Alexander Stewart Monro was a physician. He lived at 1185 West Georgia Street from 1908 to 1912.
Family Background
Alexander Stewart Monro was born in Rattray, Perthshire, Scotland on May 1, 1872.
Alexander’s parents were William Monro (1843-1882) and Margaret Stewart (1847-1902). They were married in Blairgowrie, Perthshire, Scotland on November 27, 1868. William Monro was a carpenter and builder.
In 1872, the Monro family travelled to Canada. They settled in Toronto, Ontario, where William Monro was a lumber manufacturer.
In 1882, the family moved to Winnipeg, Manitoba.
William Monro died in Winnipeg on November 16, 1882.
Margaret Monroe died in Winnipeg on May 17, 1902.
Alexander Monro: Early Life
Alexander travelled to Canada with his parents in 1872. The Monro family lived in Toronto, Ontario until they moved to Winnipeg, Manitoba in 1882.
Alexander went to school in Toronto and Winnipeg. He then attended the medical college at Manitoba University in Winnipeg
He graduated in 1896.
Alexander interned at the Winnipeg General Hospital, followed by a period as a medical superintendent at Brandon, Manitoba.
To British Columbia
Alexander first arrived in British Columbia in 1896, when he became the surgeon for the Canadian Pacific Railway in Kamloops.
To Vancouver
In 1897, Alexander began his medical practice in Vancouver.
He first appeared in the Vancouver directories in 1898. His office was in the Mackinnon Building.
In 1898 he went briefly to Atlin, British Columbia, where he provided medical care for many residents who were living there during Atlin’s gold rush.
In 1899, Alexander began his professional association with Dr. William Disbrow Brydone-Jack (1860-1938). They maintained this association until Alexander’s death in 1932.
Residences in Vancouver
According to the Vancouver directories, Alexander (and his wife after their marriage in 1900) appeared at the following addresses.
| 1898 | 413 Granville Street (Mackinnon Building) (probably business address) |
| 1899-1900 | Number 8 Mackinnon Building (probably business address) |
| 1900-1901 | 673 Howe Street |
| 1902 to 1907 | 608 Granville Street |
| 1908 to 1910 | 1175 Georgia Street |
| 1911 to 1912 | 1185 Georgia Street (re-numbered from 1175 Georgia Street) |
| 1913 to 1929 | 1311 The Crescent (listed as The Crescent, northwest corner of Tecumseh or “Shaughnessy Heights” from 1913 to 1915.) |
| 1930 to 1932 | 4209 Osler Street (or Avenue) (Alexander S. Monro) |
| 1933 to 1943 | 4209 Osler Street (or Avenue) (Edith M. Monro) |
| 1944 | 4209 Osler Street (Rev. W. L. Armstrong and Edith Armstrong) |
| 1945 to 1971 | 4209 Osler Street (Edith Armstrong, widow of W. L. Armstrong) |
Marriage to Mary Edith McCrossan
On August 15, 1900, in Victoria, British Columbia, Alexander married Mary Edith McCrossan (often called “Edith”).
Edith McCrossan was born in Chatham, Ontario on March 13, 1874.
Edith’s parents were Thomas McCrossan (1834-1927) and Jane Elizabeth McDonald (1841-1932).
The McCrossan family was well known in Vancouver.
- George Edward McCrossan (1880-1944) was a lawyer and Vancouver’s corporation counsel.
- John Alexander McCrossan (1864-1911) lived at 1900 Comox Street from 1906 to 1911. (See McCrossan, John Alexander (1864-1911); https://westendvancouver.wordpress.com/biographies-a-m/biographies-m/mccrossan-john-alexander-1864-1911/.)
- Ellen Jane McCrossan married William Edward Emmons, 1861-1911), a dentist who lived at 1857 Nelson Street from 1904 to 1911. (See Emmons, William Edward (1861-1911); https://westendvancouver.wordpress.com/biographies-a-m/biographies-e/emmons-william-edward-1861-1911/.)
New House: Corner of Georgia Street and Bute Street
In 1906, Alexander bought a lot on the northeast corner of Georgia Street and Bute Street.
Henry Albert Jones (often “H.A. Jones”) was a real estate and insurance broker who had built a house on the property in the early 1890s. For most years the address for the house was 1171 Georgia Street.
From 1898 to 1904, the Queen’s School had used the property as a school. (Further information appears on the page for Queen’s School; https://westendvancouver.wordpress.com/business-names/queens-school/.)
