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A family name in Vancouver's city directories

The Coltmans

In the city directories 1940 · six people at six addresses

The directories print six people named Coltman at six addresses in 1940 in six of the city's neighbourhoods, with the close spelling Coultman. 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 Coltmans 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

    5773 Chester Street

    Sunset, 1940

    • Mrs S Coultman, widow of T 1940

    Next door in 1940: C W Whent at 5761 and J Guy at 5795. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    53 East 8th Avenue

    Mount Pleasant, 1940

    • A W Coltman, a salesman at Cross & Co 1940

    Next door in 1940: J B Watt at 43 and Mrs C J Trembley at 75. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    1448 Nelson Street

    West End, 1940

    • Elsie V Coultman 1940

    Next door in 1940: C F Virgo at 1442 and clifton apts at 1460. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    1933 West 2nd Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • W R Coltman, a trucker at American Can 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs L Jones at 1925 and Mrs M Everall at 1943. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    3175 West 36th Avenue

    Dunbar-Southlands, 1940

    • A D Coltman 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs H G Ferguson at 3157 and J W Smith at 3191. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    801 West 8th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • J W Coltman Jr, a conductor at the BC Electric Railway 1940

    Next door in 1940: C A Addison at 815. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for three of the six: a conductor, a salesman and a trucker. One is a widow, listed under her own name.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Dunbar-Southlands, Fairview, Kitsilano, Mount Pleasant, Sunset 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 Mrs S Coultman at 5773 Chester 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 Susanna Coultman there as the householder, widow of T. In 1940 the directory lists A W Coltman at 53 East 8th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Albert W Coltman there as the householder, a salesman at Cross & Co.

The 1940 name section lists Elsie V Coultman at 1448 Nelson Street. W R Coltman is listed at 1933 West 2nd Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Walter R Coltman there as the householder, a trucker at American Can.

A D Coltman is listed at 3175 West 36th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists A Don Coltman there as the householder. J W Coltman Jr is listed at 801 West 8th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists John W Coltman there as the householder, a conductor at the BC Electric Railway.

Today

5773 Chester (2018), 53 East 8th (1973), 3175 West 36th (2013) and 801 West 8th (1981) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 1448 Nelson and 1933 West 2nd, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 11 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
1940

British Columbia and Yukon Directory, street section

The book of the Coltmans

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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.