In the table below you'll find a list of some of the more common family names in the Kingston-Frontenac area.
Sources
The list was compiled from indexes and tables of contents to the books listed below, and from selected articles that appeared in the Kingston Whig-Standard (approx. 1970 - 1995) and Profile Kingston magazine (approx. 1985 - 2006). It also includes names from some of the family histories in the OGS Kingston Branch collection, and from some public websites created by individuals sharing their own research about Kingston / Frontenac family histories.
Resources
Books
Buckskin To Broadloom: Kingston Grows Up
Stories first appeared in Kingston's Whig-standard.
Community Spotlight: Leeds, Frontenac, Lennox and Addington and Prince Edward Counties
Heritage Kingston
"Agnes Etherington Art Centre, Queen's University at Kingston, Ontario, Canada, June 3 to October 28,1973", exhibition book.
Kingston 300: A Social Snapshot
Kingston Heritage: Historical Buildings, Plaques, And Monuments
Kingston, The King's Town
Kingston: Building On The Past
Kingston; Cataraqui, Fort Frontenac, Kingstown
The City Of Kingston Portrait Collection: Historical Sketches & Portrait Views
The book is chiefly concerned with the mayors of the city of Kingston and tells about prominent Kingston residents and their families.
The Old Stones of Kingston: Its Buildings Before 1867
Lists
Kingston-Frontenac Family Names
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| Name | Reference |
|---|---|
| Quilliam, Helen | Kingston Whig Standard. Feb. 17, 1995 |
| Quinn family | Family history of James Quinn Sr and Sarah Griffith, by John Lewis Laughlin. In-library use only. The call number is GENEAL 929.2 QUI |
| Raby, Tom (Rev.) | Kingston Whig Standard. May 25, 1990 illus. |
| Radcliffe Family | Blackwell, John D. The Radcliffs of Amherst Island: The Vicissitudes of an Anglo Irish Gentry Family during the 1840s, Historic Kingston, Vol. 32, 1984. |
| Ramsay, Bill | Profile Kingston, magazine, Nov. 16, 1988 portrait. |
| Ramsey, Armour & Co. | Heritage Kingston, published by the Agnes Etherington Art Centre. |
| Rancier family | Notes on the names Hughson, Ansley, and Rancier, by Alita Battey-Pratt. In-library use only. The call number is GENEAL 929.2 HUGH |
| Ranganathan, Lakshmi | Profile Kingston, magazine,, July 13, 1988 p. 22-25 illus. |
| Rankin, Al | Profile Kingston, magazine, May 12, 1993 portrait. |
| Rapin, Evelyn | Profile Kingston, magazine, July 15, 1998 |
| Raposo, Mario | Kingston Whig Standard. 11/06/79 portrait. |
| Rasmussen, Henry | Kingston Whig Standard. Apr. 7, 1987 obituary. |
| Rath family | The Barker and Warren families from Ireland and allied families, Butler, Burke, Crawford, Dodson, Doxey, Hildy, Kinch, Rath, Singleton, Smith, Tompkins, Webster, et al., by Grace Hildy Croft. In-library use only. The call number is GENEAL 929.2 BARK |
| Rathwell family | From roots to twigs : book 2, the descendants of William Rathwell of Wolford Township, Grenville County, Ontario, by H. Blair Heeney. In-library use only. The call number is GENEAL 929.2 RATH |
| Ratkai, Laszlo | Kingston Whig Standard. Dec. 4, 1989 portrait. |
| Raudot, Jacques | Heritage Kingston, published by the Agnes Etherington Art Centre. |
| Rawley family | Recollections : the life & times of Reginald W. Ball, 1905-1983, with reminiscences of his daughter Iris W. |
| Rawlyk, Mary | Kingston Whig Standard. 03/10/74 portrait. |
| Raydon, Alice | Buckskin to Broadloom : Kingston Grows Up,, p. 122 |
| Raymond, Marc | Profile Kingston, magazine, May 18, 1994 |
| Rayne, Janeson | Profile Kingston, magazine, Jan. 13, 1999 |
| Read, Dr. John H. | Kingston Whig Standard. 11/06/66 |
| Read, Rt. Rev. Allan Alexander | Kingston Whig Standard. 27/06/81 portrait. p. 23 |
| Read, Rt. Rev. Allan Alexander | Kingston Whig Standard. 06/04/81 |
| Read family | Our family history, 1600-1980 : ancestors and descendants of Siderick Read, 1822-1877, by Donald Edwin Read. CENTRAL 929.2 Rea ; In-library use only. The call number is GENEAL 929.2 READ |
| Ready, Andrew | Kingston Whig Standard. Feb. 27, 1993 obituary. |
| Reansbury, Doug | Profile Kingston, magazine, Nov. 17, 1993 portrait. |
| Redden family | The Reddens : a family history 1753-1981, by Marion Redden Bradley. In-library use only. The call number is GENEAL 929.2 REDD |
| Redfern, Elwin | Kingston Whig Standard. 30/06/80 portrait. |
| Redmond, Donald | Kingston Whig Standard. 07/10/78 p. A-5, portrait. |