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The Dougans

In the city directories 1940 · 14 people at eight addresses

The directories print 14 people named Dougan at eight addresses in 1940 in eight 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 Dougans at 2592 East 28th in 1940.

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Where the Dougans 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

    2592 East 28th Avenue

    Renfrew-Collingwood, 1940

    • D H Dougan, a delivery at Buy-Rite Grocery 1940
    • Albert Dougan 1940
    • James H Dougan, a laborer at Overseas Wood Products 1940
    • Lawrence Dougan, a laborer at Overseas Wood Products 1940

    Next door in 1940: W J M Smith at 2582. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    7206 Fraser Street

    Sunset, 1940

    • R McA Dougan, retired 1940
    • Albert Dougan 1940
  3. 3

    318 Glen Drive

    Strathcona, 1940

    • H H Dougan, retired 1940

    Next door in 1940: S Car at 304 and E Clark at 348. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    2665 West 13th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • H C Dougan, an elevator operator at the Regent Hotel 1940

    Next door in 1940: W D Morrison at 2655 and A S Emms at 2679. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    36 West 15th Avenue

    Mount Pleasant, 1940

    • T Dougan, a cleaner at Royal Trust 1940

    Next door in 1940: A Gray at 34 and F D Carlisle at 38. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    55 West 16th Avenue

    Riley Park, 1940

    • C B Dougan, a logger 1940
    • Aileen Dougan, a student 1940
    • Doreen H Dougan, a student 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs E Lapierre at 45 and I Guler at 65. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    3477 West 40th Avenue

    Dunbar-Southlands, 1940

    • R H Dougan, who worked for Gordon & Belyea 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs C Smith at 3463 and C Rose at 3491. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    1805 West Georgia Street

    West End, 1940

    • C Dougan 1940

    Next door in 1940: Barbecue Dandy at 1855. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for seven of the 14: a laborer (2), a cleaner, a delivery, an elevator operator, an employee and a logger. Two of them worked for Overseas Wood Products.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Dunbar-Southlands, Kitsilano, Mount Pleasant, Renfrew-Collingwood, Riley Park, Strathcona, Sunset 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 D H Dougan at 2592 East 28th Avenue. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists David H Dougan there as the householder, with David Dougan, a delivery at Buy-Rite Grocery, Albert Dougan, James H Dougan, a laborer at Overseas Wood Products, and Lawrence Dougan, a laborer at Overseas Wood Products. In 1940 the directory lists R McA Dougan at 7206 Fraser Street; 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 Robert McA Dougan there as the householder, retired, with Albert Dougan.

In 1940 the directory lists H H Dougan at 318 Glen Drive. The 1940 name section lists Henry H Dougan there as the householder, retired. In 1940 the directory lists H C Dougan at 2665 West 13th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists H Clinton Dougan there as the householder, an elevator operator at the Regent Hotel.

In 1940 the directory lists T Dougan at 36 West 15th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Thomas Dougan there as the householder, a cleaner at Royal Trust. In 1940 the directory lists C B Dougan at 55 West 16th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Clarence B Dougan there as the householder, a logger, with Aileen Dougan, a student, and Doreen H Dougan, a student.

In 1940 the directory lists R H Dougan at 3477 West 40th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Robert H Dougan there as the householder, who worked for Gordon & Belyea. In 1940 the directory lists C Dougan at 1805 West Georgia Street.

Today

2665 West 13th still has its building from before 1946, dated 1938 by the City's record; 2592 East 28th (1995) and 3477 West 40th (2018) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 7206 Fraser, 36 West 15th, 55 West 16th and 1805 West Georgia, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred); for 318 Glen Drive, its page says what we could and couldn't match to today's buildings.

Every line as printed

All 22 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.