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A family name in Vancouver's city directories

The Drurys

In the city directories 1940 · ten people at seven addresses

The directories print ten people named Drury at seven addresses in 1940 in seven 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: three Drurys at 1952 East 37th in 1940.

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Where the Drurys 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

    1952 East 37th Avenue

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • F F Drury 1940
    • Frederick G Drury, a truck operator at BC Motor Transportation 1940
    • Nellie Drury 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs M Harrison at 1928. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    1472 Nanaimo Street

    Hastings-Sunrise, 1940

    • T Drury, a salesman for F A Elliott 1940

    Next door in 1940: E C Richards at 1456 and T G Wood at 1484. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    1307 Park Drive

    Marpole, 1940

    • Lorraine W Drury, a stenographer at General Motors 1940

    Next door in 1940: L F Head at 1303 and M R Simpson at 1315. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    5037 Trafalgar Street

    Arbutus Ridge, 1940

    • C E Drury, an assistant buyer at the Hudson's Bay Company 1940
  5. 5

    3819 West 20th Avenue

    Dunbar-Southlands, 1940

    • W Drury, a mechanic 1940

    Next door in 1940: A W Mills at 3815 and Miss H M McIntosh at 3829. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    2345 West 5th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • Mary Drury, widow of F W 1940

    Next door in 1940: Dr A W McCordick at 2335 and Miss H L B Bickerton at 2355. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    4691 West 8th Avenue

    West Point Grey, 1940

    • W S Drury, a piano tuner 1940
    • Robert W Drury, a sheet metal worker 1940

    Next door in 1940: R V Colly at 4683. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for seven of the ten: an assistant buyer, a mechanic, a piano tuner, a salesman, a sheet metal worker and a stenographer, among others. One is a widow, listed under her own name.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Arbutus Ridge, Dunbar-Southlands, Hastings-Sunrise, Kensington-Cedar Cottage, Kitsilano, Marpole and West Point Grey. 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 F F Drury at 1952 East 37th 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 Frederick G Drury there as the householder, a truck operator at BC Motor Transportation, with Nellie Drury. In 1940 the directory lists T Drury at 1472 Nanaimo Street. The 1940 name section lists Thomas Drury there as the householder, a salesman for F A Elliott.

The 1940 name section lists Lorraine W Drury at 1307 Park Drive, a stenographer at General Motors. C E Drury is listed at 5037 Trafalgar Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Charles E Drury there as the householder, an assistant buyer at the Hudson's Bay Company.

W Drury is listed at 3819 West 20th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Wallace Drury there as the householder, a mechanic. The 1940 name section lists Mary Drury at 2345 West 5th Avenue, widow of F W.

In 1940 the directory lists W S Drury, a piano tuner, at 4691 West 8th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists William S Drury there, a piano tuner, with Robert W Drury, a sheet metal worker.

Today

1952 East 37th (1994), 1307 Park Drive (2002), 3819 West 20th (1977), 2345 West 5th (1968) and 4691 West 8th (1981) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 1472 Nanaimo and 5037 Trafalgar, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 14 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.