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A family name on West 14th Avenue, Fairview, Mount Pleasant, Kitsilano and West Point Grey

The Johnsons

In the city directories 1940 · ten people at seven addresses

The directories print ten people named Johnson at seven addresses in 1940, all on West 14th 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

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

    1445 West 14th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • Johnson, retired 1940

    Next door in 1940: J N Browning at 1435 and simcoe lodge at 1455. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    1466 West 14th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • Miss M Johnson 1940
    • E May Johnson, a school teacher 1940

    Next door in 1940: J Potter at 1446 and classic (the) at 1476. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    1935 West 14th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • C W Johnson, a salesman at British Insurance Agencies 1940
    • Cath D Johnson, a visitor at the BC Government 1940

    Next door in 1940: J A Evans at 1925 and D E Murphy at 1945. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    2296 West 14th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • Gunnar Johnson, retired 1940

    Next door in 1940: H E Mercer at 2288. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    2525 West 14th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • R A Johnson, a master mariner 1940
    • Thelma H C Johnson, a stenographer at Quatsino Navigation 1940

    Next door in 1940: H McKinnon at 2515 and W H White at 2535. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    3326 West 14th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • G F Johnson, an assistant catering superintendent at Canadian Pacific Steamships 1940

    Next door in 1940: L Novikoff at 3316 and E N F Kidd at 3336. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    4055 West 14th Avenue

    West Point Grey, 1940

    • H M Johnson, a bookkeeper for Kelly Douglas 1940

    Next door in 1940: J H Creighton at 4049 and G Wilson at 4065. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for seven of the ten: an assistant catering superintendent, a bookkeeper, a master mariner, a salesman, a school teacher and a stenographer, among others.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Kitsilano (4), Fairview (2) and West Point Grey. 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 Johnson at 1445 West 14th Avenue, retired. Miss M Johnson is listed at 1466 West 14th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists E May Johnson there as the householder, a school teacher.

C W Johnson is listed at 1935 West 14th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Conrad W Johnson there as the householder, a salesman at British Insurance Agencies, with Cath D Johnson, a visitor at the BC Government. The 1940 name section lists Gunnar Johnson at 2296 West 14th Avenue, retired.

In 1940 the directory lists R A Johnson at 2525 West 14th 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 Rasmus A Johnson there as the householder, a master mariner, with Thelma H C Johnson, a stenographer at Quatsino Navigation. In 1940 the directory lists G F Johnson at 3326 West 14th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists George F Johnson there as the householder, an assistant catering superintendent at Canadian Pacific Steamships.

In 1940 the directory lists H M Johnson at 4055 West 14th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Harvey M Johnson there as the householder, a bookkeeper for Kelly Douglas.

Today

1935 West 14th, 2525 West 14th, 3326 West 14th and 4055 West 14th still have their buildings from before 1946; 1445 West 14th (1963) and 2296 West 14th (1973) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 1466 West 14th, so that building is probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 14 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.