A family name in Vancouver's city directories
The Ogstons
In the city directories 1935–1940 · seven people at five addresses
The directories print seven people named Ogston at five addresses between 1935 and 1940 in three of the city's neighbourhoods. The same first name and initials follow one family between addresses (inferred); the others share only the surname, so we can't tell if they're one family. The most under one roof: four Ogstons at 3395 West 8th in 1940.
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Where the Ogstons lived
- Following J R Ogston, at two addresses (inferred)
- 1
- 2
3532 West 22nd Avenue
Dunbar-Southlands, 1940
- J R Ogston, an operator at Addressograph-Multigraph 1940; in 1935 at 2649 Quebec
Next door in 1940: Mrs E J Wilson at 3524 and Mrs M Griffiths at 3536. The block, door by door
- Sharing only the surname
- 3
3562 West 3rd Avenue
Kitsilano, 1940
- A Ogston, a manager at the Interior Mutual Benefit Association 1940
Next door in 1940: Mrs M C Crawford at 3556. The block, door by door
- 4
3457 West 7th Avenue
Kitsilano, 1940
- G A Ogston, a mechanic at International Harvester 1940
Next door in 1940: T P Watterson at 3449 and R E Lang at 3461. The block, door by door
- 5
3395 West 8th Avenue
Kitsilano, 1940
- G T Ogston, a gardener at the Vancouver Parks Board 1940
- Christina Ogston, a saleswoman at the Hudson's Bay Company 1940
- Eveline G Ogston, a saleswoman at Saba Bros 1940
- Robert Ogston, a salesman at A G Spalding & Bros 1940
Next door in 1940: N L Armstrong at 3373. The block, door by door
What they did
The name section prints a trade for all seven: a saleswoman (2), a gardener, a manager, a mechanic, an operator and a salesman.
Their neighbourhoods
The addresses are in Kitsilano (3), Dunbar-Southlands and Mount Pleasant. 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 1935 the directory lists J R Ogston at 2649 Quebec Street. In 1940 J R Ogston is listed at 3532 West 22nd Avenue (inferred): the same name and initials as at 2649 Quebec in 1935, so most likely the same person; 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 J Roy Ogston there as the householder, an operator at Addressograph-Multigraph.
A Ogston is listed at 3562 West 3rd Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Alec Ogston there as the householder, a manager at the Interior Mutual Benefit Association. G A Ogston is listed at 3457 West 7th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists G Alfred Ogston there as the householder, a mechanic at International Harvester.
G T Ogston is listed at 3395 West 8th Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists George T Ogston there as the householder, a gardener at the Vancouver Parks Board, with Christina Ogston, a saleswoman at the Hudson's Bay Company, Eveline G Ogston, a saleswoman at Saba Bros, and Robert Ogston, a salesman at A G Spalding & Bros.
Today
2649 Quebec, 3562 West 3rd and 3457 West 7th still have their buildings from before 1946, 2649 Quebec on the Vancouver Heritage Register; 3532 West 22nd (2015) and 3395 West 8th (1984) have newer buildings, by the City's record.
Every line as printed
All 12 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
- Ogston J R2649 Quebec, p. 129
British Columbia and Yukon Directory, street section
- *Ogston J R3532 West 22nd, p. 235
- Ogston J Roy opr Addressograph-Multigraph3532 West 22nd, p. 469
- Ogston A3562 West 3rd, p. 179
- Ogston Alec mgr Interior Mutual Benefit Assn3562 West 3rd, p. 469
- Ogston G A3457 West 7th, p. 192
- Ogston G Alfd mech Intl Harvester3457 West 7th, p. 469
- *Ogston G T3395 West 8th, p. 196
- Ogston Christina slswm HBC3395 West 8th, p. 469
- Ogston Eveline G slswm Saba Bros3395 West 8th, p. 469
- Ogston Geo T gdnr Van Pks Bd3395 West 8th, p. 469
- Ogston Robt slsmn A G Spalding & Bros3395 West 8th, p. 469
British Columbia and Yukon Directory, street section
The book of the Ogstons
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 O. Want a name removed? Tell us.