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A family name in Vancouver's city directories

The Dyes

In the city directories 1940 · ten people at eight addresses

The directories print ten people named Dye at eight 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 Dyes 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

    2431 Dundas Street

    Hastings-Sunrise, 1940

    • William H Dye, retired 1940

    Next door in 1940: S Shaw at 2425 and F Vesak at 2437. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    154 East 10th Avenue

    Mount Pleasant, 1940

    • Dye 1940
    • Dye 1940

    Next door in 1940: F H Bird at 152 and J K Chisholm at 166. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    554 East 15th Avenue

    Mount Pleasant, 1940

    • J J Dye, a mechanic 1940

    Next door in 1940: donada apts at 550. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    646 East 21st Avenue

    Riley Park, 1940

    • William H Dye, who worked for Minto Lumber 1940

    Next door in 1940: A McCuaig at 614 and C H Hacking at 674. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    1038 Main Street

    Strathcona, 1940

    • Mrs Cath Dye, a maid at the Ivanhoe Hotel 1940

    Next door in 1940: Main Sheet Metal Works at 1024. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    405 West 14th Avenue

    Mount Pleasant, 1940

    • Mrs L M Dye, widow of H 1940
    • Alfred Dye, a casing man at Canada Packers 1940

    Next door in 1940: B A Blockberger at 417. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    3470 West 42nd Avenue

    Dunbar-Southlands, 1940

    • A E Dye, a repairerman at the BC Telephone 1940

    Next door in 1940: J W Weir at 3450 and B C Franklin at 3490. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    2556 West 5th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • J E Dye, a salesman 1940

    Next door in 1940: J T Webb at 2548 and R M Murray at 2566. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for five of the ten: a casing man, a maid, a mechanic, a repairerman and a salesman. One is a widow, listed under her own name.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Mount Pleasant (3), Dunbar-Southlands, Hastings-Sunrise, Kitsilano, Riley Park and Strathcona. 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 William H Dye at 2431 Dundas Street, retired. Dye is listed at 154 East 10th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Dye there as the householder.

J J Dye is listed at 554 East 15th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists John J Dye there as the householder, a mechanic. The 1940 name section lists William H Dye at 646 East 21st Avenue, who worked for Minto Lumber. The 1940 name section lists Mrs Cath Dye at 1038 Main Street, a maid at the Ivanhoe Hotel.

Mrs L M Dye is listed at 405 West 14th Avenue 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 lists Lucy M Dye there as the householder, widow of H, with Alfred Dye, a casing man at Canada Packers. A E Dye is listed at 3470 West 42nd Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Allan E Dye there as the householder, a repairerman at the BC Telephone.

J E Dye is listed at 2556 West 5th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists James E Dye there as the householder, a salesman.

Today

2431 Dundas, 646 East 21st, 1038 Main, 405 West 14th and 3470 West 42nd still have their buildings from before 1946, 1038 Main on the Vancouver Heritage Register; 154 East 10th (1949), 554 East 15th (1978) and 2556 West 5th (2004) have newer buildings, by the City's record.

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, 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.