoto at 422 and Yamasan at 474. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    504 East Hastings Street

    Strathcona, 1940

    • L Dodd 1940

    Next door in 1940: West Coast Trading at 502 and R Hoshino at 508. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    853 East King Edward Avenue

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • P R Dodd, a laborer 1940

    Next door in 1940: C J Mikkelsen at 849. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    3461 East Pender Street

    Hastings-Sunrise, 1940

    • J J Dodd, a postman 1940

    Next door in 1940: R Salmon at 3455 and J Niklevea at 3463. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    5532 Fleming Street

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • C L Dodd, a driver at the City of Vancouver 1940

    Next door in 1940: A F Kinnear at 5522 and Mrs M W Bowles at 5540. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    4381 Knight Street

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • J S Dodd, a warehouseman at Bissinger & Co 1940
    • S James Dodd, a fisherman 1940

    Next door in 1940: J J Thompson at 4371 and W F Tracey at 4393. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    1343 Lakewood Drive

    Grandview-Woodland, 1940

    • E J Dodd 1940

    Next door in 1940: J Reid at 1323. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    4641 Nanaimo Street

    Renfrew-Collingwood, 1940

    • H F Dodd, a laborer at the City of Vancouver 1940

    Next door in 1940: A Martin at 4653. The block, door by door

  9. 9

    1606 Nelson Street

    West End, 1940

    • A H D Dodd, a salesman at Pilkington Bros 1940
    • Keith D C Dodd, a student 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs H Bellamy at 1616. The block, door by door

  10. 10

    4858 Ross Street

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • R H Dodd, a clerk for S G F Haywood 1940
  11. 11

    2371 Vanness Avenue

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • Doug Dodd, a machinist operator 1940
    • Louise N Dodd, a widow 1940
  12. 12

    4454 West 11th Avenue

    West Point Grey, 1940

    • Miss A Dodd 1940
    • Annie Dodd, a nurse 1940

    Next door in 1940: T Younger at 4446 and F K Helmer at 4460. The block, door by door

  13. 13

    4069 West 15th Avenue

    West Point Grey, 1940

    • W E Dodd, an engineer at the CPR 1940

    Next door in 1940: F M Fairman at 4065 and Mrs C A MacKenzie at 4075. The block, door by door

  14. 14

    40 West 21st Avenue

    Riley Park, 1940

    • H B Dodd, retired 1940

    Next door in 1940: C W Herbert at 34 and J Rosslund at 46. The block, door by door

  15. 15

    2774 West 2nd Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • E L Dodd 1940
    • Herbert L Dodd 1940

    Next door in 1940: F G Bell at 2758. The block, door by door

  16. 16

    1598 West 6th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • C C Dodd 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs A McKenzie at 1584. The block, door by door

  17. 17

    4086 West 8th Avenue

    West Point Grey, 1940

    • A J Dodd, a school teacher 1940

    Next door in 1940: Miss M E Deakin at 4082 and Mrs E M Reith at 4092. The block, door by door

  18. 18

    3257 West King Edward Avenue

    Dunbar-Southlands, 1940

    • Miss L Dodd 1940
    • Laura Dodd 1940
    • Beatrice Dodd 1940
    • Pauline Dodd 1940

    Next door in 1940: J G Watts at 3255 and St C C Goudie at 3273. The block, door by door

  19. 19

    1120 West Pender Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • James Dodd 1940

    Next door in 1940: S W H Mackay at 1114 and T Nakamura at 1122. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for twelve of the 27: a laborer (2), a clerk, a driver, an engineer, a fisherman and a machinist operator, among others. Three of them worked for Vancouver City. One is a widow, listed under her own name.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Kensington-Cedar Cottage (5), West Point Grey (3), Strathcona (2), Downtown, Dunbar-Southlands, Fairview, Grandview-Woodland, Hastings-Sunrise, Kitsilano, Renfrew-Collingwood, Riley Park 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

The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists G Robert Dodd at 472 Alexander Street. L Dodd is listed at 504 East Hastings Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Larry Dodd there as the householder.

P R Dodd is listed at 853 East King Edward Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Philip R Dodd there as the householder, a laborer. J J Dodd is listed at 3461 East Pender Street 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 John J Dodd there as the householder, a postman.

C L Dodd is listed at 5532 Fleming Street in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Charles L Dodd there as the householder, a driver at the City of Vancouver. J S Dodd is listed at 4381 Knight Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists S James Dodd there as the householder, a fisherman, with James Dodd, a warehouseman at Bissinger & Co.

E J Dodd is listed at 1343 Lakewood Drive in 1940. In 1940 the directory lists H F Dodd at 4641 Nanaimo Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Harry F Dodd there as the householder, a laborer at the City of Vancouver.

In 1940 the directory lists A H D Dodd at 1606 Nelson Street. The 1940 name section lists Alfred H D Dodd there as the householder, a salesman at Pilkington Bros, with Keith D C Dodd, a student. In 1940 the directory lists R H Dodd at 4858 Ross Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Robert H Dodd there as the householder, a conductor at the BC Electric Railway, with Robert H Dodd Jr, a clerk for S G F Haywood.

The 1940 name section lists Doug Dodd at 2371 Vanness Avenue, a machinist operator, with Louise N Dodd, a widow. Miss A Dodd is listed at 4454 West 11th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Annie Dodd there as the householder, a nurse.

W E Dodd is listed at 4069 West 15th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists William E Dodd there as the householder, an engineer at the CPR. H B Dodd is listed at 40 West 21st Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Henry B Dodd there as the householder, retired.

E L Dodd is listed at 2774 West 2nd Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Ernest L Dodd there as the householder, with Herbert L Dodd. C C Dodd is listed at 1598 West 6th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Charles C Dodd there as the householder.

A J Dodd is listed at 4086 West 8th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Arthur J Dodd there as the householder, a school teacher. Miss L Dodd is listed at 3257 West King Edward Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Laura Dodd there as the householder, with Beatrice Dodd and Pauline Dodd.

The 1940 name section lists James Dodd at 1120 West Pender Street.

Today

504 East Hastings, 853 East King Edward, 3461 East Pender, 4381 Knight, 1343 Lakewood Drive, 1606 Nelson, 4858 Ross, 40 West 21st, 4086 West 8th and 3257 West King Edward still have their buildings from before 1946; 5532 Fleming (1995), 2371 Vanness (1976), 4069 West 15th (2010) and 2774 West 2nd (1979) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 472 Alexander, 4641 Nanaimo, 4454 West 11th, 1598 West 6th and 1120 West Pender, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 41 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

The book of the Dodds

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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.