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The Donohoes

In the city directories 1940 · six people at six addresses

The directories print six people named Donohoe at six 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 Donohoes 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

    5744 Dunbar Street

    Dunbar-Southlands, 1940

    • Mrs E A Donohoe, widow of C H 1940

    Next door in 1940: J R Parkin at 5732 and J McCulloch at 5760. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    1067 East 14th Avenue

    Mount Pleasant, 1940

    • T Donohoe, retired 1940

    Next door in 1940: J Douglas at 1041 and J A Waine at 1079. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    550 East 23rd Avenue

    Riley Park, 1940

    • W F Donohoe, a driver at Johnston National Storage 1940

    Next door in 1940: J F Clarkson at 536 and G T Murphy at 568. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    225 East 36th Avenue

    Riley Park, 1940

    • J W Donohoe, a postman 1940

    Next door in 1940: A Hasted at 271. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    114 West 8th Avenue

    Mount Pleasant, 1940

    • George W Donohoe, an engineer 1940

    Next door in 1940: E Tomkins at 102 and G V Land at 116. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    258 West 8th Avenue

    Mount Pleasant, 1940

    • W R Donohoe, retired 1940

    Next door in 1940: H Ranger at 234. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for three of the six: a driver, an engineer and a postman. One is a widow, listed under her own name.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Mount Pleasant (3), Riley Park (2) and Dunbar-Southlands. 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 Mrs E A Donohoe at 5744 Dunbar Street. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Ethel A Donohoe there as the householder, widow of C H. In 1940 the directory lists T Donohoe at 1067 East 14th Avenue; 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 Thomas Donohoe there as the householder, retired.

In 1940 the directory lists W F Donohoe at 550 East 23rd Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Walter F Donohoe there as the householder, a driver at Johnston National Storage. In 1940 the directory lists J W Donohoe at 225 East 36th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists John W Donohoe there as the householder, a postman.

The 1940 name section lists George W Donohoe at 114 West 8th Avenue as the householder, an engineer. W R Donohoe is listed at 258 West 8th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Wesley R Donohoe there as the householder, retired.

Today

1067 East 14th still has its building from before 1946, dated 1929 by the City's record; 225 East 36th (1990) and 114 West 8th (1976) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 5744 Dunbar, 550 East 23rd and 258 West 8th, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

A No. 14 Dunbar streetcar on Dunbar Street, past bungalows
1940 A No. 14 Dunbar streetcar on Dunbar Street, past bungalows. Not at the house at 5744 Dunbar: no archive photo of the 5700 block is known that we can show. City of Vancouver Archives, 2009-005.530. Public domain.

Every line as printed

All 11 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.