A family name in Vancouver's city directories
The Ducloses
In the city directories 1940 · four people at three addresses
The directories print four people named Duclos at three 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 Ducloses lived
- 1
1746 Kingsway
Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940
- Mrs Marie Duclos, proprietor of Devon Dairy 1940
Next door in 1940: Safeway Stores at 1744 and Miss M C Jamieson at 1748. The block, door by door
- 2
4574 Langara Avenue
West Point Grey, 1940
- Mrs M M C Duclos, widow of A 1940
- Francis J Duclos, a mechanic 1940
Next door in 1940: L M Hibberd at 4560 and E J Rashleigh at 4584. The block, door by door
- 3
3518 West 20th Avenue
Dunbar-Southlands, 1940
- J A Duclos, who worked for Gordon & Belyea 1940
Next door in 1940: J W Lush at 3510 and T Clarke at 3524. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for three of the four: an employee, a mechanic and a proprietor. One is a widow, listed under her own name.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in Dunbar-Southlands, Kensington-Cedar Cottage 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
The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Mrs Marie Duclos at 1746 Kingsway, proprietor of Devon Dairy. Mrs M M C Duclos is listed at 4574 Langara Avenue in 1940; 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 Mary M C Duclos there as the householder, widow of A, with Francis J Duclos, a mechanic.
J A Duclos is listed at 3518 West 20th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists John A Duclos there as the householder, who worked for Gordon & Belyea.
Today
4574 Langara still has its building from before 1946, dated 1912 by the City's record; 3518 West 20th (2000) has a newer building, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 1746 Kingsway, so that building is probably gone (inferred).
Every line as printed
All 6 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- Duclos Mrs Marie prop Devon Dairy1746 Kingsway, p. 170
- *Duclos Mrs M M C4574 Langara, p. 101
- Duclos Francis J mech4574 Langara, p. 170
- Duclos Mary M C wid A4574 Langara, p. 170
- *Duclos J A3518 West 20th, p. 231
- Duclos John A emp Gordon & Belyea3518 West 20th, p. 170
British Columbia and Yukon Directory, name section, where each person's work is printed
The book of the Ducloses
Every directory, as one book
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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.