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A family name on West 12th Avenue, Fairview, Mount Pleasant, Kitsilano and West Point Grey

The Johnstons

In the city directories 1940 · twelve people at nine addresses

The directories print twelve people named Johnston at nine addresses in 1940, all on West 12th Avenue, with the close spelling Johnstone. 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 166 other streets too, all listed on the Johnston name's own page.

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Where the Johnstons 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

    625 West 12th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • N E Johnston, a president at British American Chemical Co 1940
    • Robert E Johnston, a sales manager at Dun & Bradstreet 1940

    Next door in 1940: G A Dobson at 615 and Rev C C Owen at 635. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    655 West 12th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • Alex D Johnston, a postman 1940

    Next door in 1940: J B Bothwell at 645 and J A Garside at 665. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    1065 West 12th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • Hester A Johnston, a secretary at the First United Church 1940

    Next door in 1940: D O Lewis at 1055 and R W Purves at 1075. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    1355 West 12th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • Mrs M Johnston, widow of J H 1940
    • Effie M Johnston, a school teacher 1940

    Next door in 1940: Miss L M Gosling at 1345 and H H Copeland at 1365. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    1506 West 12th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • J C Johnstone, an engineer at Richmond Municipality 1940
    • Alberta M W Johnstone, a school teacher 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs C L Miller at 1510. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    1507 West 12th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • A H Johnston, a finisher at BC Hardwood Floor 1940

    Next door in 1940: Cosy Nook Cafe at 1509. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    1536 West 12th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • Margaret Johnston, a stenographer 1940

    Next door in 1940: A H Adam at 1512 and santa monica at 1546. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    1755 West 12th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • Isabel B Johnston, a maid for Mrs E J Thompson 1940

    Next door in 1940: W W Neeland at 1745 and W W Trotter at 1765. The block, door by door

  9. 9

    3556 West 12th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • May McJ Johnstone, a telephone operator 1940

    Next door in 1940: H A Blackwell at 3548 and W J T Mackay at 3562. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for eleven of the twelve: a school teacher (2), an engineer, a finisher, a maid, a postman and a president, among others. One is a widow, listed under her own name.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Fairview (8) and Kitsilano. 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 N E Johnston at 625 West 12th 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 Norman E Johnston there as the householder, a president at British American Chemical Co, with Robert E Johnston, a sales manager at Dun & Bradstreet. The 1940 name section lists Alex D Johnston at 655 West 12th Avenue, a postman. The 1940 name section lists Hester A Johnston at 1065 West 12th Avenue, a secretary at the First United Church.

In 1940 the directory lists Mrs M Johnston at 1355 West 12th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Mary Johnston there as the householder, widow of J H, with Effie M Johnston, a school teacher. In 1940 the directory lists J C Johnstone at 1506 West 12th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists James C Johnstone there as the householder, an engineer at Richmond Municipality, with Alberta M W Johnstone, a school teacher.

In 1940 the directory lists A H Johnston at 1507 West 12th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Alex H Johnston there as the householder, a finisher at BC Hardwood Floor. The 1940 name section lists Margaret Johnston at 1536 West 12th Avenue, a stenographer. The 1940 name section lists Isabel B Johnston at 1755 West 12th Avenue, a maid for Mrs E J Thompson.

The 1940 name section lists May McJ Johnstone at 3556 West 12th Avenue, a telephone operator.

Today

1507 West 12th, 1536 West 12th and 3556 West 12th still have their buildings from before 1946; 655 West 12th (1997), 1065 West 12th (1963) and 1355 West 12th (1954) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 625 West 12th, 1506 West 12th and 1755 West 12th, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 16 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.