A family name on Fraser Street, Sunset, Riley Park and Kensington-Cedar Cottage
The Johnstons
In the city directories 1940 · four people at two addresses
The directories print four people named Johnston at two addresses in 1940, all on Fraser Street, with the close spelling Johnstone. No first name or initials tie one address to the other: we can't tell if they're one family. The most under one roof: three Johnstons at 4364 Fraser in 1940. The directories print the name on 166 other streets too, all listed on the Johnston name's own page.
Reserve this family's book, freeThe name in every directory we hold from 1901 to 1945, at every address, each line with its page, to read here or save as a PDF. About $29 when orders open.
Where the Johnstons lived
Cedar Cottage
- 1
4364 Fraser Street
Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940
- Mrs J H Johnston, widow of S 1940
- H Elizabeth Johnston, a school teacher 1940
- Lenna I Johnston, a finisher at National Dress 1940
Next door in 1940: G F Perkins at 4304 and H M Kear at 4394. The block, door by door
- 2
5204 Fraser Street
Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940
- J P Johnston, retired 1940
Next door in 1940: A Conacher at 5216. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for two of the four: a finisher and a school teacher. One is a widow, listed under her own name.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in Kensington-Cedar Cottage (2). 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 J H Johnston at 4364 Fraser Street; 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 Julia H Johnston there as the householder, widow of S, with H Elizabeth Johnston, a school teacher, and Lenna I Johnston, a finisher at National Dress. In 1940 the directory lists J P Johnston at 5204 Fraser Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists John P Johnston there as the householder, retired.
Today
5204 Fraser still has its building from before 1946, dated 1908 by the City's record; 4364 Fraser (1977) has a newer building, by the City's record.
Every line as printed
All 6 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- *Johnston Mrs J H4364 Fraser, p. 52
- Johnston H Eliz sch tchr Van City4364 Fraser, p. 308
- Johnston Julia H wid S4364 Fraser, p. 308
- Johnston Lenna I fnshr Natl Dress4364 Fraser, p. 308
- *Johnston J P5204 Fraser, p. 52
- Johnston John P retired5204 Fraser, p. 308
British Columbia and Yukon Directory, street section
The book of the Johnstons
Every directory, as one book
The family book reads the Johnston name in each Vancouver directory we hold from 1901 to 1945: everyone printed under it at every address, their work from the name sections, who lived next door, and the page behind every line, to read here or save as a PDF to print or give.
We're opening orders soon. Join the list to be first in line; we expect about $29 a family.
Another name, or a house
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.