A family name in Vancouver's city directories
The McAuslands
In the city directories 1940 · four people at two addresses
The directories print four people named McAusland at two addresses in 1940 in two of the city's neighbourhoods, with the close spelling McCausland. No first name or initials tie one address to the other: we can't tell if they're one family.
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Where the McAuslands lived
- 1
4323 Elgin Street
Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940
- Mrs S D McCausland, widow of R H 1940
- Frederick H R McCausland 1940
Next door in 1940: A Leedham at 4305 and J H Ouimet at 4333. The block, door by door
- 2
1040 West Georgia Street
West End, 1940
- Miss A McAusland 1940
- Amelia McAusland, an accountant at Willson Stationery and Mitchell-Foley 1940
Next door in 1940: McDermott Motors Ltd at 1018 and Begg Motor Co Ltd (used cars) at 1056. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for one of the four: an accountant. One is a widow, listed under her own name.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in Kensington-Cedar Cottage 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 D McCausland at 4323 Elgin Street. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Syd D McCausland there as the householder, widow of R H, with Frederick H R McCausland. In 1940 the directory lists Miss A McAusland at 1040 West Georgia Street. The 1940 name section lists Amelia McAusland there as the householder, an accountant at Willson Stationery and Mitchell-Foley.
Today
4323 Elgin still has its building from before 1946, dated 1910 by the City's record; 1040 West Georgia (1985) has a newer building, by the City's record.
Every line as printed
All 5 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- McCausland Mrs S D4323 Elgin, p. 48
- McCausland Fredk H R4323 Elgin, p. 365
- McCausland Syd D wid R H4323 Elgin, p. 365
- McAusland Miss A1040 West Georgia, p. 58
- McAusland Amelia acct Willson Staty and Mitchell-Foley1040 West Georgia, p. 362
British Columbia and Yukon Directory, street section
The book of the McAuslands
Every directory, as one book
The family book reads the McAusland 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.
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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.