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A family name on West 4th Avenue, Kitsilano, Mount Pleasant, Fairview and West Point Grey

The Joneses

In the city directories 1940 · eight people at four addresses

The directories print eight people named Jones at four addresses in 1940, all on West 4th 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 most under one roof: three Joneses at 3108 West 4th 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

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

    1722 West 4th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • G W Jones, a winder at British Ropes 1940

    Next door in 1940: J C McLagan at 1720 and A W Stowe at 1724. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    1738 West 4th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • P A Jones, a painter 1940
    • Hazel J Jones, a maid 1940

    Next door in 1940: E S Stevens at 1732 and J M Burt at 1752. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    2063 West 4th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • Mrs A Jones 1940
    • R Edward Jones, a helper at Mount Pleasant S & D 1940

    Next door in 1940: Winnipeg Cleaners & Dyers at 2059 and J W L Mills at 2079. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    3108 West 4th Avenue

    Kitsilano, 1940

    • G R Jones, a salesman 1940
    • David R Jones, a school teacher 1940
    • Emily A Jones 1940

    Next door in 1940: D Duffy at 3106 and H McMillan at 3166. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for six of the eight: a helper, a maid, a painter, a salesman, a school teacher and a winder.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Fairview (2) and Kitsilano (2). 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 G W Jones at 1722 West 4th Avenue. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists George W Jones there as the householder, a winder at British Ropes. In 1940 the directory lists P A Jones at 1738 West 4th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Preston A Jones there as the householder, a painter, with Hazel J Jones, a maid.

In 1940 the directory lists Mrs A Jones at 2063 West 4th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Mrs Alice Jones there as the householder, with R Edward Jones, a helper at Mount Pleasant S & D. In 1940 the directory lists G R Jones at 3108 West 4th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Gurney R Jones there as the householder, a salesman, with David R Jones, a school teacher, and Emily A Jones.

Today

1722 West 4th still has its building from before 1946, dated 1910 by the City's record; 2063 West 4th (1977) has a newer building, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 1738 West 4th and 3108 West 4th, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 12 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.