A family name on East 46th Avenue, Sunset, Victoria-Fraserview and Killarney
The Johnsons
In the city directories 1940 · five people at three addresses
The directories print five people named Johnson at three addresses in 1940, all on East 46th Avenue, with the close spellings Johanson, Johannson and Johansson. No first name or initials tie one address to another: we can't tell if they're one family. The directories print the name on 209 other streets too, all listed on the Johnson name's own page.
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Where the Johnsons lived
- 1
20 East 46th Avenue
Sunset, 1940
- Mrs P Johnson, widow of O N 1940
- Doug Johnson 1940
Next door in 1940: G A Petrie at 34. The block, door by door
- 2
136 East 46th Avenue
Sunset, 1940
- Mrs M E Johnson 1940
- vid C Johnson 1940
Next door in 1940: Mrs E Nesseth at 128 and J W Claggett at 142. The block, door by door
- 3
2674 East 46th Avenue
Victoria-Fraserview, 1940
- R Johnson, retired 1940
Next door in 1940: A L Spencer at 2668 and S R Hurrell at 2680. The block, door by door
What they did
One is a widow, listed under her own name.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in Sunset (2) 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
In 1940 the directory lists Mrs P Johnson at 20 East 46th 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, where each person's work is printed, lists Pearl Johnson there as the householder, widow of O N, with Doug Johnson. In 1940 the directory lists Mrs M E Johnson at 136 East 46th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists vid C Johnson there as the householder.
In 1940 the directory lists R Johnson at 2674 East 46th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Richard Johnson there as the householder, retired.
Today
20 East 46th still has its building from before 1946, dated 1912 by the City's record; 136 East 46th (1971) and 2674 East 46th (1980) have newer buildings, by the City's record.
Every line as printed
All 7 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- *Johnson Mrs P20 East 46th, p. 262
- Johnson Doug20 East 46th, p. 305
- Johnson Pearl wid O N20 East 46th, p. 307
- *Johnson Mrs M E136 East 46th, p. 262
- Johnson vid C136 East 46th, p. 306
- *Johnson R2674 East 46th, p. 263
- Johnson Richd retired2674 East 46th, p. 307
British Columbia and Yukon Directory, street section
The book of the Johnsons
Every directory, as one book
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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.