A family name on Nelson Street, West End and Downtown
The Joneses
In the city directories 1940 · eleven people at six addresses
The directories print eleven people named Jones at six addresses in 1940, all on Nelson Street, 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 most under one roof: three Joneses at 1076 Nelson in 1940. 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
1076 Nelson Street
West End, 1940
- S E Jones, retired 1940
- Alice G Jones, a stenographer at Mackenzie White & Dunsmuir 1940
- Edith M Jones 1940
Next door in 1940: L T Sargent at 1074. The block, door by door
- 2
1120 Nelson Street
West End, 1940
- Cath Jones, an operator at Vancouver Dry Goods 1940
Next door in 1940: Mrs E Balan at 1112 and 5 listings at 1122. The block, door by door
- 3
1132 Nelson Street
West End, 1940
- Mrs Helen M Jones 1940
Next door in 1940: E W Morrison at 1130 and Minaki Lodge at 1138. The block, door by door
- 4
1230 Nelson Street
West End, 1940
- Jones 1940
Next door in 1940: A J Engvick at 1222 and R T Ross at 1236. The block, door by door
- 5
1235 Nelson Street
West End, 1940
- A H Jones, a freight hand at the CPR 1940
- Audrey T Jones, a stenographer at Signal Oil 1940
Next door in 1940: beverly (the) at 1225 and tweedsmuir apts at 1245. The block, door by door
- 6
2075 Nelson Street
West End, 1940
- Mrs I A Joness, an agent at Great West Life 1940
- I Dorothy Joness, a stenographer 1940
- Winifred Joness, a stenographer at BC Equipment 1940
What they did
The name section prints a trade for seven of the eleven: a stenographer (4), an agent, a freight hand and an operator.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in West End (6). 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 S E Jones at 1076 Nelson Street. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Sam E Jones there as the householder, retired, with Alice G Jones, a stenographer at Mackenzie White & Dunsmuir, and Edith M Jones. The 1940 name section lists Cath Jones at 1120 Nelson Street, an operator at Vancouver Dry Goods. The 1940 name section lists Mrs Helen M Jones at 1132 Nelson Street.
The 1940 name section lists Jones at 1230 Nelson Street. A H Jones is listed at 1235 Nelson Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Amos H Jones there as the householder, a freight hand at the CPR, with Audrey T Jones, a stenographer at Signal Oil.
Mrs I A Joness is listed at 2075 Nelson Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Mrs Isobel A Joness there as the householder, an agent at Great West Life, with I Dorothy Joness, a stenographer, and Winifred Joness, a stenographer at BC Equipment.
Today
1235 Nelson still has its building from before 1946, dated 1931 by the City's record and on the Vancouver Heritage Register; 1230 Nelson (1969) has a newer building, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 1076 Nelson, 1120 Nelson, 1132 Nelson and 2075 Nelson, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).
Every line as printed
All 14 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- Jones S E1076 Nelson, p. 118
- Jones Alice G sten Mackenzie White & Dunsmuir1076 Nelson, p. 309
- Jones Edith M1076 Nelson, p. 310
- Jones Sam E retired1076 Nelson, p. 311
- Jones Cath opr Van Dry Gds1120 Nelson, p. 309
- Jones Mrs Helen M1132 Nelson, p. 310
- Jones —1230 Nelson, p. 309
- Jones A H1235 Nelson, p. 119
- Jones Amos H frt hd CPR1235 Nelson, p. 309
- Jones Audrey T sten Signal Oil1235 Nelson, p. 309
- Joness Mrs I A2075 Nelson, p. 119
- Joness I Dorothy sten2075 Nelson, p. 312
- Joness Mrs Isobel A agt Gt West Life2075 Nelson, p. 312
- Joness Winifred sten BC Equip2075 Nelson, p. 312
British Columbia and Yukon Directory, street section
The book of the Joneses
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.