A family name on Kingsway, Kensington-Cedar Cottage, Mount Pleasant 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 Kingsway. 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
1860 Kingsway
Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940
- G Scott, proprietor of Scott's Home Bakery 1940
Next door in 1940: W A Patrick at 1822 and M Mawhinney at 1872. The block, door by door
- 2
3305 Kingsway
Renfrew-Collingwood, 1940
- A Scott, in meats 1940
Next door in 1940: H W Woodbridge at 3303 and Felix Cafe at 3307. The block, door by door
- 3
3437 Kingsway
Renfrew-Collingwood, 1940
- Mrs J Scott, widow of W 1940
Next door in 1940: W Shippam at 3447. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for one of the three: a proprietor. One is a widow, listed under her own name.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in Renfrew-Collingwood (2) and Kensington-Cedar Cottage. 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 G Scott at 1860 Kingsway; 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 Gideon Scott there as the householder, proprietor of Scott's Home Bakery, with G William Scott, who worked for the Hudson's Bay Company. In 1940 the directory lists A Scott, in meats, at 3305 Kingsway.
Mrs J Scott is listed at 3437 Kingsway in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Jessie Scott there as the householder, widow of W.
Today
3437 Kingsway still has its building from before 1946, dated 1920 by the City's record; 3305 Kingsway (1977) has a newer building, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 1860 Kingsway, 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 G1860 Kingsway, p. 98
- Scott G Wm emp HBC1860 Kingsway, p. 548
- Scott Gideon prop Scott's Home Bky1860 Kingsway, p. 548
- Scott A meats3305 Kingsway, p. 99
- Scott Mrs J3437 Kingsway, p. 99
- Scott Jessie wid W3437 Kingsway, 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.