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A family name in Vancouver's city directories

The Pottses

In the city directories 1940 · 16 people at 13 addresses

The directories print 16 people named Potts at 13 addresses in 1940 in nine of the city's neighbourhoods. No first name or initials tie one address to another: we can't tell if they're one family.

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Where the Pottses 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

    948 Cotton Drive

    Grandview-Woodland, 1940

    • A S Potts, an accountant at Brown Bros Bakeries 1940

    Next door in 1940: H Osovsky at 936. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    159 East 29th Avenue

    Riley Park, 1940

    • Miss B Potts 1940
    • Beatrice Potts, a clerk at the Hudson's Bay Company 1940

    Next door in 1940: H N Hallberg at 177. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    1206 East 59th Avenue

    Sunset, 1940

    • C H Potts, retired 1940

    Next door in 1940: W E Veitch at 1216. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    8279 Granville Street

    Marpole, 1940

    • E C Potts, proprietor of White Spot Barber Shop 1940

    Next door in 1940: G D Goddard at 8263 and White Spot Gro at 8289. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    5212 Maple Street

    Shaughnessy, 1940

    • Florence Potts, widow of E E 1940
    • Violet Potts, a saleswoman at Vancouver Hotel News Stand 1940

    Next door in 1940: J W Nation at 5290. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    1270 Melville Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • Phoebe Potts, widow of T 1940
  7. 7

    814 Richards Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • Potts 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs M Lalonde at 812 and T Bedale at 816. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    5775 Vine Street

    Kerrisdale, 1940

    • Miss M E Potts 1940
    • Muriel E Potts, a clerk at the Dominion Income Tax 1940

    Next door in 1940: Miss M L McCamus at 5763 and Mrs H M Brandt at 5787. The block, door by door

  9. 9

    2057 West 1st Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • F D Potts, retired 1940

    Next door in 1940: J Baring at 2065. The block, door by door

  10. 10

    644 West 20th Avenue

    South Cambie, 1940

    • E Potts, a painter 1940

    Next door in 1940: A N Bissett at 642 and W J Riddick at 650. The block, door by door

  11. 11

    709 West Georgia Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • C J Potts, a fireman at the City of Vancouver 1940

    Next door in 1940: United Cigar Stores at 701 and Henri's Charcoal Grill at 713. The block, door by door

  12. 12

    1400 West Georgia Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • C Potts, a painter 1940

    Next door in 1940: Miss E M Fewster at 1408. The block, door by door

  13. 13

    837 West Hastings Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • James G Potts, proprietor of J G Potts & Assocs 1940

    Next door in 1940: V E K Weldie at 833. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for nine of the 16: a clerk (2), a painter (2), a proprietor (2), an accountant, a fireman and a saleswoman. Two are widows, listed under their own names.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Downtown (5), Grandview-Woodland, Kerrisdale, Kitsilano, Marpole, Riley Park, Shaughnessy, South Cambie and Sunset. 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 A S Potts at 948 Cotton Drive. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists A Stan Potts there as the householder, an accountant at Brown Bros Bakeries. In 1940 the directory lists Miss B Potts at 159 East 29th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Beatrice Potts there as the householder, a clerk at the Hudson's Bay Company.

In 1940 the directory lists C H Potts at 1206 East 59th Avenue; 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 Charles H Potts there as the householder, retired. In 1940 the directory lists E C Potts at 8279 Granville Street. The 1940 name section lists Ernest C Potts there as the householder, proprietor of White Spot Barber Shop.

The 1940 name section lists Florence Potts at 5212 Maple Street, widow of E E, with Violet Potts, a saleswoman at Vancouver Hotel News Stand. The 1940 name section lists Phoebe Potts at 1270 Melville Street, widow of T. The 1940 name section lists Potts at 814 Richards Street.

Miss M E Potts is listed at 5775 Vine Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Muriel E Potts there as the householder, a clerk at the Dominion Income Tax. F D Potts is listed at 2057 West 1st Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Frederick D Potts there as the householder, retired.

E Potts is listed at 644 West 20th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Edwin Potts there as the householder, a painter. C J Potts is listed at 709 West Georgia Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists C Jack Potts there as the householder, a fireman at the City of Vancouver.

C Potts is listed at 1400 West Georgia Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Clif Potts there as the householder, a painter. The 1940 name section lists James G Potts at 837 West Hastings Street, proprietor of J G Potts & Assocs.

Today

1206 East 59th, 5212 Maple and 644 West 20th still have their buildings from before 1946; 8279 Granville (1998), 814 Richards (1971) and 837 West Hastings (1998) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 948 Cotton Drive, 159 East 29th, 1270 Melville, 5775 Vine, 2057 West 1st, 709 West Georgia and 1400 West Georgia, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

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 P. Want a name removed? Tell us.