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A family name in Vancouver's city directories

The Coltarts

In the city directories 1940 · 13 people at nine addresses

The directories print 13 people named Coltart at nine 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. The most under one roof: three Coltarts at 1948 Turner in 1940.

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Where the Coltarts 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

    4624 Blenheim Street

    Dunbar-Southlands, 1940

    • Thomas Coltart, a carpenter 1940

    Next door in 1940: J W Wood at 4636. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    557 East 48th Avenue

    Sunset, 1940

    • C P Coltart, a carpenter 1940
    • Charles A Coltart, a bookkeeper 1940

    Next door in 1940: W Whitby at 549 and F G F Cannon at 565. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    1141 Hornby Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • Richard Coltart 1940

    Next door in 1940: R H Robison at 1133 and H Pearce at 1147. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    2220 Kitchener Street

    Grandview-Woodland, 1940

    • F L Coltart, proprietor of the Maple Leaf Pattern Works 1940

    Next door in 1940: R M Burns at 2212 and T Salt at 2228. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    638 Prior Street

    Strathcona, 1940

    • J D Coltart, a driver 1940

    Next door in 1940: R Mayhew at 636 and N Magnolo at 660. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    1475 Renfrew Street

    Hastings-Sunrise, 1940

    • D M Coltart, proprietor of the Main Sheet Metal Works 1940

    Next door in 1940: C S Wright at 1465. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    1948 Turner Street

    Grandview-Woodland, 1940

    • Mrs E Coltart, widow of W R 1940
    • Norma A Coltart 1940
    • Zelda M Coltart, a saleswoman at Woodward's 1940

    Next door in 1940: G Robinson at 1942 and W J McGill at 1950. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    3338 West 18th Avenue

    Dunbar-Southlands, 1940

    • R Coltart, an agent at Dominion Life 1940

    Next door in 1940: T J Ferguson at 3312 and E O Bostrom at 3362. The block, door by door

  9. 9

    2939 West 30th Avenue

    Dunbar-Southlands, 1940

    • I J D Coltart, a checker 1940
    • Ena Coltart, a secretary-treasurer at North Pacific Shipping 1940

    Next door in 1940: C C Spring at 2931 and Miss E M Riviere at 2947. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for ten of the 13: a carpenter (2), a proprietor (2), an agent, a bookkeeper, a checker and a driver, among others. One is a widow, listed under her own name.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Dunbar-Southlands (3), Grandview-Woodland (2), Downtown, Hastings-Sunrise, Strathcona and Sunset. 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 Thomas Coltart at 4624 Blenheim Street, a carpenter. C P Coltart is listed at 557 East 48th 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 Charles P Coltart there as the householder, a carpenter, with Charles A Coltart, a bookkeeper. The 1940 name section lists Richard Coltart at 1141 Hornby Street.

In 1940 the directory lists F L Coltart at 2220 Kitchener Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Frederick L Coltart there as the householder, proprietor of the Maple Leaf Pattern Works. In 1940 the directory lists J D Coltart at 638 Prior Street. The 1940 name section lists James D Coltart there as the householder, a driver.

In 1940 the directory lists D M Coltart at 1475 Renfrew Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Dudley M Coltart there as the householder, proprietor of the Main Sheet Metal Works. In 1940 the directory lists Mrs E Coltart at 1948 Turner Street. The 1940 name section lists Elsie Coltart there as the householder, widow of W R, with Norma A Coltart, and Zelda M Coltart, a saleswoman at Woodward's.

In 1940 the directory lists R Coltart at 3338 West 18th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Robert Coltart there as the householder, an agent at Dominion Life. In 1940 the directory lists I J D Coltart at 2939 West 30th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Isaac J D Coltart there as the householder, a checker, with Ena Coltart, a secretary-treasurer at North Pacific Shipping.

Today

4624 Blenheim, 557 East 48th, 2220 Kitchener, 1948 Turner and 2939 West 30th still have their buildings from before 1946; 1141 Hornby (2017), 638 Prior (1973), 1475 Renfrew (2017) and 3338 West 18th (1994) have newer buildings, by the City's record.

Every line as printed

All 20 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

The book of the Coltarts

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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.