The McTavishes

The story, address by address

In 1940 the directory lists W L McTavish at 5661 Cypress Street. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Wilfred L MacTavish there as the householder, an editor at the Province, with Jaqueline MacTavish, and Roswell MacTavish, a reporter at the Province. The 1940 name section lists Sarah McTavish at 2168 East 6th Avenue, widow of A. The 1940 name section lists John McTavish at 1608 Franklin Street, retired.

The 1940 name section lists J McTavish at 949 Hornby Street, a canvasser at the Province. A M McTavish is listed at 1221 Nanton Avenue 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 A Morrison McTavish there as the householder, an assistant manager at the Canadian Surety Co and Camden Fire Insurance Association.

P D McTavish is listed at 3890 Osler Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Peter D McTavish there as the householder, in mining, with Peter McTavish, a student at UBC, and Mary McTavish, a student. The 1940 name section lists Duncan McTavish at 712 Richards Street. The 1940 name section lists Gordon C McTavish at 2002 Robson Street.

R C McTavish is listed at 1325 West 10th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Russell C McTavish there as the householder, proprietor of the Cambie Theatre. The 1940 name section lists Janet C McTavish at 1135 West 12th Avenue as the householder, a nurse at the Vancouver General Hospital.

In 1940 the directory lists A McTavish at 1786 West 15th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Alex McTavish there as the householder, proprietor of Patisserie Parisienne, with Alastair F McTavish, a clerk, Graeme H McTavish, a stockman at Jarvis-Firth, and Malcolm F McTavish, an apprentice for Patisserie Parisienne. The 1940 name section lists Margaret McTavish at 996 West 17th Avenue, a widow. The 1940 name section lists Janet L E McTavish at 1192 West 38th Avenue, a school teacher.

In 1940 the directory lists D Mactavish at 1949 West 57th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Duncan Mactavish there as the householder, a secretary-treasurer at West Coast Theatres Ltd. The 1940 name section lists M McTavish at 801 West Georgia Street, widow of J.

Mrs G McTavish is listed at 2740 Yukon Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Grace McTavish there as the householder, widow of F C, with Isabel G McTavish, an assistant at the Vancouver Public Library.

Today

5661 Cypress, 2168 East 6th, 1325 West 10th, 1949 West 57th, 801 West Georgia and 2740 Yukon still have their buildings from before 1946, 1949 West 57th, 801 West Georgia and 2740 Yukon on the Vancouver Heritage Register; 1221 Nanton (2012), 3890 Osler (1998), 1786 West 15th (1994) and 1192 West 38th (2012) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 1608 Franklin, 949 Hornby, 2002 Robson, 1135 West 12th and 996 West 17th, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred); for 712 Richards, its page says what we could and couldn't match to today's buildings.