A family name on Rupert Street, Renfrew-Collingwood, Hastings-Sunrise and Killarney
The Taits
In the city directories 1940 · five people at two addresses
The directories print five people named Tait at two addresses in 1940, all on Rupert 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 Taits at 4781 Rupert in 1940. The directories print the name on 46 other streets too, all listed on the Tait name's own page.
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Where the Taits lived
Collingwood
- 1
4781 Rupert Street
Renfrew-Collingwood, 1940
- H C Tait, retired 1940
- Lester Tait 1940
- Mary Tait 1940
Next door in 1940: Mrs J Christie at 4775. The block, door by door
- 2
5609 Rupert Street
Renfrew-Collingwood, 1940
- J M Tait, a painter at Ruddy-Duker 1940
- James T Tait, a clerk for T Kirkpatrick 1940
Next door in 1940: J McM McClay at 5617. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for two of the five: a clerk and a painter.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in Renfrew-Collingwood (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 H C Tait at 4781 Rupert Street. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Harry C Tait there as the householder, retired, with Lester Tait and Mary Tait. In 1940 the directory lists J M Tait at 5609 Rupert 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 lists James M Tait there as the householder, a painter at Ruddy-Duker, with James T Tait, a clerk for T Kirkpatrick.
Today
5609 Rupert still has its building from before 1946, dated 1925 by the City's record; 4781 Rupert (1992) has a newer building, by the City's record.
Every line as printed
All 7 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- Tait H C4781 Rupert, p. 146
- Tait Harry C retired4781 Rupert, p. 600
- Tait Lester4781 Rupert, p. 600
- Tait Mary4781 Rupert, p. 600
- *Tait J M5609 Rupert, p. 146
- Tait Jas M pntr Ruddy-Duker5609 Rupert, p. 600
- Tait Jas T clk T Kirkpatrick5609 Rupert, p. 600
British Columbia and Yukon Directory, street section
The book of the Taits
Every directory, as one book
The family book reads the Tait 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 T. Want a name removed? Tell us.