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The Maitlands

In the city directories 1940 · 30 people at 17 addresses

The directories print 30 people named Maitland at 17 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. The most under one roof: three Maitlands at 1124 Alberni in 1940.

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Where the Maitlands lived

Each pin is on its own block, numbered as the households below. Four 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

    1124 Alberni Street

    West End, 1940

    • Maitland (no first name printed), rooms to let 1940
    • Mrs Maitland 1940
    • George Maitland, a salesman at Country Club Beverage 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs I Sutherland at 1126. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    4489 Angus Drive

    Shaughnessy, 1940

    • R L Maitland, of Maitland, Maitland, Remnant & Hutcheson 1940
    • Elizabeth R Maitland, a student 1940
    • Robert R Maitland, a student 1940

    Next door in 1940: H S Wood at 4469. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    5411 Balsam Street

    Arbutus Ridge, 1940

    • J Maitland, a timekeeper 1940
    • Ian D Maitland, a sign writer 1940

    Next door in 1940: H V J Collier at 5437. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    1962 Charles Street

    Grandview-Woodland, 1940

    • H Maitland 1940
    • Stuart A Maitland, a clerk 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs H L McBean at 1954 and W Ogilvie at 1968. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    1124 Commercial Drive

    Grandview-Woodland, 1940

    • Mrs B Maitland 1940

    Next door in 1940: F A Wales at 1122 and Mrs M E Osborne at 1126. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    754 East 57th Avenue

    Sunset, 1940

    • J Maitland, on active service 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs J Shaw at 748 and T P Christenson at 762. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    573 East 6th Avenue

    Mount Pleasant, 1940

    • Charlotte Maitland, widow of H 1940

    Next door in 1940: E T Dawe at 551. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    7203 Knight Street

    Sunset, 1940

    • R F Maitland, a carpenter at Spencer's 1940
  9. 9

    3281 Renfrew Street

    Renfrew-Collingwood, 1940

    • W Maitland, who worked for Restmore 1940
    • Alice A Maitland 1940

    Next door in 1940: R Cormack at 3235. The block, door by door

  10. 10

    5618 Rupert Street

    Renfrew-Collingwood, 1940

    • Mrs A Maitland, widow of R 1940
    • John Maitland, a driver 1940

    Next door in 1940: E Gowan at 5652. The block, door by door

  11. 11

    1243 Thurlow Street

    West End, 1940

    • Miss S A Maitland 1940
    • S Agnes Maitland, a nurse 1940

    Next door in 1940: Dr J R Davidson at 1221. The block, door by door

  12. 12

    3486 Trinity Street

    Hastings-Sunrise, 1940

    • H A Maitland, a laborer 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs E Carroll at 3446 and W H Carroll at 3496. The block, door by door

  13. 13

    2853 Turner Street

    Hastings-Sunrise, 1940

    • T M Maitland, a laborer at the City of Vancouver 1940
    • Ellen Maitland 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs N Anderson at 2837 and Mrs E M Vaughan at 2865. The block, door by door

  14. 14

    4327 West 13th Avenue

    West Point Grey, 1940

    • M Elizabeth Maitland, a stenographer at the CPR 1940

    Next door in 1940: H E Wilson at 4333. The block, door by door

  15. 15

    1277 West 33rd Avenue

    Shaughnessy, 1940

    • Mrs L F Maitland, widow of R M 1940
    • J Doug Maitland, in insurance at Macaulay Nicolls Maitland 1940

    Next door in 1940: Miss O M Miller at 1263. The block, door by door

  16. 16

    4011 West 33rd Avenue

    Dunbar-Southlands, 1940

    • Adam L Maitland, a teacher at the Duffus School 1940
    • Annabell M Maitland, a stenographer 1940
    • Jessie M Maitland, an assistant at the Vancouver Public Library 1940

    Next door in 1940: R Davie at 4005 and A Delaplace at 4019. The block, door by door

