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A family name in Vancouver's city directories

The Astons

In the city directories 1940 · six people at four addresses

The directories print six people named Aston at four addresses in 1940 in four 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 Astons at 1336 East 2nd in 1940.

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Where the Astons 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

    1336 East 2nd Avenue

    Grandview-Woodland, 1940

    • F W Aston, a miner 1940
    • Leona F Aston, a stenographer for C F Campbell 1940
    • Norma Y Aston 1940

    Next door in 1940: W J Witham at 1332 and M P L Hickey at 1344. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    2235 East 35th Avenue

    Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940

    • E Aston, a secretary at the Watch Tower Bible & Tract Society 1940

    Next door in 1940: J Faull at 2225 and G W Belford at 2247. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    110 East 8th Avenue

    Mount Pleasant, 1940

    • H Aston, retired 1940

    Next door in 1940: H W Mason at 106 and 6 listings at 124. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    886 Hornby Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • E Aston, an elevator operator at the Royal Bank Building 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs L R Brown at 882 and lafayette apts at 892. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for four of the six: an elevator operator, a miner, a secretary and a stenographer.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Downtown, Grandview-Woodland, Kensington-Cedar Cottage and Mount Pleasant. 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 F W Aston at 1336 East 2nd Avenue. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Frederick W Aston there as the householder, a miner, with Leona F Aston, a stenographer for C F Campbell, and Norma Y Aston. In 1940 the directory lists E Aston at 2235 East 35th Avenue; 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 Edwin Aston there as the householder, a secretary at the Watch Tower Bible & Tract Society.

In 1940 the directory lists H Aston at 110 East 8th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Herbert Aston there as the householder, retired. In 1940 the directory lists E Aston, rooms to let, at 886 Hornby Street. The 1940 name section lists Edgar Aston there, proprietor of Notsa Kennels who kept rooms to let, with Ethel Aston, an elevator operator at the Royal Bank Building.

Today

1336 East 2nd still has its building from before 1946, dated 1912 by the City's record; 2235 East 35th (1959) has a newer building, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 110 East 8th and 886 Hornby, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 11 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
1940

British Columbia and Yukon Directory, street section

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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.