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The Ducks

In the city directories 1940 · 15 people at twelve addresses

The directories print 15 people named Duck at twelve 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: three Ducks at 2090 East 22nd in 1940.

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Where the Ducks 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

    8464 Cornish Street

    Marpole, 1940

    • Bertram S Duck 1940

    Next door in 1940: F J Hiscox at 8450 and Mrs M Cornish at 8484. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    1287 Davie Street

    West End, 1940

    • Tom Yen Duck, proprietor of Capitol Grocery Co 1940

    Next door in 1940: A Berquist at 1263 and A Bullock at 1291. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    1468 Dogwood Avenue

    Oakridge, 1940

    • J W C Duck, a manager at J Duck & Son 1940

    Next door in 1940: M G Clement at 1444 and Mrs E M Lovick at 1480. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    2834 East 16th Avenue

    Renfrew-Collingwood, 1940

    • F Duck, a gardener at Vancouver Preventorium 1940
    • J Irene Duck 1940

    Next door in 1940: R B Anderson at 2816 and H Ray at 2836. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    2090 East 22nd Avenue

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • R J Duck, a foreman at Buckerfields 1940
    • Beatrice Duck 1940
    • Doug D Duck, a student 1940

    Next door in 1940: H F Draycott at 2078. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    47 East Pender Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • Jong Duck, proprietor of Wing Hing 1940

    Next door in 1940: Duck Chow at 43 and Kee Fook at 49. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    3503 East Pender Street

    Hastings-Sunrise, 1940

    • Harold Duck, a steward at the Maple Leaf Club 1940

    Next door in 1940: G A Laidlaw at 3507. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    1171 Nelson Street

    West End, 1940

    • Margaret Duck, in accounting at the Sun 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs E R Forbes at 1169 and Mrs M L Ware at 1173. The block, door by door

  9. 9

    1260 Nootka Street

    Hastings-Sunrise, 1940

    • T A Duck, a salesman at Woodward's 1940
  10. 10

    6351 Prince Albert Street

    Sunset, 1940

    • Edward W Duck, a helper at Canadian Boxes 1940

    Next door in 1940: Miss I Walker at 6339 and J Beeder at 6363. The block, door by door

  11. 11

    2465 Triumph Street

    Hastings-Sunrise, 1940

    • Garnet W Duck, an accountant for T B Lee 1940

    Next door in 1940: M McLean at 2451 and Mrs E Ferguson at 2471. The block, door by door

  12. 12

    1544 West 59th Avenue

    Marpole, 1940

    • J G Duck, retired 1940

    Next door in 1940: T D Shaw at 1538 and H A E Phair at 1570. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for ten of the 15: a proprietor (2), an accountant, an accounting, a foreman, a gardener and a helper, among others.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Hastings-Sunrise (3), Marpole (2), West End (2), Downtown, Kensington-Cedar Cottage, Oakridge, Renfrew-Collingwood and Sunset. 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 Bertram S Duck at 8464 Cornish Street. The 1940 name section lists Tom Yen Duck at 1287 Davie Street, proprietor of Capitol Grocery Co. In 1940 the directory lists J W C Duck at 1468 Dogwood 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 John W C Duck there as the householder, a manager at J Duck & Son.

In 1940 the directory lists F Duck at 2834 East 16th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Frederick Duck there as the householder, a gardener at Vancouver Preventorium, with J Irene Duck. In 1940 the directory lists R J Duck at 2090 East 22nd Avenue. The 1940 name section lists R John Duck there as the householder, a foreman at Buckerfields, with Beatrice Duck, and Doug D Duck, a student.

The 1940 name section lists Jong Duck at 47 East Pender Street, proprietor of Wing Hing. The 1940 name section lists Harold Duck at 3503 East Pender Street, a steward at the Maple Leaf Club. The 1940 name section lists Margaret Duck at 1171 Nelson Street, in accounting at the Sun.

T A Duck is listed at 1260 Nootka Street in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Thomas A Duck there as the householder, a salesman at Woodward's. The 1940 name section lists Edward W Duck at 6351 Prince Albert Street, a helper at Canadian Boxes. The 1940 name section lists Garnet W Duck at 2465 Triumph Street, an accountant for T B Lee.

J G Duck is listed at 1544 West 59th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists John Duck there, retired.

Today

3503 East Pender and 2465 Triumph still have their buildings from before 1946; 1468 Dogwood (1988), 2834 East 16th (1978), 2090 East 22nd (2020), 1260 Nootka (2018) and 6351 Prince Albert (1983) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 8464 Cornish, 1287 Davie, 47 East Pender, 1171 Nelson and 1544 West 59th, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 20 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
1940

British Columbia and Yukon Directory, name section, where each person's work is printed

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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.