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The Altons

In the city directories 1940 · twelve people at eight addresses

The directories print twelve people named Alton at eight addresses in 1940 in six of the city's neighbourhoods. 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 Altons at 1628 East 33rd in 1940.

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Where the Altons 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

    2305 Alberta Street

    Mount Pleasant, 1940

    • Miss E Alton 1940

    Next door in 1940: 4 listings at 2313. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    1101 Burrard Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • Kath Alton, a maid at the St Pauls Hospital 1940

    Next door in 1940: C McKillop at 1143. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    230 East 23rd Avenue

    Riley Park, 1940

    • Stan H Alton, an agent for Monarch Life 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs A A Raymond at 228 and G C Adkins at 238. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    1628 East 33rd Avenue

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • A Alton, a janitor at the Royal Bank Building 1940
    • Frances Alton, a laundress 1940
    • Irene B Alton 1940

    Next door in 1940: A Daniels at 1608 and Mrs I Thompson at 1642. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    1849 Trafalgar Street

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • T Alton, a floor layer at BC Hardwood Floor 1940
    • John J Alton, an attendant at Standard Oil 1940
    • Robert T Alton, a machinist operator at American Can 1940

    Next door in 1940: M L Beney at 1841. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    2320 West 1st Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • R R Alton 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs L Trail at 2326. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    76 West 59th Avenue

    Marpole, 1940

    • W J D Alton, an accountant at R Walker 1940

    Next door in 1940: W E Acton at 58 and H W Lewis at 96. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    1323 West 64th Avenue

    Marpole, 1940

    • Mrs E H Alton, widow of W W 1940

    Next door in 1940: S A Barton at 1319 and L H Kline at 1339. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for eight of the twelve: an accountant, an agent, an attendant, a floor layer, a janitor and a laundress, among others. One is a widow, listed under her own name.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Kitsilano (2), Marpole (2), Downtown, Kensington-Cedar Cottage, Mount Pleasant and Riley Park. 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 Miss E Alton at 2305 Alberta Street. The 1940 name section lists Kath Alton at 1101 Burrard Street, a maid at the St Pauls Hospital. The 1940 name section lists Stan H Alton at 230 East 23rd Avenue, an agent for Monarch Life.

A Alton is listed at 1628 East 33rd 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 Arthur Alton there as the householder, a janitor at the Royal Bank Building, with Frances Alton, a laundress, and Irene B Alton. T Alton is listed at 1849 Trafalgar Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Thomas Alton there as the householder, a floor layer at BC Hardwood Floor, with John J Alton, an attendant at Standard Oil, and Robert T Alton, a machinist operator at American Can.

R R Alton is listed at 2320 West 1st Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists R Roy Alton there as the householder. W J D Alton is listed at 76 West 59th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists William J D Alton there as the householder, an accountant at R Walker.

Mrs E H Alton is listed at 1323 West 64th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Esther H Alton there as the householder, widow of W W.

Today

230 East 23rd, 1628 East 33rd and 1849 Trafalgar still have their buildings from before 1946; 1323 West 64th (1992) has a newer building, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 2305 Alberta, 1101 Burrard, 2320 West 1st and 76 West 59th, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 17 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

The book of the Altons

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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 A. Want a name removed? Tell us.