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A family name in Vancouver's city directories

The Duttons

In the city directories 1940 · nine people at seven addresses

The directories print nine people named Dutton at seven 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.

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Where the Duttons 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

    2173 Charles Street

    Grandview-Woodland, 1940

    • J Dutton, a closer at British Ropes 1940
    • Harold Dutton, a mechanic at British Ropes 1940

    Next door in 1940: C Newhoven at 2169. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    1309 Davie Street

    West End, 1940

    • J G Dutton, rooms to let 1940

    Next door in 1940: F West at 1315. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    1336 Granville Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • Harry Dutton 1940

    Next door in 1940: Cecil Cafe at 1326 and Independent Motors at 1344. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    1039 Melville Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • John Dutton, a mate at the CNR 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs M Rosse at 1033 and A B Spain at 1043. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    2795 Napier Street

    Hastings-Sunrise, 1940

    • J W Dutton, a chauffeur at Safe-Way Taxi 1940

    Next door in 1940: H T Foley at 2789. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    1615 Trafalgar Street

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • T A Dutton, a clerk at the City of Vancouver 1940
    • Miss Dutton 1940
  7. 7

    2959 West 33rd Avenue

    Dunbar-Southlands, 1940

    • W Dutton, a closer at British Ropes 1940

    Next door in 1940: J C Steele at 2953 and G C Stevens at 2971. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for six of the nine: a closer (2), a chauffeur, a clerk, a mate and a mechanic. Three of them worked for British Ropes.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Downtown (2), Dunbar-Southlands, Grandview-Woodland, Hastings-Sunrise, Kitsilano and West End. 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 Dutton at 2173 Charles Street; 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 Joseph Dutton there as the householder, who worked for British Ropes, with Joseph Dutton Jr, a closer at British Ropes, and Harold Dutton, a mechanic at British Ropes. In 1940 the directory lists J G Dutton, rooms to let, at 1309 Davie Street. The 1940 name section lists Harry Dutton at 1336 Granville Street.

The 1940 name section lists John Dutton at 1039 Melville Street, a mate at the CNR. J W Dutton is listed at 2795 Napier Street in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists John W Dutton there as the householder, a chauffeur at Safe-Way Taxi.

T A Dutton is listed at 1615 Trafalgar Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Thomas A Dutton there as the householder, a clerk at the City of Vancouver, with Miss Dutton. W Dutton is listed at 2959 West 33rd Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Wilfred Dutton there as the householder, a closer at British Ropes.

Today

1615 Trafalgar and 2959 West 33rd still have their buildings from before 1946; 2173 Charles (2007) and 2795 Napier (2009) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 1309 Davie, 1336 Granville and 1039 Melville, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Firefighters with their horse-drawn wagons in front of Firehall No. 9 at Salsbury Drive and Charles Street
About 1910 Firefighters with their horse-drawn wagons in front of Firehall No. 9 at Salsbury Drive and Charles Street. Not at the house at 2173 Charles: no archive photo of the 2100 block is known that we can show. City of Vancouver Archives, CVA 354-335. Public domain.

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.