A family name on Hornby Street, Downtown
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 Hornby 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 883 Hornby in 1940. The directories print the name on 166 other streets too, all listed on the Johnston name's own page.
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Where the Johnstons lived
- 1
883 Hornby Street
Downtown, 1940
- J Johnston, a stableman at Associated Dairies 1940
- Agnes Johnston 1940
- Sally Johnston, a stenographer at Canadian Canners 1940
Next door in 1940: L E Canuel at 877 and Mrs H I Scott at 887. The block, door by door
- 2
1364 Hornby Street
Downtown, 1940
- F G Johnston, a laborer 1940
Next door in 1940: R W Thomas at 1356 and H J Brickwell at 1368. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for three of the four: a laborer, a stableman and a stenographer.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in Downtown (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 J Johnston at 883 Hornby Street. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists John Johnston there as the householder, a stableman at Associated Dairies, with Agnes Johnston, and Sally Johnston, a stenographer at Canadian Canners. In 1940 the directory lists F G Johnston at 1364 Hornby Street. The 1940 name section lists Francis G Johnston there as the householder, a laborer.
Today
The City no longer lists 883 Hornby and 1364 Hornby, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).
Every line as printed
All 6 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- Johnston J883 Hornby, p. 86
- Johnston Agnes883 Hornby, p. 307
- Johnston John stablemn Assoc Dairies883 Hornby, p. 308
- Johnston Sally sten Can Canners883 Hornby, p. 308
- Johnston F G1364 Hornby, p. 86
- Johnston Francis G lab1364 Hornby, 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.
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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.