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A family name on Howe Street, Downtown

The Johnsons

In the city directories 1940 · seven people at five addresses

The directories print seven people named Johnson at five addresses in 1940, all on Howe Street, 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 most under one roof: three Johnsons at 1148 Howe in 1940. 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

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

    549 Howe Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • Edward Johnson, a mechanic 1940

    Next door in 1940: Studios Meyers at 547 and bc equip co ltd at 551. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    942 Howe Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • Eva Johnson, a waitress 1940

    Next door in 1940: A R Casford at 938 and Mrs M Milligan at 946. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    1060 Howe Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • G A Johnson, a chauffeur at A-A Taxi 1940

    Next door in 1940: R W Gravert at 1058 and F Henderson at 1064. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    1148 Howe Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • Miss R Johnson 1940
    • Ruby Johnson 1940
    • Anna Johnson 1940

    Next door in 1940: G Gunderson at 1146 and End Carpenters West at 1150. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    1310 Howe Street

    Downtown, 1940

    • A Johnson, a painter 1940

    Next door in 1940: T J Lusk at 1308 and G W Riley at 1328. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for four of the seven: a chauffeur, a mechanic, a painter and a waitress.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Downtown (5). 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 Edward Johnson at 549 Howe Street, a mechanic. The 1940 name section lists Eva Johnson at 942 Howe Street, a waitress. In 1940 the directory lists G A Johnson at 1060 Howe Street. The 1940 name section lists Glen A Johnson there as the householder, a chauffeur at A-A Taxi.

In 1940 the directory lists Miss R Johnson at 1148 Howe Street. The 1940 name section lists Ruby Johnson there as the householder, with Anna Johnson. In 1940 the directory lists A Johnson at 1310 Howe Street. The 1940 name section lists Alfred Johnson there as the householder, a painter.

Today

549 Howe (1966) and 1060 Howe (1960) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 942 Howe, 1148 Howe and 1310 Howe, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 9 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

The book of the Johnsons

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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.