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 |
|---|---|
| Whitley, Susan (Cadet) | Kingston Whig Standard. May 21, 1988 portrait. |
| Whitney, Benjamin | Heritage Kingston, published by the Agnes Etherington Art Centre. |
| Whitney, Thomas King | Kingston Whig Standard. Aug. 16, 1996 obituary. |
| Whitney family | Some data on William Whitney family of Sophiasburgh Township Prince Edward County : settled circa 1839 from U.S.A., by C. Loral R. Wanamaker. In-library use only. The call number is GENEAL 929.2 WHIT |
| Whittington, Fred C. (Rev.) | Kingston Whig Standard. Nov. 23, 1983 obituary. portrait. |
| Whyman, Chris | Profile Kingston, magazine, July 17, 1991 portrait. |
| Wilcox, Tom | Kingston Whig Standard. June 24, 1988 obituary. |
| Wilhelm, Archbishop Joseph | Kingston Whig Standard. 14/07/74 |
| Wilhelm, Archbishop Joseph | Kingston Whig Standard. 16/02/82 |
| Wilhelm, Archbishop Joseph | Kingston Whig Standard. 03/12/82 portrait. |
| Wilhelm, Archbishop Joseph | Kingston Whig Standard. June 5, 1982 |
| Wilhelm, Archbishop Joseph | Kingston Whig Standard. June 27, 1995 obituary. portrait. |
| Wilkes, Anne | Buckskin to Broadloom : Kingston Grows Up, p. 138 |
| Wilkinson, Amelia | Heritage Kingston, published by the Agnes Etherington Art Centre. |
| Wilkinson, Mrs Celia Bethune | Heritage Kingston, published by the Agnes Etherington Art Centre. |
| Williams, Dr. Thomas R. | Kingston Whig Standard. 04/01/77 portrait. |
| Williams, George | Heritage Kingston, published by the Agnes Etherington Art Centre. |
| Williams family | John Williams Sr., U.E., of Saratoga and Ernesttown [sic], by Marjorie Swayne Van Damme. In-library use only. The call number is GENEAL 929.2 WILL |
| Williams family | Samuel R. Williams : his family past and present, 1800-1977, by Mabel H. Noonan. In-library use only. The call number is GENEAL 929.2 WILL |
| Williams family | Williams and Schermerhorn, by C. Loral R. Wanamaker. In-library use only. The call number is GENEAL 929.2 WILL |
| Williams family | John Williams Sr., U.E. of Saratoga and Ernesttown : allied families: Lent, Morden, Perry, Rogers, Ross, Van Meer, by Marjorie Swayne Van Damme. In-library use only. The call number is GENEAL 929.2 WILL |
| Williamson, Dr James | Heritage Kingston, published by the Agnes Etherington Art Centre. |
| Williamson, George Henry | Fitsell, William, Historic Sentinel: The Town Watchman George Henry Williamson, 1876-1938, Historic Kingston, Vol. 51, 2003. |
| Williamson, Mr | Heritage Kingston, published by the Agnes Etherington Art Centre. |
| Willis, Nathaniel Parker | Heritage Kingston, published by the Agnes Etherington Art Centre. |
| Willmott, Jill | Profile Kingston, magazine, Sept. 13, 1989 portrait. |
| Willmott family | A family history : volume II, maternal ancestry, by Hilary Richardson. In-library use only. The call number is GENEAL 929.2 ELWE |
| Willoughby, Stuart | Kingston Whig Standard. June 14 1986 obituary. |
| Wilmot, Caroline Eliz. Mrs Chas. Livingston Jr. | Simmons, Marjorie. The City of Kingston Portrait Collection: Historical Sketches and Portrait Views. |
| Wilmot, Samuel | Osborne, Brian and Donald Swainson. Kingston: Building on the Past, pp.169. |