A family name on East 28th Avenue, Renfrew-Collingwood, Riley Park and Kensington-Cedar Cottage
The Duncans
In the city directories 1940 · two people at two addresses
The directories print two people named Duncan at two addresses in 1940, all on East 28th Avenue. No first name or initials tie one address to the other: we can't tell if they're one family. The directories print the name on 81 other streets too, all listed on the Duncan name's own page.
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Where the Duncans lived
- 1
966 East 28th Avenue
Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940
- J McK Duncan, a motorman at the BC Electric Railway 1940
Next door in 1940: C L Rooke at 950 and Mrs J Hannah at 974. The block, door by door
- 2
3123 East 28th Avenue
Renfrew-Collingwood, 1940
- A D Duncan, retired 1940
Next door in 1940: J T Henney at 3119 and W Smith at 3149. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for one of the two: a motorman.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in Kensington-Cedar Cottage and Renfrew-Collingwood. 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 J McK Duncan at 966 East 28th 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 James McK Duncan there as the householder, a motorman at the BC Electric Railway. In 1940 the directory lists A D Duncan at 3123 East 28th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Alex D Duncan there as the householder, retired.
Today
966 East 28th (2014) and 3123 East 28th (1983) have newer buildings, by the City's record.
Every line as printed
All 4 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- *Duncan J McK966 East 28th, p. 243
- Duncan Jas McK mtrmn BCER966 East 28th, p. 172
- *Duncan A D3123 East 28th, p. 243
- Duncan Alex D retired3123 East 28th, p. 171
British Columbia and Yukon Directory, street section
The book of the Duncans
Every directory, as one book
The family book reads the Duncan name in each Vancouver directory we hold from 1901 to 1945: everyone printed under it at every address, their work from the name sections, who lived next door, and the page behind every line, to read here or save as a PDF to print or give.
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Another name, or a house
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.