A family name on East 27th Avenue, Kensington-Cedar Cottage, Riley Park and Renfrew-Collingwood
The Joneses
In the city directories 1940 · four people at three addresses
The directories print four people named Jones at three addresses in 1940, all on East 27th Avenue, with the close spelling Joness. 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 176 other streets too, all listed on the Jones name's own page.
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Where the Joneses lived
- 1
56 East 27th Avenue
Riley Park, 1940
- W Jones, a driver 1940
- Norman Jones 1940
Next door in 1940: G P McLaughlin at 36 and T Josephson at 66. The block, door by door
- 2
3109 East 27th Avenue
Renfrew-Collingwood, 1940
- S A Jones, an asbestos worker 1940
Next door in 1940: W Cartwright at 3119. The block, door by door
- 3
3411 East 27th Avenue
Renfrew-Collingwood, 1940
- A H Jones, retired 1940
Next door in 1940: T W Terry at 3403 and F Winterford at 3423. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for two of the four: an asbestos worker and a driver.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in Renfrew-Collingwood (2) and Riley Park. 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 Jones at 56 East 27th 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 Jones there as the householder, a driver, with Norman Jones. In 1940 the directory lists S A Jones at 3109 East 27th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Syd A Jones there as the householder, an asbestos worker.
In 1940 the directory lists A H Jones at 3411 East 27th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Ashton H Jones there as the householder, retired.
Today
56 East 27th (1979) and 3411 East 27th (1997) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 3109 East 27th, so that building is probably gone (inferred).
Every line as printed
All 7 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- *Jones W56 East 27th, p. 241
- Jones Norman56 East 27th, p. 311
- Jones Wm drvr EC&E56 East 27th, p. 311
- *Jones S A3109 East 27th, p. 242
- Jones Syd A asbestos wkr3109 East 27th, p. 311
- Jones A H3411 East 27th, p. 242
- Jones Ashton H retired3411 East 27th, p. 309
British Columbia and Yukon Directory, street section
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Every directory, as one book
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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.