Alexander arranged to remove the old house so that he could build a new house on the property.
In March 1907, he obtained a building permit for the new house.
| District: | Vancouver |
| Permit: | |
| Owner: | Monro, Dr. Alexander [or Munro] |
| Architect: | |
| Builder: | |
| Legal Address: | DL: 185 Block: 17 Sub: Resub: Lot: 11 & 12 |
| Date (Y-M-D): | 1907-03-12 |
| Street Number: | [1185] |
| Street Name: | Georgia Street W & Bute Street (Corner) [NE] |
| Value: | $12,000.00 |
| Remarks: | Frame and stone dwelling; [ASN, ALD, added first name] [note – residence apparently became the temporary home to the Langara School for Boys around 1913, until their main school on Heather St. was completed]; [VDW Mar-12-1907 p1;] |
| Reference ID: | VN-19070003-99999-63 |
The new house, called “Strathardle,” was finished by 1908. Its initial address was 1175 Georgia Street, but after 1910 it became 1185 Georgia Street.
The legal address for the property was District Lot 185; Block 17; Lots 11 and 12.
Alexander and Edith lived in the Georgia Street house until about 1912.
Shaughnessy Heights: 1311 The Crescent
In 1913, Alexander and Edith moved to a new house at 1311 The Crescent in Shaughnessy Heights.
The Vancouver Public Library annotation for the photograph above says that the Strathardle mansion is “at left.” The house on the left was actually 1337 The Crescent, which was the house of, John William Fordham Johnson (1866-1938). The Monro house was on the right, at 1311 The Crescent. Below are more recent photographs of the two houses.
The Monros remained at 1311 The Crescent until about 1929.
Shaughnessy Heights: 4209 Osler Street
By 1930, Alexander and Edith were living at 4209 Osler Street, at the southwest corner of Osler Street and 26th Avenue.
Alexander lived in the Osler Street house until he died in 1932.
Edith remained at Osler Street until 1971.
Society
The Monros often appeared in the Vancouver news and society columns.
They were in the Vancouver society registries in 1908, 1914, and 1927.
Alexander appeared in British Columbia from the Earliest Times to the Present (1913) and in Northern Who’s Who; A Biographical Dictionary of Men and Women (1916).
Arthur and Edith were both members of the Jericho Country Club. Arthur also belonged to the Vancouver Club and the Ancient Free and Accepted Masons lodge.
Alexander: Medical Career
Alexander was involved in many aspects of medical care, not only in Vancouver but also throughout Canada. He was part of the group that developed the Vancouver General Hospital in 1906, and he served on the hospital’s staff for many years.
On September 10, 1915, he enlisted as a major with the Canadian Expeditionary Force. He served in England and Salonika with the Canadian Army Medical Corps and the Fifth Canadian General Hospital. He resigned in May 1918 to return to civilian life.
He was the president of the British Columbia Medical Association, as well as the Pacific Coast Surgical Association and the Canadian Medical Association.
He was also the chief surgeon in British Columbia for the Canadian National Railway and Great Northern Railroad.
In 1931, the Canadian Medical Association Journal published Alexander’s article on the medical history of British Columbia.
Immigration Issues
Alexander was the port medical officer in Vancouver for over three decades. In February 1908, he was also acting as the superintendent of the immigration office when S.S. Monteagle arrived in Vancouver.
The federal government had passed an order-in-council on January 8, 1908. The order prohibited the immigration of persons who “in the opinion of the Minister of the Interior” did not “come from the country of their birth or citizenship by a continuous journey and or through tickets purchased before leaving the country of their birth or nationality.” The order itself did not refer to people from any specific country. However, it mainly affected travellers from India, since the geographic distances between India and Canada required ships to stop in Japan, Hong Kong, or Hawaii.
After the order-in-council came into force, the Monteagle was the first ship that arrived in Canada with a large number of passengers from India. The federal government issued a deportation order for 182 passengers. (The contemporary accounts referred to the passengers as “Hindus” or “Hindoos,” even though many of the passengers belonged to other religious or ethnic groups.)
Lawyers for several passengers challenged the deportation orders. On March 24, 1908, Justice Clement of the British Columbia Supreme Court quashed the deportation orders and he ordered the government to release the detained passengers. He concluded that the regulation was invalid, because the Immigration Act did not authorize the Minister of the Interior to make these types of orders.
