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A family name in Vancouver's city directories

The Dornans

In the city directories 1940 · seven people at six addresses

The directories print seven people named Dornan 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.

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Where the Dornans lived

Each pin is on its own block, numbered as the households below. Today's land, parks, main roads and local areas: City of Vancouver Open Data (Open Government Licence – Vancouver).
  1. 1

    1343 East 13th Avenue

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • J Dornan, a blacksmith 1940
    • Robert J Dornan, a teacher at the Vancouver College 1940

    Next door in 1940: D McArthur at 1335 and D M Smith at 1355. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    1915 Haro Street

    West End, 1940

    • J C Dornan, in meats 1940

    Next door in 1940: haro lodge at 1935. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    953 Homer Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • Edward Dornan 1940

    Next door in 1940: J Enson at 955. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    2050 West 1st Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • J Dornan, a salesman at Associated Dairies 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs M C Banks at 2044 and S F Bradley at 2056. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    3543 West 32nd Avenue

    Dunbar-Southlands, 1940

    • J Dornan, an apprentice at Welch's 1940

    Next door in 1940: C Hunter at 3537 and A A Walker at 3549. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    1322 West 7th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • Mrs Helen H Dornan, a sign writer at Spencer's 1940

    Next door in 1940: D Stuart at 1318 and Mrs M W Huck at 1334. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for six of the seven: an apprentice, a blacksmith, a meats, a salesman, a sign writer and a teacher.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Downtown, Dunbar-Southlands, Fairview, Kensington-Cedar Cottage, Kitsilano 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 J Dornan at 1343 East 13th 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, where each person's work is printed, lists John Dornan there as the householder, a blacksmith, with Robert J Dornan, a teacher at the Vancouver College. In 1940 the directory lists J C Dornan at 1915 Haro Street. The 1940 name section lists John C Dornan there as the householder, in meats.

The 1940 name section lists Edward Dornan at 953 Homer Street. J Dornan is listed at 2050 West 1st Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists John Dornan there as the householder, a salesman at Associated Dairies.

J Dornan is listed at 3543 West 32nd Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists John Dornan there as the householder, an accountant at Welch's, with John Dornan Jr, an apprentice at Welch's. The 1940 name section lists Mrs Helen H Dornan at 1322 West 7th Avenue, a sign writer at Spencer's.

Today

1343 East 13th and 1915 Haro still have their buildings from before 1946; 2050 West 1st (1965) has a newer building, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 953 Homer, 3543 West 32nd and 1322 West 7th, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 12 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.