A family name on Osler Street, Shaughnessy and Marpole
The Scotts
In the city directories 1940 · four people at two addresses
The directories print four people named Scott at two addresses in 1940, all on Osler Street. No first name or initials tie one address to the other: we can't tell if they're one family. The most under one roof: three Scotts at 4089 Osler in 1940. 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
4089 Osler Street
Shaughnessy, 1940
- G A Scott, a manager at General Steel Wares 1940
- Eleanor J Scott, an elevator operator at Woodward's 1940
- Marion I Scott, a nurse 1940
Next door in 1940: N Holland at 4037. The block, door by door
- 2
4825 Osler Street
Shaughnessy, 1940
- F A Scott, proprietor of Scott Musical Import 1940
Next door in 1940: A L T Lockyer at 4841. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for all four: an elevator operator, a manager, a nurse and a proprietor.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in Shaughnessy (2). 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 A Scott at 4089 Osler 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 George A Scott there as the householder, a manager at General Steel Wares, with Eleanor J Scott, an elevator operator at Woodward's, and Marion I Scott, a nurse. In 1940 the directory lists F A Scott at 4825 Osler Street. The 1940 name section lists Frederick A Scott there as the householder, proprietor of Scott Musical Import.
Today
4089 Osler still has its building from before 1946, dated 1912 by the City's record; 4825 Osler (2012) has a newer building, by the City's record.
Every line as printed
All 6 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- *Scott G A4089 Osler, p. 123
- Scott Eleanor J elev opr Woodwards4089 Osler, p. 548
- Scott Geo A mgr Genl Steel Wares4089 Osler, p. 548
- Scott Marion I nurse4089 Osler, p. 548
- Scott F A4825 Osler, p. 123
- Scott Fredk A prop Scott Musical Import4825 Osler, p. 548
British Columbia and Yukon Directory, street section
The book of the Scotts
Every directory, as one book
The family book reads the Scott name in each Vancouver directory we hold from 1901 to 1945: everyone printed under it at every address, their work from the name sections, who lived next door, and the page behind every line, to read here or save as a PDF to print or give.
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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.