A family name on East 39th Avenue, Kensington-Cedar Cottage, Riley Park and Renfrew-Collingwood
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 East 39th Avenue. 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
2149 East 39th Avenue
Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940
- Mrs E Scott, widow of G 1940
Next door in 1940: R Greig at 2141 and W H Percy at 2177. The block, door by door
- 2
2295 East 39th Avenue
Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940
- Thomas C Scott, a clerk at the Post Office 1940
Next door in 1940: W E Griffin at 2279. The block, door by door
- 3
2322 East 39th Avenue
Renfrew-Collingwood, 1940
- G A Scott, a repairerman at Eastman Photographer Materials 1940
Next door in 1940: W Guthrie at 2308 and G C Kirk at 2348. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for two of the three: a clerk and a repairerman. One is a widow, listed under her own name.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in Kensington-Cedar Cottage (2) and Renfrew-Collingwood. 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 Mrs E Scott at 2149 East 39th Avenue. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Emily Scott there as the householder, widow of G. The 1940 name section lists Thomas C Scott at 2295 East 39th Avenue, a clerk at the Post Office.
G A Scott is listed at 2322 East 39th 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 George A Scott there as the householder, a repairerman at Eastman Photographer Materials.
Today
2149 East 39th (1959), 2295 East 39th (2017) and 2322 East 39th (1981) have newer buildings, by the City's record.
Every line as printed
All 5 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- Scott Mrs E2149 East 39th, p. 255
- Scott Emily wid G2149 East 39th, p. 548
- Scott Thos C clk PO2295 East 39th, p. 549
- *Scott G A2322 East 39th, p. 255
- Scott Geo A reprmn Eastman Photog Materials2322 East 39th, p. 548
British Columbia and Yukon Directory, street section
The book of the Scotts
Every directory, as one book
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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 S. Want a name removed? Tell us.