In April 1908, the federal parliament amended the Immigration Act to allow the Governor in Council to prohibit specified classes of immigrants from landing in Canada.
The Komagata Maru incident in 1914 was a more notorious case involving similar immigration issues. By then Alexander was still the port medical officer, although he was no longer the port superintendent. (See Komagata Maru incident, Wikipedia article, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Komagata_Maru_incident; and Komagata Maru: Continuing the Journey; http://komagatamarujourney.ca/.)
Later Medical Career
In 1932, the Depression had made it difficult for patients to pay for medical services. Many physicians had to choose between looking out for their own financial well-being and taking care of their patients. Alexander predicted that a plan for compulsory medical health insurance was likely to arrive in Canada.
Alexander: Death in Saskatoon
In 1932, Alexander was the retiring president of the Canadian Medical Association.
He went to Toronto to attend the association’s annual convention.
After the Toronto convention ended, Alexander and Edith joined several other physicians and their spouses who went to London, England for a conference of the British Medical Association.
After the London convention was over, Edith remained in Europe, where she was planning to travel for several weeks. Alexander arranged to return to Vancouver.
While Alexander was returning home, he suffered a heart attack. He was taken to the hospital in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, where he died on August 12.
Alexander’s funeral service was postponed until Edith was able to return to Vancouver.
The funeral service was in Vancouver on August 31, 1932. Alexander was buried in Mountain View Cemetery in Vancouver.
He left his residual estate to the University of British Columbia to use for medical research.
In 1952, the Vancouver Sun published a tribute to Alexander. The author was Alexander’s sister, Rose Monro St. John (1882-1958).
This memorial plaque commemorates Alexander’s medical service in Canada.
Edith: Later Life
After Alexander died, Edith continued to live in the house on Osler Street.
In 1933, she was on vacation in California when a large earthquake damaged many regions near Long Beach.
In the fall of 1933, Edith travelled to Australia and New Zealand.
During the rest of the 1930s and the early 1940s, Edith often appeared in society columns, which described her travels and the arrivals and departures of her house guests.
Edith: Marriage to William Laird Armstrong
On June 21, 1943, in Ocean Park, British Columbia, Edith married Rev. Dr. William Laird Armstrong, who was a widowed clergyman.
William Laird Armstrong was born in Owen Sound, Ontario on June 5, 1869. His parents were William Christopher Armstrong (1828-1894) and Catherine Dean (1828-1883). William Christopher Armstrong was born in Ireland, and he worked as a brick maker in Ontario.
Rev. Armstrong had been married before, to Frances Ann Ferrier (1867–1940). She died in Toronto, Ontario on November 30, 1940.
Rev. Armstrong died in Vancouver on March 25, 1945.
Edith continued to live at 4209 Osler Street. She died in Vancouver on January 21, 1971. She was buried in Mountain View Cemetery in Vancouver.
Alexander and Edith Monro did not have any children.
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Ancestry.com. 1871 Scotland Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007. Parish: Rattray; ED: 3; Page: 5; Line: 1; Roll: CSSCT1871_68. Name: William Monro; Age: 27; Estimated Birth Year: abt 1844; Relationship: Head; Spouse’s Name: Margaret Monro; Gender: Male; Where born: Newtyle, Forfarshire; Registration Number: 389; Registration district: Rattray; Civil parish: Rattray; County: Perthshire; Address: Forebank; Occupation: Joiner (master Employing 2 Men & 1 Boy); ED: 3; Household schedule number: 30; Line: 1; Roll: CSSCT1871_68; Household Members: William Monro: 27, Head; Margaret Monro: 24, Wife; Robert Monro: 1, Son; Jane Monro: 5mo, Daughter; Margaret Campbell: 18: Visitor; Ann Rattray: 16, Visitor.
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“Canada, Ontario Births and Baptisms, 1779-1899”, database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XLRK-3QH : 13 February 2020), Mary Edith McCrossan, 1874.
“Canada, Ontario Births, 1869-1912,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FMXZ-WJ3 : 2 March 2021), Mary Edith Mccrossan, 13 Mar 1874; citing Birth, Chatham, Kent, Ontario, Canada, citing Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 1,845,043.
“Canada Census, 1881,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MVD1-47M : 2 March 2021), Edith McCrossan in household of Thomas McCrossan, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; from “1881 Canadian Census.” Database with images. Ancestry. (www.ancestry.com : 2008); citing Thomas Mccrossan, citing Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, Ontario.
