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 |
|---|---|
| Shales, William E. | Kingston Whig Standard. Nov. 18, 1988 portrait. |
| Shanley, C. D. | Heritage Kingston, published by the Agnes Etherington Art Centre. |
| Shannon, James | Mika, Nick & Helma. Kingston Heritage: Historical Buildings, Plaques and Monuments, p. 120 |
| Shannon, James | Buckskin to Broadloom : Kingston Grows Up, p. 74 |
| Shannon, William | Payne, Jennifer, Scandal in the Limestone City: The Downfall of Orangeman William Shannon, Historic Kingston, Vol. 46, 1998. |
| Shannon family | The Porter family : the descendants of William Porter c1800-c1847 and his wife, Ann Allen c1800-c1847 of Lavally, near Ballymote, County Sligo, Ireland who emigrated to Canada in 1847 where their three children settled in Ontario, by Dawn Broughton. In-library use only. The call number is GENEAL 929.2 portrait |
| Shannon family | The Shannon family, by Dawn Broughton. In-library use only. The call number is GENEAL 929.2 SHAN |
| Sharp family | A biograhy of Dr. Alexander Sharp : Major and Paymaster : his antecedents and descendants, by Margaret Sharp Angus. CENTRAL 929.2 Ang ; In-library use only. The call number is GENEAL 929.2 SHAR |
| Shaw, Abraham | Simmons, Marjorie. The City of Kingston Portrait Collection: Historical Sketches and Portrait Views. |
| Shaw, Dr. John Mackintosh | Kingston Whig Standard. 13/11/72 portrait. |
| Shaw, Edward | Kingston Whig Standard. Jan. 5, 1987 |
| Shaw, Harley | Kingston Whig Standard. 03/22/82 portrait. |
| Shaw, John | Simmons, Marjorie. The City of Kingston Portrait Collection: Historical Sketches and Portrait Views. |
| Shaw, John | Heritage Kingston, published by the Agnes Etherington Art Centre. |
| Shaw, John Morgan | Simmons, Marjorie. The City of Kingston Portrait Collection: Historical Sketches and Portrait Views. |
| Shaw, Mr. | Heritage Kingston, published by the Agnes Etherington Art Centre. |
| Shaw, Robert | Simmons, Marjorie. The City of Kingston Portrait Collection: Historical Sketches and Portrait Views. |
| Shaw, Samuel | Angus, Margaret. The Old Stones of Kingston. p. 64 |
| Shaw, Samuel | Simmons, Marjorie. The City of Kingston Portrait Collection: Historical Sketches and Portrait Views. |
| Shebbeare, John | Heritage Kingston, published by the Agnes Etherington Art Centre. |
| Shee, Sir Martin Archer | Heritage Kingston, published by the Agnes Etherington Art Centre. |
| Sheldon & Davis | Heritage Kingston, published by the Agnes Etherington Art Centre. |
| Shelton, H. H. | Heritage Kingston, published by the Agnes Etherington Art Centre. |
| Sheridan, Maureen | Profile Kingston, magazine, Sept. 17, 1997 |
| Sherman family | Sherman: descendants of James Sherman and Annie Gawley, by Carolyn Sherman Lori. In-library use only. The call number is GENEAL 929.2 SHER |
| Sherry family | The Wilson brothers from Ulster : the descendants of John and William Wilson; early settlers of Hastings-Prince Edward Counties, Ontario, Canada, by Robert D. Sherry. In-library use only. The call number is GENEAL 929.2 WILS |
| Sherwood, Justus | Osborne, Brian and Donald Swainson. Kingston: Building on the Past, pp.22. |
| Shewell, Cy | Kingston Whig Standard. Dec. 9, 1989 portrait. |
| Shibley, Schuyler | Osborne, Brian and Donald Swainson. Kingston: Building on the Past, pp.271. |
| Shibley family | The romance of the Palatine Millers : a tale of Palatine Irish-Americans and United Empire Loyalists, |