A family name in Vancouver's city directories
The Duvals
In the city directories 1940 · five people at five addresses
The directories print five people named Duval at five 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.
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Where the Duvals lived
- 1
1090 East 21st Avenue
Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940
- Carmal Duval, a warehouseman for Kelly Douglas 1940
Next door in 1940: T Strain at 1080. The block, door by door
- 2
853 East Pender Street
Strathcona, 1940
- Clif Duval 1940
Next door in 1940: W Wayslow at 833 and 4 listings at 867. The block, door by door
- 3
3869 Glengyle Street
Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940
- L O Duval, retired 1940
Next door in 1940: Mrs F E Perry at 3857. The block, door by door
- 4
1032 Pendrell Street
West End, 1940
- Albert Duval 1940
Next door in 1940: Mrs F M Cameron at 1028 and Mrs M I Shepherd at 1034. The block, door by door
- 5
What they did
The name section prints a trade for two of the five: a salesman and a warehouseman.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in Kensington-Cedar Cottage (2), Oakridge, Strathcona 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
The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Carmal Duval at 1090 East 21st Avenue, a warehouseman for Kelly Douglas. The 1940 name section lists Clif Duval at 853 East Pender Street. In 1940 the directory lists L O Duval at 3869 Glengyle 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 lists Louis O Duval there as the householder, retired.
The 1940 name section lists Albert Duval at 1032 Pendrell Street. L M Duval is listed at 1461 West 49th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Leo M Duval there as the householder, a salesman.
Today
3869 Glengyle still has its building from before 1946, dated 1910 by the City's record; 1090 East 21st (1995), 853 East Pender (1981) and 1461 West 49th (1970) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 1032 Pendrell, so that building is probably gone (inferred).
Every line as printed
All 7 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- Duval Carmal whsmn Kelly Douglas1090 East 21st, p. 174
- Duval Clif853 East Pender, p. 174
- *Duval L O3869 Glengyle, p. 60
- Duval Louis O retired3869 Glengyle, p. 174
- Duval Albt1032 Pendrell, p. 174
- *Duval L M1461 West 49th, p. 265
- Duval Leo M slsmn1461 West 49th, p. 174
British Columbia and Yukon Directory, name section, where each person's work is printed
The book of the Duvals
Every directory, as one book
The family book reads the Duval 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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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.