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A family name on West 8th Avenue, Kitsilano, Mount Pleasant, Fairview and West Point Grey

The Scotts

In the city directories 1940 · eight people at six addresses

The directories print eight people named Scott at six addresses in 1940, all on West 8th Avenue. No first name or initials tie one address to another: we can't tell if they're one family. The most under one roof: three Scotts at 2265 West 8th 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

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

    1407 West 8th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • T T Scott, a laborer at Pacific Coal 1940

    Next door in 1940: H T Stevenson at 1403 and Miss F L Cortissos at 1411. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    1662 West 8th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • Jean C Scott, a maid for O Aune 1940

    Next door in 1940: C W Wallin at 1652 and Mrs A Wright at 1668. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    1887 West 8th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • F E Scott, a driver 1940

    Next door in 1940: S Cliffe at 1885. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    2265 West 8th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • R D Scott, an accountant 1940
    • Cynthia S Scott, a helper for Honey Dew 1940
    • Pauline I L Scott, who worked for UBC 1940

    Next door in 1940: W L Clarkson at 2257 and G Edwards at 2273. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    4619 West 8th Avenue

    West Point Grey, 1940

    • S F Scott, retired 1940

    Next door in 1940: J E Watson at 4609 and Mrs V H Hulbert at 4623. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    4646 West 8th Avenue

    West Point Grey, 1940

    • Mrs E A Scott, widow of T W 1940

    Next door in 1940: G A King at 4636 and J M Gray at 4650. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for five of the eight: an accountant, a driver, a helper, a laborer and a maid. One is a widow, listed under her own name.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Fairview (2), Kitsilano (2) and West Point Grey (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 T T Scott at 1407 West 8th Avenue. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Thomas T Scott there as the householder, a laborer at Pacific Coal. The 1940 name section lists Jean C Scott at 1662 West 8th Avenue, a maid for O Aune.

F E Scott is listed at 1887 West 8th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Frederick E Scott there as the householder, a driver. R D Scott is listed at 2265 West 8th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Robert D Scott there as the householder, an accountant, with Cynthia S Scott, a helper for Honey Dew, and Pauline I L Scott, who worked for UBC.

S F Scott is listed at 4619 West 8th 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 Sam F Scott there as the householder, retired. Mrs E A Scott is listed at 4646 West 8th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Emily A Scott there as the householder, widow of T W.

Today

4619 West 8th still has its building from before 1946, dated 1929 by the City's record; 1662 West 8th (1968) and 4646 West 8th (2001) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 1407 West 8th, 1887 West 8th and 2265 West 8th, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 13 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
1940

British Columbia and Yukon Directory, street section

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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.