A family name on Charles Street, Grandview-Woodland, Strathcona and Hastings-Sunrise
The Scotts
In the city directories 1940 · three people at three addresses
The directories print three people named Scott at three addresses in 1940, all on Charles 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 173 other streets too, all listed on the Scott name's own page.
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Where the Scotts lived
- 1
2784 Charles Street
Hastings-Sunrise, 1940
- R C Scott, a carpenter 1940
Next door in 1940: B Walls at 2770 and E W Butler at 2796. The block, door by door
- 2
3004 Charles Street
Hastings-Sunrise, 1940
- R A Scott, a helper for Sigurdson Millwork 1940
Next door in 1940: R C Scott at 3016. The block, door by door
- 3
3016 Charles Street
Hastings-Sunrise, 1940
- R C Scott, a driver 1940
Next door in 1940: R A Scott at 3004 and F G Hall at 3028. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for all three: a carpenter, a driver and a helper.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in Hastings-Sunrise (3). 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 March 1921 R c. Scott took out the permit to build a house at 2784 Charles Street. In 1940 the directory lists R C Scott at 2784 Charles 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 Rutger C Scott there as the householder, a carpenter.
In 1940 the directory lists R A Scott at 3004 Charles Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Richard A Scott there as the householder, a helper for Sigurdson Millwork. In 1940 the directory lists R C Scott at 3016 Charles Street. The 1940 name section lists Ron C Scott there as the householder, a driver.
Today
2784 Charles (1979) and 3016 Charles (1973) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 3004 Charles, so that building is probably gone (inferred).
Every line as printed
All 6 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- *Scott R C2784 Charles, p. 29
- Scott Rutger C carp2784 Charles, p. 549
- *Scott R A3004 Charles, p. 29
- Scott Richd A hlpr Sigurdson Millwork3004 Charles, p. 549
- Scott R C3016 Charles, p. 29
- Scott Ron C drvr3016 Charles, p. 549
British Columbia and Yukon Directory, street section
The book of the Scotts
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 S. Want a name removed? Tell us.