“Canada Census, 1891,” database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MWKZ-3PV : 3 August 2016), Eda Mccrossen, Ward 4, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; Public Archives, Ottawa, Ontario; Library and Archives Canada film number 30953_148099.
“Canada, British Columbia Marriage Registrations, 1859-1932; 1937-1938,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JD8H-5FN : 22 February 2021), Alexander Stewart Munro and Edith Mary Mccrossan, 15 Aug 1900; citing Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, British Columbia Archives film number B11368, Vital Statistics Agency, Victoria; FHL microfilm 1,983,525.
“Canada Census, 1901,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KHVJ-SLG : 23 February 2021), Mary E Monro in household of Alexander S Monro, Burrard, British Columbia, Canada; citing p. 5, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa.
“New York Passenger Arrival Lists (Ellis Island), 1892-1924”, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JFH9-ZWG : 2 March 2021), Edith M. Monro, 1905.
“Recensement du Canada de 1911,” database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV95-3MHM : 16 March 2018), Edith M Monro in entry for Alex S Monro, 1911; citing Census, Vancouver Sub-Districts 51-76, British Columbia, Canada, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario; FHL microfilm 2,417,663.
Ancestry.com. 1921 Census of Canada [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2013. Reference Number: RG 31; Folder Number: 19; Census Place: 19, Vancouver South, British Columbia; Page Number: 12; [Edin N. Monro] Edith M. Monro in household of Alexander S. Monro;
British Columbia Marriage Registrations; Registration Number: 1943-09-553273; William Laird Armstrong and Mary Edith Monro; date of marriage: June 20, 1943; place of marriage: White Rock.
“Canada, British Columbia Death Registrations, 1872-1986; 1992-1993”, database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FLY2-XGQ : 8 November 2017), Edith Mary Armstrong, 1971.
“Find A Grave Index,” database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVV5-SCT2 : 9 June 2021), Edith Mary McCrossan Armstrong, ; Burial, Vancouver, Greater Vancouver Regional District, British Columbia, Canada, Mountain View Cemetery; citing record ID 26425242, Find a Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/26425242/edith-mary-armstrong: “Edith Mary McCrossan Armstrong; Birth: 10 Mar 1874, Chatham, Chatham-Kent Municipality, Ontario, Canada; Death: 23 Jan 1971 (aged 96), Vancouver, Greater Vancouver Regional District, British Columbia, Canada; Burial: Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, Greater Vancouver Regional District, British Columbia, Canada; Plot: JONES-*-04-010-0010; Memorial ID: 26425242.”
William Christopher Armstrong (father of William Laird Armstrong)
William Christopher Armstrong (1828 – Deceased); https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LT3R-5SC.
William Christopher Armstrong (1829–1894); Birth: 21 SEP 1829, Ireland; Death: 2 FEB 1894, Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada (ancestry.ca).
“Canada Census, 1881,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MVD2-2ND : 2 March 2021), W. C. Armstrong, Amabel Township, Bruce, Ontario, Canada; from “1881 Canadian Census.” Database with images. Ancestry. (www.ancestry.com : 2008); citing W. C. Armstrong, citing Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, Ontario.
Catherine Dean (mother of William Laird Armstrong)
Catherine Dean (1828–1883); Birth: 26 MAY 1828, Ireland; Death: 29 JUL 1883, Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada (ancestry.ca).
“Canada Census, 1881,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MVD2-T28 : 2 March 2021), Catherine Armstrong in household of W. C. Armstrong, Amabel Township, Bruce, Ontario, Canada; from “1881 Canadian Census.” Database with images. Ancestry. (www.ancestry.com : 2008); citing W. C. Armstrong, citing Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, Ontario.
William Laird Armstrong (husband of Edith Mary McCrossan)
William Laird Armstrong (1869–1945); Birth: 5 JUNE 1869, Owen Sound, Ontario, Canada; Death: 25 MARCH 1945, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (ancestry.ca).
Rev William Laird Armstrong (5 June 1869 – 25 March 1945); https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LT3R-LYW.
“Canada, Ontario Births and Baptisms, 1779-1899”, database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FM3D-J4F : 13 February 2020), William Laird Armstrong, 1869.
