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The Aulds

In the city directories 1940 · twelve people at ten addresses

The directories print twelve people named Auld at ten 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 Aulds at 5519 Melbourne in 1940.

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Where the Aulds lived

Each pin is on its own block, numbered as the households below. Two addresses aren't on today's map, so they have no pin. Today's land, parks, main roads and local areas: City of Vancouver Open Data (Open Government Licence – Vancouver).
  1. 1

    4288 Cypress Street

    Shaughnessy, 1940

    • J T Auld, a manager at J T Auld Ltd 1940

    Next door in 1940: D N Knight at 4262. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    924 East 10th Avenue

    Mount Pleasant, 1940

    • J H Auld, a conductor at the BC Electric Railway 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs E Tilbe at 916 and G R Amess at 930. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    5519 Melbourne Street

    Renfrew-Collingwood, 1940

    • H Auld, a helper at Kumfort Furnace 1940
    • Ethel J Auld, a waitress at Woodward's 1940
    • Robert H Auld, a helper at Kumfort Furnace 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs M A Hauge at 5571. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    1875 Robson Street

    West End, 1940

    • J Auld, a caretaker at the Chalet View Apartments 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs M Berridge at 1859. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    3315 West 10th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • R L Auld, who worked for the BC Telephone 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs H E Nichols at 3305 and J J George at 3323. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    3435 West 28th Avenue

    Dunbar-Southlands, 1940

    • W H Auld, a school teacher 1940

    Next door in 1940: J L Wight at 3421 and A D Russell at 3449. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    3915 West 37th Avenue

    Dunbar-Southlands, 1940

    • W W Auld, a school teacher 1940

    Next door in 1940: G T Drummond-Hay at 3905 and W C Balmer at 3927. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    3517 West 6th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • J W Auld, retired 1940

    Next door in 1940: S A Pulsford at 3515 and Miss F A Orr at 3529. The block, door by door

  9. 9

    2975 West 8th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • Mrs L B Auld, widow of J 1940

    Next door in 1940: R A Atwood at 2965 and L Yarco at 2993. The block, door by door

  10. 10

    5 West Hastings Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • William Auld, retired 1940

    Next door in 1940: Bank of Montreal at 1 and P Rosso at 7. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for nine of the twelve: a helper (2), a school teacher (2), a caretaker, a conductor, an employee and a manager, among others. Some worked for the same employer: two for Kumfort Furnace and two for Vancouver City. One is a widow, listed under her own name.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Kitsilano (3), Dunbar-Southlands (2), Downtown, Mount Pleasant, Renfrew-Collingwood, Shaughnessy 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 T Auld at 4288 Cypress 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 James T Auld there as the householder, a manager at J T Auld Ltd. In 1940 the directory lists J H Auld at 924 East 10th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Joseph H Auld there as the householder, a conductor at the BC Electric Railway.

In 1940 the directory lists H Auld at 5519 Melbourne Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Hugh Auld there as the householder, a janitor at the Vancouver Public Library, with Hugh E Auld, a helper at Kumfort Furnace, Ethel J Auld, a waitress at Woodward's, and Robert H Auld, a helper at Kumfort Furnace. In 1940 the directory lists J Auld at 1875 Robson Street. The 1940 name section lists John Auld there as the householder, a caretaker at the Chalet View Apartments.

In 1940 the directory lists R L Auld at 3315 West 10th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Robert L Auld there as the householder, who worked for the BC Telephone. In 1940 the directory lists W H Auld at 3435 West 28th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Wilfred H Auld there as the householder, a school teacher.

In 1940 the directory lists W W Auld at 3915 West 37th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists William W Auld there as the householder, a school teacher. In 1940 the directory lists J W Auld at 3517 West 6th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists John W Auld there as the householder, retired.

In 1940 the directory lists Mrs L B Auld at 2975 West 8th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Lydia B Auld there as the householder, widow of J. The 1940 name section lists William Auld at 5 West Hastings Street, retired.

Today

3315 West 10th, 3517 West 6th, 2975 West 8th and 5 West Hastings still have their buildings from before 1946, 5 West Hastings on the Vancouver Heritage Register; 4288 Cypress (2012), 1875 Robson (1963), 3435 West 28th (2016) and 3915 West 37th (2011) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 924 East 10th and 5519 Melbourne, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 22 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 A. Want a name removed? Tell us.