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The McCutcheons

In the city directories 1940 · 17 people at eleven addresses

The directories print 17 people named McCutcheon at eleven addresses in 1940 in seven 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 McCutcheons at 8550 Heather in 1940.

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Where the McCutcheons lived

Each pin is on its own block, numbered as the households below. Today's land, parks, main roads and local areas: City of Vancouver Open Data (Open Government Licence – Vancouver).
  1. 1

    675 Davie Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • R H McCutcheon, a physician 1940

    Next door in 1940: Renold-Coventry at 655. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    8550 Heather Street

    Marpole, 1940

    • Mrs M B McCutcheon, widow of W H 1940
    • Elvie B McCutcheon, a salesman at the Hudson's Bay Company 1940
    • Ron K McCutcheon 1940

    Next door in 1940: W Baird at 8510. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    761 Kingsway

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • W J McCutcheon, retired 1940

    Next door in 1940: Standard Oil Serv at 755 and Aristocratic Beauty Parlor at 763. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    3115 Main Street

    Mount Pleasant, 1940

    • A W McCutcheon, a motorman at the BC Electric Railway 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs V Moodie at 3101 and H Carpenter at 3149. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    421 Nanaimo Street

    Hastings-Sunrise, 1940

    • Dr R H McCutcheon, a physician 1940

    Next door in 1940: Fred's Barber Shop at 431. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    2411 Ontario Street

    Mount Pleasant, 1940

    • John McCutcheon 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs C McLean at 2409 and M H Baird at 2429. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    1319 West 11th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • Frederick McCutcheon 1940

    Next door in 1940: B C A'Court at 1315 and Mrs E Jardine at 1329. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    1706 West 12th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • D J McCutcheon, a salesman 1940
    • J Albert McCutcheon, a clerk at Pemberton Realty 1940
    • Margaret A H McCutcheon, a technician at the Vancouver General Hospital 1940

    Next door in 1940: F L McNeill at 1712. The block, door by door

  9. 9

    3146 West 13th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • O McCutcheon, who worked for the BC Telephone 1940
    • Elizabeth McCutcheon, a stenographer at Mackenzie White & Dunsmuir 1940
    • John O McCutcheon, a student at UBC 1940

    Next door in 1940: A Tarshis at 3136 and T Browne at 3156. The block, door by door

  10. 10

    1833 West 3rd Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • George F McCutcheon, a salesman at C C Cross & Co 1940

    Next door in 1940: C H Lawson at 1827 and J N Wilson at 1837. The block, door by door

  11. 11

    2523 West 5th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • R C McCutcheon, a collector at Retail Credit Grantors 1940

    Next door in 1940: J Buntain at 2519 and Mrs L S Agnew at 2525. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for nine of the 17: a salesman (3), a clerk, a collector, an employee, a motorman and a stenographer, among others. One is a widow, listed under her own name.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Kitsilano (3), Fairview (2), Mount Pleasant (2), Downtown, Hastings-Sunrise, Kensington-Cedar Cottage and Marpole. 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 R H McCutcheon, a physician, at 675 Davie Street. Mrs M B McCutcheon is listed at 8550 Heather Street 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, where each person's work is printed, lists Martha B McCutcheon there as the householder, widow of W H, with Elvie B McCutcheon, a salesman at the Hudson's Bay Company, and Ron K McCutcheon.

W J McCutcheon is listed at 761 Kingsway in 1940. The 1940 name section lists William J McCutcheon there as the householder, retired. A W McCutcheon is listed at 3115 Main Street in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Arthur W McCutcheon there as the householder, a motorman at the BC Electric Railway.

Dr R H McCutcheon, a physician, is listed at 421 Nanaimo Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists John McCutcheon at 2411 Ontario Street. The 1940 name section lists Frederick McCutcheon at 1319 West 11th Avenue.

In 1940 the directory lists D J McCutcheon at 1706 West 12th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists David J McCutcheon there as the householder, a salesman, with J Albert McCutcheon, a clerk at Pemberton Realty, and Margaret A H McCutcheon, a technician at the Vancouver General Hospital. In 1940 the directory lists O McCutcheon at 3146 West 13th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Oliver McCutcheon there as the householder, who worked for the BC Telephone, with Elizabeth McCutcheon, a stenographer at Mackenzie White & Dunsmuir, and John O McCutcheon, a student at UBC.

The 1940 name section lists George F McCutcheon at 1833 West 3rd Avenue, a salesman at C C Cross & Co. R C McCutcheon is listed at 2523 West 5th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists R Carl McCutcheon there as the householder, a collector at Retail Credit Grantors.

Today

2523 West 5th still has its building from before 1946, dated 1927 by the City's record; 8550 Heather (1978) and 3146 West 13th (2017) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 675 Davie, 761 Kingsway, 3115 Main, 421 Nanaimo, 2411 Ontario, 1319 West 11th, 1706 West 12th and 1833 West 3rd, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Firemen and their horse-drawn wagons at Fire Hall No. 10, Heather Street and 13th Avenue
15 July 1912 Firemen and their horse-drawn wagons at Fire Hall No. 10, Heather Street and 13th Avenue. Not at the house at 8550 Heather: no archive photo of the 8500 block is known that we can show. City of Vancouver Archives, FD P48. Public domain.

Every line as printed

All 23 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.