A family name on Sherbrooke Street, Kensington-Cedar Cottage and Sunset
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 Sherbrooke 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 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
Cedar Cottage
- 1
- 2
5038 Sherbrooke Street
Kensington-Cedar Cottage, 1940
- F Jones, a lineman at the BC Telephone 1940
- Margaret M R Jones, who ran a dancing studio 1940
Next door in 1940: E McFall at 5008 and J Dockwray at 5050. The block, door by door
- 3
6895 Sherbrooke Street
Sunset, 1940
- L H Jones, a painter 1940
Next door in 1940: J Reid at 6831. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for three of the four: a dancing studio, a lineman and a painter. One is a widow, listed under her own name.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in Kensington-Cedar Cottage (2) and Sunset. 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 Mrs E Jones at 4984 Sherbrooke Street; 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 Emily Jones there as the householder, widow of E A. In 1940 the directory lists F Jones at 5038 Sherbrooke Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Frank Jones there as the householder, a lineman at the BC Telephone, with Margaret M R Jones, who ran a dancing studio.
In 1940 the directory lists L H Jones at 6895 Sherbrooke Street. The 1940 name section lists L Hugh Jones there as the householder, a painter.
Today
5038 Sherbrooke (1990) has a newer building, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 4984 Sherbrooke and 6895 Sherbrooke, so those buildings are 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 Mrs E4984 Sherbrooke, p. 151
- Jones Emily wid E A4984 Sherbrooke, p. 310
- *Jones F5038 Sherbrooke, p. 151
- Jones Frank linmn BC Tel5038 Sherbrooke, p. 310
- Jones Margt M R dancing studio 701 E 495038 Sherbrooke, p. 311
- Jones L H6895 Sherbrooke, p. 151
- Jones L Hugh pntr6895 Sherbrooke, p. 311
British Columbia and Yukon Directory, street section
The book of the Joneses
Every directory, as one book
The family book reads the Jones name in each Vancouver directory we hold from 1901 to 1945: everyone printed under it at every address, their work from the name sections, who lived next door, and the page behind every line, to read here or save as a PDF to print or give.
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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.