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

The Johnstons

In the city directories 1940 · eight people at six addresses

The directories print eight people named Johnston at six addresses in 1940, all on West 14th 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

    205 West 14th Avenue

    Mount Pleasant, 1940

    • W H Johnston, a managing director at Johnston Motors 1940

    Next door in 1940: A C Logan at 215. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    966 West 14th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • Nellie Johnston, a maid for J G Cowan 1940

    Next door in 1940: F G Allen at 956 and E Morris at 976. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    975 West 14th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • Ethel Johnston 1940

    Next door in 1940: C J Fitz-Henry at 965 and Mrs R McDonald at 985. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    1504 West 14th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • R W Johnston, a mechanic at American Can 1940
    • Annie Johnston, widow of G 1940

    Next door in 1940: Miss A G Bell at 1508. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    1596 West 14th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • Miss J Johnston 1940
    • Jane Johnston, a nurse for Dr F E Saunders 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs C McRae at 1566. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    3306 West 14th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • J J Johnston, a clerk at E E Carver 1940

    Next door in 1940: L Novikoff at 3316. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for five of the eight: a clerk, a maid, a managing director, a mechanic and a nurse. One is a widow, listed under her own name.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Fairview (4), Kitsilano and Mount Pleasant. 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 W H Johnston at 205 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, where each person's work is printed, lists William H Johnston there as the householder, a managing director at Johnston Motors. The 1940 name section lists Nellie Johnston at 966 West 14th Avenue, a maid for J G Cowan. The 1940 name section lists Ethel Johnston at 975 West 14th Avenue.

In 1940 the directory lists R W Johnston at 1504 West 14th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Robert W Johnston there as the householder, a mechanic at American Can, with Annie Johnston, widow of G. In 1940 the directory lists Miss J Johnston at 1596 West 14th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Jane Johnston there as the householder, a nurse for Dr F E Saunders.

In 1940 the directory lists J J Johnston at 3306 West 14th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists John J Johnston there as the householder, a clerk at E E Carver.

Today

205 West 14th, 975 West 14th, 1504 West 14th and 3306 West 14th still have their buildings from before 1946; 966 West 14th (1989) and 1596 West 14th (2000) have newer buildings, by the City's record.

Every line as printed

All 11 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.