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A family name in Vancouver's city directories

The Dumaresqs

In the city directories 1940 · twelve people at eight addresses

The directories print twelve people named Dumaresq at eight addresses in 1940 in four 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 Dumaresqs at 2045 West 5th in 1940.

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Where the Dumaresqs 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

    1031 Union Street

    Strathcona, 1940

    • L J Dumaresq, an orderly at the St Pauls Hospital 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs H Bjorvik at 1029 and S Hecimovich at 1039. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    4143 West 12th Avenue

    West Point Grey, 1940

    • W S Dumaresq, a police officer at the City of Vancouver 1940

    Next door in 1940: A P Carter at 4137 and V Overgaard at 4147. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    3035 West 14th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • L J Dumaresq, a motorman at the BC Electric Railway 1940

    Next door in 1940: S C Buchanan at 3029 and Mrs J Walls at 3041. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    2045 West 5th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • Mrs L Dumaresq, widow of A J 1940
    • John H Dumaresq, a logger 1940
    • Thelma Dumaresq, an operator at Leckie 1940

    Next door in 1940: C M Staines at 2035 and Mrs A J Howarth at 2049. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    3373 West 7th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • J J R Dumaresq, a conductor at the BC Electric Railway 1940
    • La Verne N Dumaresq, a stenographer at Glaspie Lumber 1940

    Next door in 1940: W Herbert at 3357 and J T Burton at 3381. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    4116 West 8th Avenue

    West Point Grey, 1940

    • J P Dumaresq, a president at Kerr & Dumaresq Timber 1940

    Next door in 1940: W S Hudson at 4106 and J L Wood at 4128. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    3814 West Broadway

    West Point Grey, 1940

    • Rosanna Dumaresq, widow of S J 1940

    Next door in 1940: C Ferrario at 3806 and J A Sanders at 3822. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    3836 West King Edward Avenue

    Dunbar-Southlands, 1940

    • F J Dumaresq 1940
    • Frank X Dumaresq, proprietor of the Dumaresq Dance School 1940

    Next door in 1940: W J Wilby at 3826 and D W McQueen at 3840. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for nine of the twelve: a conductor, a logger, a motorman, an operator, an orderly and a police officer, among others. Two of them worked for BC Electric Railway. Two are widows, listed under their own names.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Kitsilano (3), West Point Grey (3), Dunbar-Southlands and Strathcona. 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 L J Dumaresq at 1031 Union Street. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Lawrence J Dumaresq there as the householder, an orderly at the St Pauls Hospital. In 1940 the directory lists W S Dumaresq at 4143 West 12th 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 William S Dumaresq there as the householder, a police officer at the City of Vancouver.

In 1940 the directory lists L J Dumaresq at 3035 West 14th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Lawrence J Dumaresq there as the householder, a motorman at the BC Electric Railway. In 1940 the directory lists Mrs L Dumaresq at 2045 West 5th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Louise Dumaresq there as the householder, widow of A J, with John H Dumaresq, a logger, and Thelma Dumaresq, an operator at Leckie.

In 1940 the directory lists J J R Dumaresq at 3373 West 7th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists James J R Dumaresq there as the householder, a conductor at the BC Electric Railway, with La Verne N Dumaresq, a stenographer at Glaspie Lumber. In 1940 the directory lists J P Dumaresq at 4116 West 8th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Joseph P Dumaresq there as the householder, a president at Kerr & Dumaresq Timber.

The 1940 name section lists Rosanna Dumaresq at 3814 West Broadway, widow of S J. F J Dumaresq is listed at 3836 West King Edward Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Frank X Dumaresq there, proprietor of the Dumaresq Dance School.

Today

3035 West 14th, 3373 West 7th and 4116 West 8th still have their buildings from before 1946; 4143 West 12th (2018) has a newer building, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 1031 Union, 2045 West 5th and 3814 West Broadway, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred); for 3836 West King Edward, its page says what we could and couldn't match to today's buildings.

Every line as printed

All 18 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.