A family name in Vancouver's city directories
The Domoneys
In the city directories 1940 · four people at three addresses
The directories print four people named Domoney at three addresses in 1940 in three 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 Domoneys lived
- 1
1291 Davie Street
West End, 1940
- Bennett G Domoney, a millworker at the Eburne Saw Mills 1940
- Ivan Domoney, a foreman at the Eburne Saw Mills 1940
Next door in 1940: Mrs D M Yewdall at 1287. The block, door by door
- 2
238 East 12th Avenue
Mount Pleasant, 1940
- Mrs M Domoney, widow of F 1940
Next door in 1940: W R Hodgson at 236 and Mrs N G MacInnes at 240. The block, door by door
- 3
2160 Waterloo Street
Kitsilano, 1940
- H E Domoney, proprietor of Alma Garage 1940
Next door in 1940: J Bertalino at 2140 and S D Buzzelle at 2180. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for three of the four: a foreman, a millworker and a proprietor. Two of them worked for Eburne Saw Mills. One is a widow, listed under her own name.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in Kitsilano, Mount Pleasant 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 Bennett G Domoney at 1291 Davie Street, a millworker at the Eburne Saw Mills, with Ivan Domoney, a foreman at the Eburne Saw Mills. Mrs M Domoney is listed at 238 East 12th 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 Mary Domoney there as the householder, widow of F.
H E Domoney is listed at 2160 Waterloo Street in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Harold E Domoney there as the householder, proprietor of Alma Garage.
Today
2160 Waterloo still has its building from before 1946, dated 1926 by the City's record; the City no longer lists 1291 Davie and 238 East 12th, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).
Every line as printed
All 6 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- Domoney Bennett G mlwkr Eburne Saw Mills1291 Davie, p. 164
- Domoney Ivan formn Eburne Saw Mills1291 Davie, p. 164
- *Domoney Mrs M238 East 12th, p. 206
- Domoney Mary wid F238 East 12th, p. 164
- *Domoney H E2160 Waterloo, p. 166
- Domoney Harold E prop Alma Gar2160 Waterloo, p. 164
British Columbia and Yukon Directory, name section, where each person's work is printed
The book of the Domoneys
Every directory, as one book
The family book reads the Domoney 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.
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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.