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The Duthies

In the city directories 1940 · 19 people at eleven addresses

The directories print 19 people named Duthie at eleven 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. The most under one roof: three Duthies at 3258 West 7th in 1940.

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Where the Duthies 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

    884 Bute Street

    West End, 1940

    • Ida Duthie, a typist 1940

    Next door in 1940: Bute Lodge at 836 and Mrs A Dann at 894. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    1135 East 14th Avenue

    Mount Pleasant, 1940

    • A Duthie, a plumber 1940

    Next door in 1940: J Ritchie at 1125 and H S Hallifax at 1151. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    565 East 58th Avenue

    Sunset, 1940

    • Louise J Duthie, a stenographer 1940
    • William G Duthie, in wholesale meats 1940

    Next door in 1940: H Dalmar at 557 and W Matheuszik at 573. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    2 East 8th Avenue

    Mount Pleasant, 1940

    • Mrs E Duthie, widow of G 1940
    • Marjorie Duthie, a ward assistant at the Vancouver General Hospital 1940

    Next door in 1940: Miss M Humphreys at 12. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    6251 Prince Albert Street

    Sunset, 1940

    • J B Duthie, a helper at the BC Electric Railway 1940
    • Sam W Duthie, a repairer for W J Henwood 1940

    Next door in 1940: A Hass at 6239 and Mrs J Killen at 6263. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    1078 Thurlow Street

    West End, 1940

    • Walter R Duthie, a seaman 1940

    Next door in 1940: MacK MacKenzie at 1038. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    2312 Trinity Street

    Grandview-Woodland, 1940

    • J A Duthie, an upholsterer 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs S E Wohlford at 2302 and Mrs C Bulman at 2332. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    2853 Waterloo Street

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • F Duthie, proprietor of Alma Cabinet Shop 1940
    • James A Duthie, a machinist at Murray-Latta machinist 1940

    Next door in 1940: M P Biggs at 2837 and J R Hunter at 2875. The block, door by door

  9. 9

    1532 West 4th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • J A Duthie, an upholsterer 1940

    Next door in 1940: dufferin blk at 1536. The block, door by door

  10. 10

    3258 West 7th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • O Duthie 1940
    • Allardyce A Duthie, an upholsterer 1940
    • Edith A Duthie, an operator at the BC Telephone 1940

    Next door in 1940: C S Gentles at 3250 and G J Lancaster at 3264. The block, door by door

  11. 11

    2522 Yale Street

    Hastings-Sunrise, 1940

    • Mrs A Duthie, widow of R 1940
    • A Jean Duthie, a clerk at Spencer's 1940
    • Robert Duthie, a laborer at BC Sugar 1940

    Next door in 1940: T E Lister at 2516 and Mrs M Lodge at 2528. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for 15 of the 19: an upholsterer (2), a clerk, a helper, a laborer, a machinist and an operator, among others. Two are widows, listed under their own names.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Kitsilano (2), Mount Pleasant (2), Sunset (2), West End (2), Fairview, Grandview-Woodland and Hastings-Sunrise. 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 Ida Duthie at 884 Bute Street, a typist. A Duthie is listed at 1135 East 14th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Alfred Duthie there as the householder, a plumber. The 1940 name section lists Louise J Duthie at 565 East 58th Avenue, a stenographer, with William G Duthie, in wholesale meats.

In 1940 the directory lists Mrs E Duthie at 2 East 8th 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 Ellen Duthie there as the householder, widow of G, with Marjorie Duthie, a ward assistant at the Vancouver General Hospital. In 1940 the directory lists J B Duthie at 6251 Prince Albert Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists James B Duthie there as the householder, a helper at the BC Electric Railway, with Sam W Duthie, a repairer for W J Henwood.

The 1940 name section lists Walter R Duthie at 1078 Thurlow Street, a seaman. J A Duthie is listed at 2312 Trinity Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists John A Duthie there as the householder, an upholsterer, with James A Duthie, a clerk at the CNR.

F Duthie is listed at 2853 Waterloo Street in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Frederick Duthie there as the householder, proprietor of Alma Cabinet Shop, with James A Duthie, a machinist at Murray-Latta machinist. J A Duthie, an upholsterer, is listed at 1532 West 4th Avenue in 1940.

In 1940 the directory lists O Duthie at 3258 West 7th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Ogilvie Duthie there as the householder, with Allardyce A Duthie, an upholsterer, and Edith A Duthie, an operator at the BC Telephone. In 1940 the directory lists Mrs A Duthie at 2522 Yale Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Agnes Duthie there as the householder, widow of R, with A Jean Duthie, a clerk at Spencer's, and Robert Duthie, a laborer at BC Sugar.

Today

884 Bute, 2853 Waterloo, 3258 West 7th and 2522 Yale still have their buildings from before 1946, 884 Bute on the Vancouver Heritage Register; 565 East 58th (2014) and 6251 Prince Albert (1988) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 1135 East 14th, 2 East 8th, 1078 Thurlow, 2312 Trinity and 1532 West 4th, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 27 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

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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.