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A family name in Vancouver's city directories

The Duffys

In the city directories 1940 · 13 people at nine addresses

The directories print 13 people named Duffy at nine 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. The most under one roof: three Duffys at 3005 Heather in 1940.

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Where the Duffys 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

    205 Abbott Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • D Duffy 1940
    • N Duffy 1940

    Next door in 1940: Belmont Clnrs & Dyers at 201 and Bert's Cafe at 207. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    2527 Dundas Street

    Hastings-Sunrise, 1940

    • W Duffy, a cook 1940

    Next door in 1940: J D Lock at 2523 and T G W Anderson at 2541. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    41 East Hastings Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • James Duffy 1940

    Next door in 1940: Hub Ltd at 45. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    3005 Heather Street

    Fairview, 1940

    • Mrs E M Duffy, widow of E J 1940
    • Bert Duffy, a dietary at the Vancouver General Hospital 1940
    • Leonore Duffy, a stenographer at the Industrial Acceptance Corporation 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs M Woodroff at 3013. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    2035 West 49th Avenue

    Kerrisdale, 1940

    • James R Duffy, retired 1940

    Next door in 1940: J F C Kirk at 2025 and W A Roedde at 2045. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    3106 West 4th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • D Duffy, a stage operator at BC Motor Transportation 1940
    • Gladys G Duffy, an operator at the BC Telephone 1940

    Next door in 1940: G R Jones at 3108. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    4513 West 7th Avenue

    West Point Grey, 1940

    • P B Duffy, an investigator at the Canadian Government 1940

    Next door in 1940: H A Benbow at 4501 and G H Franklin at 4521. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    1300 West 8th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • Mrs Barbara C Duffy 1940

    Next door in 1940: J Harper at 1330. The block, door by door

  9. 9

    1948 Whyte Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • Veronica E Duffy, a bookkeeper for Northwestern Mutual 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs A Lewis at 1924 and Mrs E Lusk at 1972. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for seven of the 13: a bookkeeper, a cook, a dietary, an investigator, an operator and a stage operator, among others. Two of them worked for Vancouver General Hospital. One is a widow, listed under her own name.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Downtown (2), Fairview (2), Kitsilano (2), Hastings-Sunrise, Kerrisdale 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 D Duffy at 205 Abbott Street, with N Duffy. W Duffy is listed at 2527 Dundas Street 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 Walter Duffy there as the householder, a cook. The 1940 name section lists James Duffy at 41 East Hastings Street.

In 1940 the directory lists Mrs E M Duffy at 3005 Heather Street. The 1940 name section lists Ethel M Duffy there as the householder, widow of E J, with Bert Duffy, a dietary at the Vancouver General Hospital, and Leonore Duffy, a stenographer at the Industrial Acceptance Corporation. The 1940 name section lists James R Duffy at 2035 West 49th Avenue, retired.

D Duffy is listed at 3106 West 4th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Decimus Duffy there as the householder, a stage operator at BC Motor Transportation, with Gladys G Duffy, an operator at the BC Telephone. P B Duffy is listed at 4513 West 7th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists P Bennett Duffy there as the householder, an investigator at the Canadian Government.

The 1940 name section lists Mrs Barbara C Duffy at 1300 West 8th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Veronica E Duffy at 1948 Whyte Avenue, a bookkeeper for Northwestern Mutual.

Today

2035 West 49th and 1948 Whyte still have their buildings from before 1946; 2527 Dundas (1986), 41 East Hastings (2017) and 3005 Heather (1999) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 205 Abbott, 3106 West 4th, 4513 West 7th and 1300 West 8th, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Firemen and their horse-drawn wagons at Fire Hall No. 10, Heather Street and 13th Avenue
15 July 1912 Firemen and their horse-drawn wagons at Fire Hall No. 10, Heather Street and 13th Avenue. Not at the house at 3005 Heather: no archive photo of the 3000 block is known that we can show. City of Vancouver Archives, FD P48. Public domain.

Every line as printed

All 17 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

The book of the Duffys

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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.