“Canada Census, 1881,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MVD2-2NJ : 2 March 2021), William Armstrong in household of W. C. Armstrong, Amabel Township, Bruce, Ontario, Canada; from “1881 Canadian Census.” Database with images. Ancestry. (www.ancestry.com : 2008); citing W. C. Armstrong, citing Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, Ontario.
“Canada, Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FMK3-KPJ : 8 March 2021), William Laird Armstrong and Frances Ann Ferrier, 18 Sep 1894; citing registration , Islington, York, Ontario, Canada, Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 1,870,707.
“Canada Census, 1891,” database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MWKC-5XV : 3 August 2016), W L Armstrong, Ward 2, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; Public Archives, Ottawa, Ontario; Library and Archives Canada film number 30953_148098.
“Canada Census, 1901,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KHK9-3TL : 23 February 2021), William Armstrong, Winnipeg (city/cité), Manitoba, Canada; citing p. 5, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa.
“Recensement du Canada de 1911,” database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVBQ-2KJR : 16 March 2018), William L Armstrong, 1911; citing Census, Toronto Centre Sub-Districts 1-17, Ontario, Canada, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario; FHL microfilm 2,418,524.
“Canada, Prairie Provinces Census, 1916,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KM5X-3XY : 23 February 2021), Wm Laird Armstrong, Alberta, Canada; citing p. 14, line 34; Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, Ontario; FHL microfilm 2,434,964.
“Canada, British Columbia Death Registrations, 1872-1986; 1992-1993”, database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FL25-62V : 8 November 2017), William Laird Armstrong, 1945.
“Find A Grave Index,” database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVGM-2G1P : 6 August 2020), William Laird Armstrong, ; Burial, Toronto, Toronto Municipality, Ontario, Canada, Park Lawn Cemetery; citing record ID 112702666, Find a Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/112702666/william-laird-armstrong: “Rev William Laird Armstrong; Birth: 5 Jun 1869, Grey, Grey County, Ontario, Canada; Death: 25 Mar 1945 (aged 75), Vancouver, Greater Vancouver Regional District, British Columbia, Canada; Burial: Park Lawn Cemetery, Toronto, Toronto Municipality, Ontario, Canada; Memorial ID: 112702666.”
Francis (Frannie) Ann Ferrier (wife of William Laird Armstrong)
Francis (Frannie) A. Ferrier (1867–1940); Birth: 5 JUN 1867, Etobicoke; Death: 30 NOVEMBER 1940, Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada (ancestry.ca).
Frances Ann Ferrier (5 June 1867 – 30 November 1940); https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LT3R-2PM.
“Canada Census, 1881,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MVFW-XQX : 2 March 2021), Frances A. Ferrier in household of John C. Ferrier, Etobicoke, York, Ontario, Canada; from “1881 Canadian Census.” Database with images. Ancestry. (www.ancestry.com : 2008); citing John C. Ferrier, citing Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, Ontario.
“Canada, Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FMK3-KP2 : 8 March 2021), William Laird Armstrong and Frances Ann Ferrier, 18 Sep 1894; citing registration , Islington, York, Ontario, Canada, Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 1,870,707.
“Canada Census, 1901,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KHK9-3TG : 23 February 2021), Frances Armstrong in household of William Armstrong, Winnipeg (city/cité), Manitoba, Canada; citing p. 5, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa.
“Recensement du Canada de 1911,” database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVBQ-2KJT : 16 March 2018), Francis A Armstrong in entry for William L Armstrong, 1911; citing Census, Toronto Centre Sub-Districts 1-17, Ontario, Canada, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario; FHL microfilm 2,418,524.
“Canada, Prairie Provinces Census, 1916,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KM5X-3XB : 23 February 2021), Frances A Armstrong in household of Wm Laird Armstrong, Alberta, Canada; citing p. 14, line 35; Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, Ontario; FHL microfilm 2,434,964.
“Find A Grave Index,” database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVGM-2GBN : 6 August 2020), Frances Ann Ferrier Armstrong, ; Burial, Toronto, Toronto Municipality, Ontario, Canada, Park Lawn Cemetery; citing record ID 112702661, Find a Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/112702661/frances-ann-armstrong: “Frances Ann Ferrier Armstrong; Birth: 5 Jun 1867, Islington, Toronto Municipality, Ontario, Canada; Death: 30 Nov 1940 (aged 73); Burial: Park Lawn Cemetery, Toronto, Toronto Municipality, Ontario, Canada; Memorial ID: 112702661.”
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