A family name in Vancouver's city directories
The Cathcarts
In the city directories 1940 · eleven people at ten addresses
The directories print eleven people named Cathcart at ten addresses in 1940 in five of the city's neighbourhoods, with the close spelling Caithcart. 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 Cathcarts lived
- 1
777 Burrard Street
West End, 1940
- D A Cathcart, an assistant engineer at the Irwinton Apartments 1940
Next door in 1940: McLean, Rowles & Co hairdrsr's supp at 775 and Irwinton Gro at 779. The block, door by door
- 2
1330 Bute Street
West End, 1940
- Bertram H Cathcart 1940
Next door in 1940: W R Thomas at 1300 and J H L Kleaman at 1340. The block, door by door
- 3
1070 Haro Street
West End, 1940
- Miss I Cathcart 1940
- Isabel E Cathcart, a bookkeeper for C J Archer 1940
Next door in 1940: T Mansfield at 1066. The block, door by door
- 4
1787 Haro Street
West End, 1940
- Maude Cathcart, widow of J E 1940
Next door in 1940: J G Todhunter at 1771. The block, door by door
- 5
44 Lakewood Drive
Grandview-Woodland, 1940
- S H Caithcart 1940
Next door in 1940: V Boeur at 36. The block, door by door
- 6
6287 Macdonald Street
Kerrisdale, 1940
- Frances Cathcart, a maid for E M Philp 1940
Next door in 1940: A E Philp at 6249. The block, door by door
- 7
924 Nicola Street
West End, 1940
- Verna M Cathcart, a bookkeeper at Pumps & Power 1940
Next door in 1940: H Finestone at 916 and shaftsbury apts at 934. The block, door by door
- 8
863 Richards Street
Downtown, 1940
- Mrs Helen Caithcart, an operator at the BC Telephone 1940
Next door in 1940: Pioneer Bldg Wreckers at 857 and L Derval at 877. The block, door by door
- 9
864 Richards Street
Downtown, 1940
- Mrs V Cathcart, who kept rooms to let 1940
Next door in 1940: H C Cann at 856 and H B Jackson at 872. The block, door by door
- 10
2785 West 8th Avenue
Kitsilano, 1940
- E T Cathcart, a salesman at Maritime Paper 1940
Next door in 1940: J V Hughes at 2775 and D H Hilton at 2795. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for six of the eleven: a bookkeeper (2), an assistant engineer, a maid, an operator and a salesman. One is a widow, listed under her own name.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in West End (5), Downtown (2), Grandview-Woodland, Kerrisdale and Kitsilano. 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 D A Cathcart at 777 Burrard Street. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists David A Cathcart there as the householder, an assistant engineer at the Irwinton Apartments. The 1940 name section lists Bertram H Cathcart at 1330 Bute Street.
Miss I Cathcart is listed at 1070 Haro Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Isabel E Cathcart there as the householder, a bookkeeper for C J Archer. The 1940 name section lists Maude Cathcart at 1787 Haro Street, widow of J E. In 1940 the directory lists S H Caithcart at 44 Lakewood Drive.
The 1940 name section lists Frances Cathcart at 6287 Macdonald Street, a maid for E M Philp. The 1940 name section lists Verna M Cathcart at 924 Nicola Street, a bookkeeper at Pumps & Power. The 1940 name section lists Mrs Helen Caithcart at 863 Richards Street, an operator at the BC Telephone.
In 1940 the directory lists Mrs V Cathcart, rooms to let, at 864 Richards Street. The 1940 name section lists Mrs Valerie Cathcart there, who kept rooms to let. In 1940 the directory lists E T Cathcart at 2785 West 8th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Eldon T Cathcart there as the householder, a salesman at Maritime Paper.
Today
777 Burrard and 2785 West 8th still have their buildings from before 1946; 1330 Bute (1981), 6287 Macdonald (2003) and 863 Richards (2010) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 1070 Haro, 1787 Haro, 44 Lakewood Drive, 924 Nicola and 864 Richards, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed
All 14 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- Cathcart D A777 Burrard, p. 22
- Cathcart David A asst eng Irwinton Apts777 Burrard, p. 102
- Cathcart Bertram H1330 Bute, p. 102
- Cathcart Miss I1070 Haro, p. 71
- Cathcart Isabel E bkpr C J Archer1070 Haro, p. 102
- Cathcart Maude wid J E1787 Haro, p. 102
- Caithcart S H44 Lakewood Drive, p. 101
- Cathcart Frances maid E M Philp6287 Macdonald, p. 102
- Cathcart Verna M bkpr Pumps & Power924 Nicola, p. 102
- Caithcart Mrs Helen opr BC Tel863 Richards, p. 86
- Cathcart Mrs V rooms864 Richards, p. 142
- Cathcart Mrs Valerie rooms864 Richards, p. 102
- Cathcart E T2785 West 8th, p. 196
- Cathcart Eldon T slsmn Maritime Paper2785 West 8th, p. 102
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 C. Want a name removed? Tell us.