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A family name on West 7th Avenue, Kitsilano, Mount Pleasant, Fairview and West Point Grey

The Johnsons

In the city directories 1940 · 14 people at seven addresses

The directories print 14 people named Johnson at seven addresses in 1940, all on West 7th 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 most under one roof: three Johnsons at 1095 West 7th 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

    614 West 7th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • E H Johnson, a groundsman at Exhibition Golf Course 1940

    Next door in 1940: P Welter at 610 and D N Ogilvie at 634. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    654 West 7th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • J Johnson, a carpenter 1940
    • Gordon P Johnson, a salesman at the Hudson's Bay Company 1940

    Next door in 1940: G E Skene at 644 and G Toda at 678. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    1095 West 7th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • J V Johnson 1940
    • Johnson, a watchman for W H Malkin 1940
    • Dorothy M Johnson, a telephone operator for W H Malkin 1940
  4. 4

    2415 West 7th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • Robert Johnson, a skidman at Overseas Wood Products 1940

    Next door in 1940: H R Davison at 2405 and J C B Macpherson at 2425. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    2637 West 7th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • Mrs A Johnson, widow of T 1940
    • Clara A Johnson, a stenographer at Sun Life 1940
    • Henry A Johnson, a seaman 1940

    Next door in 1940: H A Ham at 2639. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    3460 West 7th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • Miss M A Johnson 1940
    • Johnson, a musician 1940

    Next door in 1940: J W McCoy at 3450 and W A Galloway at 3490. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    3720 West 7th Avenue

    West Point Grey, 1940

    • W F Johnson, a lineman 1940
    • Gordon M Johnson, a lineman at the CP Telephone 1940

    Next door in 1940: S Wilkinson at 3732. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for eleven of the 14: a lineman (2), a carpenter, a groundsman, a musician, a salesman and a seaman, among others. Two of them worked for W H Malkin. One is a widow, listed under her own name.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Fairview (3), Kitsilano (3) 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

In 1940 the directory lists E H Johnson at 614 West 7th 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 Edward H Johnson there as the householder, a groundsman at Exhibition Golf Course. In 1940 the directory lists J Johnson at 654 West 7th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists John Johnson there as the householder, a carpenter, with Gordon P Johnson, a salesman at the Hudson's Bay Company.

In 1940 the directory lists J V Johnson at 1095 West 7th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Johnson there as the householder, a watchman for W H Malkin, with Dorothy M Johnson, a telephone operator for W H Malkin. The 1940 name section lists Robert Johnson at 2415 West 7th Avenue, a skidman at Overseas Wood Products.

Mrs A Johnson is listed at 2637 West 7th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Anna Johnson there as the householder, widow of T, with Clara A Johnson, a stenographer at Sun Life, and Henry A Johnson, a seaman. Miss M A Johnson is listed at 3460 West 7th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Johnson there as the householder, a musician.

W F Johnson is listed at 3720 West 7th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists William F Johnson there as the householder, a lineman, with Gordon M Johnson, a lineman at the CP Telephone.

Today

2637 West 7th (1989) and 3720 West 7th (1964) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 614 West 7th, 654 West 7th, 1095 West 7th, 2415 West 7th and 3460 West 7th, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 18 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
1940

British Columbia and Yukon Directory, street section

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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.