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The Cranstons

In the city directories 1940 · 16 people at twelve addresses

The directories print 16 people named Cranston at twelve addresses in 1940 in seven of the city's neighbourhoods, with the close spelling Cranstoun. 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 Cranstons at 813 West Broadway in 1940.

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Where the Cranstons 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

    1056 Broughton Street

    West End, 1940

    • Morrison Cranstoun, a chauffeur at D MacLure's Taxi 1940

    Next door in 1940: G Crump at 1052 and T J Dean at 1080. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    550 East 15th Avenue

    Mount Pleasant, 1940

    • Mrs E Cranston, widow of J H 1940
    • Roxy R Cranston, a nurse 1940

    Next door in 1940: T J Broome at 534 and J J Dye at 554. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    50 East 44th Avenue

    Sunset, 1940

    • R G Cranston, a conductor at the BC Electric Railway 1940

    Next door in 1940: R H Joyce at 44 and Mrs N Martin at 58. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    1261 Granville Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • Ernest Cranston, a laborer at R & H Sawmill 1940

    Next door in 1940: Wosk's Ltd at 1259 and Crescent Furn at 1267. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    1973 Haro Street

    West End, 1940

    • Dorothy Cranstone, a saleswoman 1940

    Next door in 1940: Miss S A Dewar at 1955. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    2908 Oak Street

    Fairview, 1940

    • William R Cranston, a salesman for R J Hyndman 1940

    Next door in 1940: athol apts at 2970. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    753 Powell Street

    Strathcona, 1940

    • Benjamin Cranstone, a trimmer 1940

    Next door in 1940: H Isomura at 747 and J Tanaka at 755. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    1825 Robson Street

    West End, 1940

    • Frank W Cranston, a salesman 1940

    Next door in 1940: J Johnsen at 1819 and D R Keddie at 1829. The block, door by door

  9. 9

    3230 West 10th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • Edgar A Cranston, of Dunbar Pharmacy 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs L Christie at 3222 and T S Wilson at 3236. The block, door by door

  10. 10

    2816 West 3rd Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • J H Cranstoun, proprietor of Cranstoun's Groceteria 1940
    • Gerald B Cranstoun, a clerk at the Bank of N S 1940

    Next door in 1940: W Groat at 2814 and A J Kerr at 2822. The block, door by door

  11. 11

    765 West Broadway

    Fairview, 1940

    • J A Cranston, a roofer 1940

    Next door in 1940: Genl Barber Shop at 763 and W Rabinovitch at 767. The block, door by door

  12. 12

    813 West Broadway

    Fairview, 1940

    • J Cranston, a gardener 1940
    • Donelda Cranston 1940
    • William McK Cranston, a binder at J Chew Shingle 1940

    Next door in 1940: A H McRitchie at 805 and winn block at 827. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for 13 of the 16: a salesman (2), a binder, a chauffeur, a clerk, a conductor and a gardener, among others. One is a widow, listed under her own name.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Fairview (3), West End (3), Kitsilano (2), Downtown, Mount Pleasant, Strathcona and Sunset. 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 Morrison Cranstoun at 1056 Broughton Street, a chauffeur at D MacLure's Taxi. Mrs E Cranston is listed at 550 East 15th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Ellen Cranston there as the householder, widow of J H, with Roxy R Cranston, a nurse.

R G Cranston is listed at 50 East 44th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Rex G Cranston there as the householder, a conductor at the BC Electric Railway. The 1940 name section lists Ernest Cranston at 1261 Granville Street, a laborer at R & H Sawmill. The 1940 name section lists Dorothy Cranstone at 1973 Haro Street, a saleswoman.

The 1940 name section lists William R Cranston at 2908 Oak Street, a salesman for R J Hyndman. The 1940 name section lists Benjamin Cranstone at 753 Powell Street, a trimmer. The 1940 name section lists Frank W Cranston at 1825 Robson Street, a salesman. The 1940 name section lists Edgar A Cranston at 3230 West 10th Avenue, of Dunbar Pharmacy.

J H Cranstoun is listed at 2816 West 3rd Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists John H Cranstoun there as the householder, proprietor of Cranstoun's Groceteria, with Gerald B Cranstoun, a clerk at the Bank of N S. J A Cranston is listed at 765 West Broadway in 1940. The 1940 name section lists James A Cranston there, a roofer.

J Cranston is listed at 813 West Broadway in 1940. The 1940 name section lists James Cranston there as the householder, a gardener, with Donelda Cranston, and William McK Cranston, a binder at J Chew Shingle.

Today

550 East 15th, 1261 Granville, 2908 Oak and 2816 West 3rd still have their buildings from before 1946; 50 East 44th (1982) has a newer building, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 1056 Broughton, 1973 Haro, 753 Powell, 1825 Robson, 3230 West 10th, 765 West Broadway and 813 West Broadway, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 21 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

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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 C. Want a name removed? Tell us.