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A family name on Robson Street, West End and Downtown

The Scotts

In the city directories 1940 · seven people at seven addresses

The directories print seven people named Scott at seven addresses in 1940, all on Robson 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

Each pin is on its own block, numbered as the households below. Today's land, parks, main roads and local areas: City of Vancouver Open Data (Open Government Licence – Vancouver).
  1. 1

    145 Robson Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • Howard A Scott, a mechanic 1940

    Next door in 1940: W T Perry at 141 and Mrs M Sherle at 149. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    915 Robson Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • William Scott, a manager at W Scott & Co 1940

    Next door in 1940: Morgan & Paris at 911 and Arts Richmond at 919. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    1098 Robson Street

    West End, 1940

    • H V Scott, a delicatessen 1940

    Next door in 1940: Olympia Fish Mkt at 1094. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    1108 Robson Street

    West End, 1940

    • Edith Scott, proprietor of Egg Basket 1940

    Next door in 1940: Chong Sing at 1106 and Safeway Stores at 1110. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    1260 Robson Street

    West End, 1940

    • E Scott, a shoe repairer 1940

    Next door in 1940: Richmond Dairy at 1258 and Argyle Dairy at 1262. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    1615 Robson Street

    West End, 1940

    • Bruce Scott 1940

    Next door in 1940: C A Burr at 1601 and C S Barker at 1623. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    1743 Robson Street

    West End, 1940

    • John Scott 1940

    Next door in 1940: T H Schaffer at 1735 and Mrs K E Gray at 1769. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for three of the seven: a manager, a mechanic and a proprietor.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in West End (5) and Downtown (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

The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Howard A Scott at 145 Robson Street, a mechanic. The 1940 name section lists William Scott at 915 Robson Street, a manager at W Scott & Co. In 1940 the directory lists H V Scott, a delicatessen, at 1098 Robson Street. The 1940 name section lists Edith Scott at 1108 Robson Street, proprietor of Egg Basket.

In 1940 the directory lists E Scott, a shoe repairer, at 1260 Robson Street. The 1940 name section lists Bruce Scott at 1615 Robson Street. The 1940 name section lists John Scott at 1743 Robson Street.

Today

1615 Robson (1970) has a newer building, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 145 Robson, 915 Robson, 1098 Robson, 1108 Robson, 1260 Robson and 1743 Robson, 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.
1940

British Columbia and Yukon Directory, name section, where each person's work is printed

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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.