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A family name in Vancouver's city directories

The Couttses

In the city directories 1940 · 19 people at 14 addresses

The directories print 19 people named Coutts at 14 addresses in 1940 in nine 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 Couttses at 1058 Nelson in 1940.

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Where the Couttses 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

    306 Abbott Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • Alex Coutts, a miner 1940

    Next door in 1940: W C Dawson at 320. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    2906 Carolina Street

    Mount Pleasant, 1940

    • G Coutts 1940

    Next door in 1940: R Steven at 2910. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    3145 Clark Drive

    Mount Pleasant, 1940

    • A Coutts, a sign writer 1940

    Next door in 1940: H A Burroughs at 3185. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    1629 East 10th Avenue

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • H R Coutts, a salesman at Star Laundry 1940
    • Nell Coutts 1940

    Next door in 1940: M Phillips at 1627 and E W Woodley at 1637. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    575 East Pender Street

    Strathcona, 1940

    • George Coutts 1940

    Next door in 1940: I Hosang at 563 and Workers Dramatic Club at 577. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    915 Granville Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • George Coutts 1940

    Next door in 1940: Groceteria Sun at 911 and La Belle Beauty Shop at 917. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    1058 Nelson Street

    West End, 1940

    • Mrs M M Coutts 1940
    • Marjorie I Coutts, a comptroller operator at Burns & Co 1940
    • Mary S Coutts, a cashier 1940

    Next door in 1940: Star Garage at 1042 and L E Collum at 1070. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    522 Richards Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • Carol Coutts, a waitress for Mayfair Cafe 1940

    Next door in 1940: Merritt Gordon Hotel (Annex) at 520. The block, door by door

  9. 9

    1011 Richelieu Avenue

    Shaughnessy, 1940

    • A Coutts, a motorman at the BC Electric Railway and proprietor of the Montealm Apartments 1940

    Next door in 1940: H Evans at 1089. The block, door by door

  10. 10

    6 Water Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • H Coutts 1940

    Next door in 1940: J Lacolla at 4 and Hygiene Prods at 8. The block, door by door

  11. 11

    4150 West 14th Avenue

    West Point Grey, 1940

    • J D Coutts, a laborer at the BC Government 1940

    Next door in 1940: L J Vozza at 4144 and C F Harrison at 4154. The block, door by door

  12. 12

    1031 West 16th Avenue

    Shaughnessy, 1940

    • G Coutts, a music teacher 1940

    Next door in 1940: P A Goepel at 1015 and J E Jones at 1045. The block, door by door

  13. 13

    2606 West 37th Avenue

    Arbutus Ridge, 1940

    • J T Coutts, a president at J T Coutts & Co 1940
    • James L Coutts, a shipper 1940
    • Sybil Coutts 1940

    Next door in 1940: P A Donnelly at 2620. The block, door by door

  14. 14

    278 West 52nd Avenue

    Oakridge, 1940

    • W M Coutts 1940

    Next door in 1940: L W Shepherd at 254. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for eleven of the 19: a cashier, a comptroller operator, a laborer, a miner, a motorman and a music teacher, among others.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Downtown (4), Mount Pleasant (2), Shaughnessy (2), Arbutus Ridge, Kensington-Cedar Cottage, Oakridge, Strathcona, West End and West Point Grey. 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 Alex Coutts at 306 Abbott Street, a miner. G Coutts is listed at 2906 Carolina Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists George Coutts there as the householder.

A Coutts is listed at 3145 Clark Drive 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 Arthur Coutts there as the householder, a sign writer. H R Coutts is listed at 1629 East 10th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Hugh R Coutts there as the householder, a salesman at Star Laundry, with Nell Coutts.

The 1940 name section lists George Coutts at 575 East Pender Street. The 1940 name section lists George Coutts at 915 Granville Street. Mrs M M Coutts is listed at 1058 Nelson Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Mrs Mary M Coutts there as the householder, with Marjorie I Coutts, a comptroller operator at Burns & Co, and Mary S Coutts, a cashier.

The 1940 name section lists Carol Coutts at 522 Richards Street, a waitress for Mayfair Cafe. In 1940 the directory lists A Coutts at 1011 Richelieu Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Andrew Coutts there as the householder, a motorman at the BC Electric Railway and proprietor of the Montealm Apartments. The 1940 name section lists H Coutts at 6 Water Street.

J D Coutts is listed at 4150 West 14th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists James D Coutts there as the householder, a laborer at the BC Government. G Coutts, a music teacher, is listed at 1031 West 16th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists George Coutts there as the householder, a music teacher.

J T Coutts is listed at 2606 West 37th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists John T Coutts there as the householder, a president at J T Coutts & Co, with James L Coutts, a shipper, and Sybil Coutts. W M Coutts is listed at 278 West 52nd Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too.

Today

306 Abbott, 1629 East 10th, 575 East Pender, 1058 Nelson, 1011 Richelieu, 4150 West 14th, 1031 West 16th and 2606 West 37th still have their buildings from before 1946, 306 Abbott and 1058 Nelson on the Vancouver Heritage Register; 3145 Clark Drive (1994) has a newer building, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 2906 Carolina, 915 Granville, 522 Richards, 6 Water and 278 West 52nd, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Nelson Street, a wide street of houses behind hedges
About 1915 Nelson Street, a wide street of houses behind hedges. Not at the house at 1058 Nelson: no archive photo of the 1000 block is known that we can show. City of Vancouver Archives, Str P181.2. Public domain.

Every line as printed

All 27 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 Couttses

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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.