A family name on West 34th Avenue, Dunbar-Southlands, Shaughnessy and Arbutus Ridge
The Johnstons
In the city directories 1940 · three people at three addresses
The directories print three people named Johnston at three addresses in 1940, all on West 34th 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
- 1
3076 West 34th Avenue
Dunbar-Southlands, 1940
- R Mac D Johnston, a sales manager at Sterling Lumber 1940
Next door in 1940: A Battersby at 3058. The block, door by door
- 2
3391 West 34th Avenue
Dunbar-Southlands, 1940
- J E Johnston, a department manager at M-W Ltd 1940
Next door in 1940: T E Lee at 3375. The block, door by door
- 3
3838 West 34th Avenue
Dunbar-Southlands, 1940
- Emily Johnstone, widow of T 1940
Next door in 1940: E Crapper at 3830 and T H Holtby at 3846. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for two of the three: a department manager and a sales manager. One is a widow, listed under her own name.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in Dunbar-Southlands (3). 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 R Mac D Johnston at 3076 West 34th 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 Robert MacD Johnston there as the householder, a sales manager at Sterling Lumber. In 1940 the directory lists J E Johnston at 3391 West 34th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists John E Johnston there as the householder, a department manager at M-W Ltd.
The 1940 name section lists Emily Johnstone at 3838 West 34th Avenue, widow of T.
Today
3076 West 34th and 3391 West 34th still have their buildings from before 1946; 3838 West 34th (1989) has a newer building, by the City's record.
Every line as printed
All 5 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- *Johnston R Mac D3076 West 34th, p. 250
- Johnston Robt MacD slsmgr Sterling Lbr3076 West 34th, p. 308
- *Johnston J E3391 West 34th, p. 250
- Johnston John E dept mgr M-W Ltd3391 West 34th, p. 308
- Johnstone Emily wid T3838 West 34th, p. 309
British Columbia and Yukon Directory, street section
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Every directory, as one book
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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.