1921 Census of Canada

The 1921 census of Canada has recently been released.  Here's what it has to say about our family:

In 1921, Arthur and Minnie Scott, St. Andrew's Ward, Montreal, were living with their very recently widowed 26-year-old daughter, Norton Fry, and her daughter (their granddaughter), the 2-year-old Mary Fry.  Arthur is listed as an import broker making $2,000 (I assume annually).  They are renting a brick home for $150.00/month, and they have two female live-in servants.  I am sooo jealous. 

William Rutherford, Jr (age 56) and his wife Ida (Bulmer) Rutherford (age 54) were living in Westmount, sub-district 62, with several adult children:  John Bulmer Rutherford, age 24, Ida Jean Rutherford, age 22,  Andrew Scott Rutherford, age 20, and E. Marjorie Rutherford, age 19.  Also part of the household is Jane Bulmer, age 50, Ida's younger sister.  They have one live-in servant.  William and his son William Jackson are listed as merchants, while John Bulmer is an accountant (probably of his father's lumber company) who makes $720 annually.  Andrew and Marjorie are students.  They own a brick home with ten rooms (I'm not sure which rooms are included in the count).   It's interesting how many adult children are still living at home, even the men.

John Galloway Scott (age 84) and his wife Mary (Elliot) Scott (age78)  are living in Toronto North, Ward 4, 29 Dunvegan Road.  For those of us in Toronto, 29 Dunvegan is in the St. Clair/Avenue Road region.  Very posh.  With them is their daughter Helen Scott, age 37, "Janey" C. Elliot, Mary's younger sister, age 67, and two female servants, one cook and one maid.  John is retired and none of the three ladies of the household have an occupation.  They own the home.  

Is This Arthur H. Scott?

These photographs in the McCord Museum collection are entitled "A.H. Scott, Montreal, QC, 1891".  They were taken by Wm. Notman and Son, photographers.  Are they of Arthur H. Scott?  The timing is just the slightest bit off--in 1891 Arthur is, according to the census, living in his parent's home in Toronto, and working as a Tea Broker there.  Arthur married Minnie Davis in April of 1892 and they move to Montreal by March of 1893, when their first child Howard Elliot Scott was born.   Still, the dates are so close--I'll put the portraits out there in case anyone recognizes him.

This one's reaching even further afield--it's entitled "Mrs.Scott in her Wedding Dress, 1891", again taken by Wm. Notman and Sons.  I'm not so sure this is Minnie Davis--why would she get a wedding portrait taken in Montreal?  Arthur and Minnie married in Aylmer, Ontario, where she grew up.  However, the year matches the portrait of A.H. Davis--perhaps she got her gown made in Montreal?