Vancouver / Names / C / Cuthbert

A family name in Vancouver's city directories

The Cuthberts

In the city directories 1940 · 15 people at 14 addresses

The directories print 15 people named Cuthbert at 14 addresses in 1940 in ten of the city's neighbourhoods. No first name or initials tie one address to another: we can't tell if they're one family.

Reserve this family's book, freeThe name in every directory we hold from 1901 to 1945, at every address, each line with its page, to read here or save as a PDF. About $29 when orders open.

Where the Cuthberts 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

    3391 Arbutus Street

    Arbutus Ridge, 1940

    • R G Cuthbert, proprietor of the Fourth Avenue Vet Hospital 1940

    Next door in 1940: J A McMahon at 3375. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    1270 Burrard Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • Ralph Cuthbert, an attendant at Marine Garage 1940

    Next door in 1940: J W Allison at 1262 and Mrs E R McMordie at 1274. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    914 Drake Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • G Cuthbert 1940

    Next door in 1940: B W Winchcombe at 908 and D A McDonald at 920. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    957 East 29th Avenue

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • W Cuthbert, a piano tuner 1940

    Next door in 1940: F Fishwick at 949 and J Whyte at 973. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    1050 Nicola Street

    West End, 1940

    • Charles G Cuthbert, retired 1940

    Next door in 1940: C R Wihksne at 1034 and H H Watson at 1076. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    788 Powell Street

    Strathcona, 1940

    • J Cuthbert 1940

    Next door in 1940: Doutaz J F & Co at 786 and H S Newey at 796. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    536 Prior Street

    Strathcona, 1940

    • J Cuthbert, retired 1940

    Next door in 1940: “Cabins” at 532 and C Stefani at 544. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    1626 Stephens Street

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • S Cuthbert, on active service 1940

    Next door in 1940: T H Hornibrook at 1624 and Mrs F Lesselles at 1628. The block, door by door

  9. 9

    4416 West 10th Avenue

    West Point Grey, 1940

    • C C Cuthbert, a salesman at J W Kelly Piano 1940

    Next door in 1940: L F Hawley at 4412 and Masonic Hall at 4426. The block, door by door

  10. 10

    186 West 23rd Avenue

    Riley Park, 1940

    • L W Cuthbert, a detective at the City of Vancouver 1940

    Next door in 1940: J O Hall at 180 and E England at 192. The block, door by door

  11. 11

    3449 West 2nd Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • H G Cuthbert, on active service 1940

    Next door in 1940: B L Lievsay at 3443 and F E Anderson at 3457. The block, door by door

  12. 12

    3707 West 34th Avenue

    Dunbar-Southlands, 1940

    • J Cuthbert, a building contractor 1940
    • Grace G Cuthbert, a clerk at Spencer's 1940

    Next door in 1940: A L Bruyneel at 3725. The block, door by door

  13. 13

    2005 West 49th Avenue

    Kerrisdale, 1940

    • I R Cuthbert 1940

    Next door in 1940: Sterling Food Mkts at 2009. The block, door by door

  14. 14

    1820 West 5th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • W Cuthbert, retired 1940

    Next door in 1940: G Neill at 1800 and A Denney at 1830. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for nine of the 15: an on active service (2), an attendant, a building contractor, a clerk, a detective and a piano tuner, among others.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Kitsilano (3), Downtown (2), Strathcona (2), Arbutus Ridge, Dunbar-Southlands, Kensington-Cedar Cottage, Kerrisdale, Riley Park, 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

In April 1929 Dr R G Cuthbert took out the permit to build a house at 3391 Arbutus Street. In 1940 the directory lists R G Cuthbert at 3391 Arbutus 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 Robert G Cuthbert there as the householder, proprietor of the Fourth Avenue Vet Hospital. The 1940 name section lists Ralph Cuthbert at 1270 Burrard Street, an attendant at Marine Garage.

G Cuthbert is listed at 914 Drake Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists George Cuthbert there as the householder. W Cuthbert is listed at 957 East 29th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Walter Cuthbert there as the householder, a piano tuner.

The 1940 name section lists Charles G Cuthbert at 1050 Nicola Street, retired. The 1940 name section lists J Cuthbert at 788 Powell Street. The 1940 name section lists J Cuthbert at 536 Prior Street, retired.

In 1940 the directory lists S Cuthbert at 1626 Stephens Street. The 1940 name section lists Stewart Cuthbert there as the householder, on active service. In 1940 the directory lists C C Cuthbert at 4416 West 10th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Cyril C Cuthbert there as the householder, a salesman at J W Kelly Piano.

In 1940 the directory lists L W Cuthbert at 186 West 23rd Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Leonard W Cuthbert there as the householder, a detective at the City of Vancouver. In 1940 the directory lists H G Cuthbert at 3449 West 2nd Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Harry G Cuthbert there as the householder, on active service.

In 1940 the directory lists J Cuthbert, a building contractor, at 3707 West 34th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists John Cuthbert there, a building contractor, with Grace G Cuthbert, a clerk at Spencer's. In 1940 the directory lists I R Cuthbert at 2005 West 49th Avenue.

W Cuthbert is listed at 1820 West 5th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists William Cuthbert there as the householder, retired.

Today

3391 Arbutus, 3449 West 2nd and 3707 West 34th still have their buildings from before 1946; 957 East 29th (1971), 1050 Nicola (1996), 536 Prior (1992), 4416 West 10th (1999) and 186 West 23rd (2010) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 1270 Burrard, 914 Drake, 788 Powell, 1626 Stephens and 1820 West 5th, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred); for 2005 West 49th, its page says what we could and couldn't match to today's buildings.

Every line as printed

All 24 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 Cuthberts

Every directory, as one book

The family book reads the Cuthbert name in each Vancouver directory we hold from 1901 to 1945: everyone printed under it at every address, their work from the name sections, who lived next door, and the page behind every line, to read here or save as a PDF to print or give.

We're opening orders soon. Join the list to be first in line; we expect about $29 a family.

One email, when it's ready. We use your email for nothing else and never share it. Privacy

Another name, or a house

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.