A family name on Maple Street, Kitsilano, Shaughnessy and Kerrisdale
The Rosses
In the city directories 1940 · four people at three addresses
The directories print four people named Ross at three addresses in 1940, all on Maple Street. No first name or initials tie one address to another: we can't tell if they're one family. The directories print the name on 151 other streets too, all listed on the Ross name's own page.
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Where the Rosses lived
- 1
1744 Maple Street
Kitsilano, 1940
- J McK Ross, a carpenter 1940
- W Hugh Ross, an editor at the Sun 1940
Next door in 1940: Mrs N Coates at 1736 and Mrs I M E Constable at 1750. The block, door by door
- 2
2611 Maple Street
Kitsilano, 1940
- Mrs E P Ross 1940
Next door in 1940: F Haynes at 2655. The block, door by door
- 3
6531 Maple Street
Kerrisdale, 1940
- Dr H R Ross, a physician 1940
Next door in 1940: R N Young at 6507 and J H Boothe at 6543. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for three of the four: a carpenter, an editor and a physician.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in Kitsilano (2) and Kerrisdale. 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 J McK Ross at 1744 Maple Street; 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 James McK Ross there as the householder, a carpenter, with W Hugh Ross, an editor at the Sun. In 1940 the directory lists Mrs E P Ross at 2611 Maple Street. The 1940 name section lists Mrs Ethel P Ross there as the householder.
In 1940 the directory lists Dr H R Ross at 6531 Maple Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Hervey R Ross there as the householder, a physician.
Today
The City no longer lists 1744 Maple, 2611 Maple and 6531 Maple, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).
Every line as printed
All 7 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- *Ross J McK1744 Maple, p. 110
- Ross Jas McK carp1744 Maple, p. 533
- Ross W Hugh edit Sun1744 Maple, p. 533
- Ross Mrs E P2611 Maple, p. 111
- Ross Mrs Ethel P2611 Maple, p. 532
- *Ross Dr H R6531 Maple, p. 111
- Ross Hervey R phys 326, 925 W Georgia6531 Maple, p. 533
British Columbia and Yukon Directory, street section
The book of the Rosses
Every directory, as one book
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Another name, or a house
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 R. Want a name removed? Tell us.