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The Dunhams

In the city directories 1940 · ten people at nine addresses

The directories print ten people named Dunham at nine addresses in 1940 in seven 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 Dunhams 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

    736 Granville Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • C G Dunham, a forest engineer 1940

    Next door in 1940: Nippon Silk Co at 732 and Mayfair Style Shop at 738. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    8730 Heather Street

    Marpole, 1940

    • L E Dunham, a lineman 1940

    Next door in 1940: R V Wilcox at 8770. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    969 Jervis Street

    West End, 1940

    • Mrs Isobel Dunham 1940

    Next door in 1940: J Cotter at 949. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    955 Thurlow Street

    West End, 1940

    • C G Dunham, a forest engineer 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs I Esch at 921 and H Aird at 989. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    2966 West 10th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • Roy C Dunham, a janitor 1940

    Next door in 1940: J Main at 2956 and R Renwick at 2976. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    4084 West 10th Avenue

    West Point Grey, 1940

    • Perry S Dunham, on active service 1940

    Next door in 1940: T Wright at 4080 and R E McLaren at 4092. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    936 West 14th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • A L Dunham, a packer at Woodward's 1940
    • Marjorie Dunham, a clerk at M-W Ltd 1940

    Next door in 1940: W Izen at 926 and R Marshall at 946. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    2634 West 37th Avenue

    Arbutus Ridge, 1940

    • Mrs A Dunham, widow of F G 1940

    Next door in 1940: P A Donnelly at 2620 and H J L Pearce at 2648. The block, door by door

  9. 9

    1521 West 8th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • Russell E Dunham, a chauffeur at Safe-Way Taxi 1940

    Next door in 1940: Universal Electric Co at 1519 and Mrs A Shlegel at 1523. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for seven of the ten: a chauffeur, a clerk, a forest engineer, a janitor, a lineman and an on active service, among others. One is a widow, listed under her own name.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Fairview (2), West End (2), Arbutus Ridge, Downtown, Kitsilano, Marpole 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

In 1940 the directory lists C G Dunham, a forest engineer, at 736 Granville Street. L E Dunham is listed at 8730 Heather 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, where each person's work is printed, lists Lloyd E Dunham there as the householder, a lineman. The 1940 name section lists Mrs Isobel Dunham at 969 Jervis Street.

In 1940 the directory lists C G Dunham at 955 Thurlow Street. The 1940 name section lists Clair G Dunham there as the householder, a forest engineer. The 1940 name section lists Roy C Dunham at 2966 West 10th Avenue, a janitor. The 1940 name section lists Perry S Dunham at 4084 West 10th Avenue, on active service.

In 1940 the directory lists A L Dunham at 936 West 14th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Alex L Dunham there as the householder, a packer at Woodward's, with Marjorie Dunham, a clerk at M-W Ltd. In 1940 the directory lists Mrs A Dunham at 2634 West 37th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Annie H Dunham there as the householder, widow of F G.

The 1940 name section lists Russell E Dunham at 1521 West 8th Avenue, a chauffeur at Safe-Way Taxi.

Today

736 Granville, 955 Thurlow, 2966 West 10th, 4084 West 10th and 936 West 14th still have their buildings from before 1946, 936 West 14th on the Vancouver Heritage Register; 8730 Heather (1959), 969 Jervis (1980) and 2634 West 37th (2005) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 1521 West 8th, so that building is probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 14 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.