The Ashtons

The story, address by address

In 1940 the directory lists H O Ashton at 3340 Adanac 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, where each person's work is printed, lists Harry O Ashton there as the householder, a laborer at the City of Vancouver, with Dorothy Ashton, a stenographer at Milne & Middleton, and Harry E Ashton, a student at UBC. The 1940 name section lists Mrs Flora Ashton at 1275 Barclay Street.

G Ashton is listed at 3536 Cambridge Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Gilbert Ashton there as the householder, a shopman. Mrs A J Ashton is listed at 5391 Clarendon Street in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Ada J Ashton there as the householder, widow of W C.

J S Ashton is listed at 8489 Cornish Street in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists James S Ashton there as the householder, retired. The 1940 name section lists Eric G Ashton at 3731 Dunbar Street, a beltman at Fleck Bros. The 1940 name section lists Ellen G Ashton at 18 East 20th Avenue, a saleswoman at Metro Stores.

A P Ashton is listed at 2267 East 24th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Alfred Ashton there as the householder, a helper at Robertson's Burnaby, with Alfred P Ashton, a sheet metal worker, Lavinea R Ashton, a dressmaker, and Leslie J Ashton, a sheet metal worker. Mrs A M Ashton is listed at 1742 East 2nd Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Alice M Ashton there as the householder, widow of C R, with Leslie G Ashton, a clerk at Johnston National Storage, and Roy Ashton, a checker.

W R Ashton is listed at 1450 East 3rd Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Walter R Ashton there as the householder, a driver. The 1940 name section lists J Ashton at 207 East Georgia Street. The 1940 name section lists Ernest Ashton at 739 Homer Street.

The 1940 name section lists Vera Ashton at 1281 Hornby Street. In 1940 the directory lists H Ashton at 2612 Nanaimo Street. The 1940 name section lists Harvey Ashton there as the householder, a shipper at Fleck Bros. The 1940 name section lists Vera G Ashton at 3220 Napier Street, a seamstress.

Mrs B Ashton is listed at 4949 Victoria Drive in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Bertha Ashton there as the householder, widow of J, with Roy Ashton, a packer at Woodward's. Mrs E Ashton is listed at 1485 West 13th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Edith Ashton there as the householder, widow of H, with Miriam R Ashton, an instructor at UBC.

W A Ashton is listed at 426 West 14th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists William A Ashton there as the householder, a salesman at Woodward's, with Helen Ashton, a student, and Mary V Ashton, a stenographer. L H Ashton is listed at 3456 West 16th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Leslie H Ashton there as the householder, an engineer.

The 1940 name section lists Harry J E Ashton at 7 West 20th Avenue, a helper at the Vancouver General Hospital. In 1940 the directory lists T W G Ashton at 3149 West 23rd Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Thomas W G Ashton there as the householder, an accountant at the Bank of Montreal.

In 1940 the directory lists A J Ashton at 4396 West 2nd Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Arthur J Ashton there as the householder, on active service. In 1940 the directory lists J Ashton at 4064 West 31st Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists James Ashton there as the householder, a porter at CP Express.

In 1940 the directory lists C D Ashton at 3108 West 35th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Charles D Ashton there as the householder, a chief clerk at the Canadian Blue Star Line.

Today

3340 Adanac, 3731 Dunbar, 18 East 20th, 1485 West 13th, 426 West 14th and 4396 West 2nd still have their buildings from before 1946; 3536 Cambridge (1972), 5391 Clarendon (2020), 1742 East 2nd (2015), 3220 Napier (2000), 3456 West 16th (2006), 7 West 20th (2021) and 3108 West 35th (2004) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 1275 Barclay, 8489 Cornish, 1450 East 3rd, 207 East Georgia, 739 Homer, 2612 Nanaimo, 4949 Victoria Drive, 3149 West 23rd and 4064 West 31st, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred); for 2267 East 24th and 1281 Hornby, their pages say what we could and couldn't match to today's buildings.