  17. 17

    322 Woodland Drive

    Grandview-Woodland, 1940

    • Casey Maitland 1940

What they did

The name section prints a trade for 16 of the 30: a laborer (2), a stenographer (2), an assistant, a carpenter, a clerk and a driver, among others. Three are widows, listed under their own names.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Grandview-Woodland (3), Hastings-Sunrise (2), Renfrew-Collingwood (2), Shaughnessy (2), Sunset (2), West End (2), Arbutus Ridge, Dunbar-Southlands, Mount Pleasant 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 1940 the directory lists Maitland (no first name printed), rooms to let, at 1124 Alberni Street. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Mrs Maitland there, with George Maitland, a salesman at Country Club Beverage. In 1940 the directory lists R L Maitland at 4489 Angus Drive; 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 Royal L Maitland there as the householder, of Maitland, Maitland, Remnant & Hutcheson, with Elizabeth R Maitland, a student, and Robert R Maitland, a student.

In 1940 the directory lists J Maitland at 5411 Balsam Street. The 1940 name section lists James Maitland there as the householder, a timekeeper, with Ian D Maitland, a sign writer. In 1940 the directory lists H Maitland at 1962 Charles Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Hugh Maitland there as the householder, with Stuart A Maitland, a clerk.

In 1940 the directory lists Mrs B Maitland at 1124 Commercial Drive. J Maitland is listed at 754 East 57th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists James Maitland there as the householder, on active service. The 1940 name section lists Charlotte Maitland at 573 East 6th Avenue, widow of H.

In 1940 the directory lists R F Maitland at 7203 Knight Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Richard F Maitland there as the householder, a carpenter at Spencer's. In 1940 the directory lists W Maitland at 3281 Renfrew Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists William Maitland there as the householder, a swamper at the City of Vancouver, with William B Maitland, who worked for Restmore, and Alice A Maitland.

In 1940 the directory lists Mrs A Maitland at 5618 Rupert Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Agnes Maitland there as the householder, widow of R, with John Maitland, a driver. In 1940 the directory lists Miss S A Maitland at 1243 Thurlow Street. The 1940 name section lists S Agnes Maitland there as the householder, a nurse.

In 1940 the directory lists H A Maitland at 3486 Trinity Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Henry A Maitland there as the householder, a laborer. In 1940 the directory lists T M Maitland at 2853 Turner Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Thomas M Maitland there as the householder, a laborer at the City of Vancouver, with Ellen Maitland.

The 1940 name section lists M Elizabeth Maitland at 4327 West 13th Avenue, a stenographer at the CPR. Mrs L F Maitland is listed at 1277 West 33rd Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Laura F Maitland there as the householder, widow of R M, with J Doug Maitland, in insurance at Macaulay Nicolls Maitland. The 1940 name section lists Adam L Maitland at 4011 West 33rd Avenue, a teacher at the Duffus School, with Annabell M Maitland, a stenographer, and Jessie M Maitland, an assistant at the Vancouver Public Library.

The 1940 name section lists Casey Maitland at 322 Woodland Drive.

Today

4489 Angus Drive, 1962 Charles, 1243 Thurlow, 4327 West 13th, 1277 West 33rd, 4011 West 33rd and 322 Woodland Drive still have their buildings from before 1946, 1243 Thurlow on the Vancouver Heritage Register; 754 East 57th (2009), 7203 Knight (2005), 3281 Renfrew (2002), 5618 Rupert (1993) and 2853 Turner (2011) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 1124 Alberni, 5411 Balsam, 1124 Commercial Drive, 573 East 6th and 3486 Trinity, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

A man on a white horse at the first camp for clearing Shaughnessy, near Angus Drive
1912 A man on a white horse at the first camp for clearing Shaughnessy, near Angus Drive. Not at the house at 4489 Angus Drive: no archive photo of the 4400 block is known that we can show. City of Vancouver Archives, Dist P24.1. Public domain.

Every line as printed

All 41 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
1940

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 M. Want a name removed? Tell us.