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A family name in Vancouver's city directories

The Jansens

In the city directories 1940 · 13 people at twelve addresses

The directories print 13 people named Jansen at twelve addresses in 1940 in eight of the city's neighbourhoods, with the close spelling Janssen. No first name or initials tie one address to another: we can't tell if they're one family.

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Where the Jansens lived

Each pin is on its own block, numbered as the households below. One address isn't on today's map, so it has no pin. Today's land, parks, main roads and local areas: City of Vancouver Open Data (Open Government Licence – Vancouver).
  1. 1

    220 Alexander Street

    Strathcona, 1940

    • C E Jansen, a chief engineer at Chemainus Towing 1940

    Next door in 1940: D Machida at 230. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    3408 East 29th Avenue

    Renfrew-Collingwood, 1940

    • J A Janssen, a switchman at the CNR 1940

    Next door in 1940: A Koski at 3402 and P V Molberg at 3418. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    1951 East 52nd Avenue

    Victoria-Fraserview, 1940

    • Theo Jansen, a laborer 1940

    Next door in 1940: K Hillyard at 1917 and Mrs E J Armstrong at 1961. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    1929 East 8th Avenue

    Grandview-Woodland, 1940

    • A A Jansen, a fisherman 1940

    Next door in 1940: W J Janes at 1935. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    870 East Pender Street

    Strathcona, 1940

    • Mary Jansen, widow of J 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs A Tapella at 866 and A Mantei at 894. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    5154 Fairmont Street

    Renfrew-Collingwood, 1940

    • W Janssen, a lineman at the BC Telephone 1940

    Next door in 1940: R J Stokes at 5148 and Mrs A F McArthur at 5164. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    1212 Granville Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • Albert Jansen, a painter 1940

    Next door in 1940: Apex Furn at 1210 and Baggage City at 1214. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    6584 Inverness Street

    Sunset, 1940

    • D Jansen, a millworker 1940

    Next door in 1940: G Drebert at 6550. The block, door by door

  9. 9

    3429 Napier Street

    Hastings-Sunrise, 1940

    • O L Jansen, proprietor of Maple Leaf Biscuits 1940
    • Tine C Jansen 1940

    Next door in 1940: C R Agnew at 3425 and Mrs A Cranch at 3439. The block, door by door

  10. 10

    1355 Powell Street

    Grandview-Woodland, 1940

    • J Jansen 1940

    Next door in 1940: Western Vinegars Ltd at 1365. The block, door by door

  11. 11

    2030 Vine Street

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • Helen Jansen 1940

    Next door in 1940: roslyn court at 2020 and vine court at 2050. The block, door by door

  12. 12

    2225 West 10th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • Mrs Eva F Jansen, a laundress at Sterling Laundry 1940

    Next door in 1940: H Johnston at 2215 and Mrs M G Morrison at 2233. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for nine of the 13: a chief engineer, a fisherman, a laborer, a laundress, a lineman and a millworker, among others. One is a widow, listed under her own name.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Grandview-Woodland (2), Kitsilano (2), Renfrew-Collingwood (2), Strathcona (2), Downtown, Hastings-Sunrise, Sunset and Victoria-Fraserview. 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 C E Jansen at 220 Alexander Street, a chief engineer at Chemainus Towing. J A Janssen is listed at 3408 East 29th 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 John A Janssen there as the householder, a switchman at the CNR. The 1940 name section lists Theo Jansen at 1951 East 52nd Avenue, a laborer.

In 1940 the directory lists A A Jansen at 1929 East 8th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Alfred A Jansen there as the householder, a fisherman. The 1940 name section lists Mary Jansen at 870 East Pender Street, widow of J.

W Janssen is listed at 5154 Fairmont Street in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists William Janssen there as the householder, a lineman at the BC Telephone. The 1940 name section lists Albert Jansen at 1212 Granville Street, a painter.

In 1940 the directory lists D Jansen at 6584 Inverness Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Derk Jansen there as the householder, a millworker. In 1940 the directory lists O L Jansen at 3429 Napier Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Otto L Jansen there as the householder, proprietor of Maple Leaf Biscuits, with Tine C Jansen.

In 1940 the directory lists J Jansen at 1355 Powell Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Johan Jansen there. The 1940 name section lists Helen Jansen at 2030 Vine Street. The 1940 name section lists Mrs Eva F Jansen at 2225 West 10th Avenue, a laundress at Sterling Laundry.

Today

220 Alexander, 1951 East 52nd, 1929 East 8th, 1212 Granville, 3429 Napier and 2030 Vine still have their buildings from before 1946; 3408 East 29th (1986) has a newer building, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 870 East Pender, 5154 Fairmont, 6584 Inverness, 1355 Powell and 2225 West 10th, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

A family with a covered wagon, their horses and a foal on Napier Street
About 1918 A family with a covered wagon, their horses and a foal on Napier Street. Not at the house at 3429 Napier: no archive photo of the 3400 block is known that we can show. City of Vancouver Archives, SGN 1548. Public domain.

Every line as printed

All 19 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 J. Want a name removed? Tell us.