Is your family in our archives?

If you recognize a name on the following list as part of your family tree, the museum may hold archival materials relating to your family. Members of the History Committee have written summaries for some families (those with links), and are working on others (those with construction signs ). The names of the earliest settlers (pre-1882) are italicized.

Links to articles in the Nanaimo Free Press are marked like this .

Family summaries do not necessarily include all the information we have. If you are researching one of these family names, or have information which should be added, or a correction which should be made, please write the History Committee at Box 213, Gabriola BC V0R 1X0, or Email us. We welcome your enquiries and your help.

Family Names

    Adams
    Aitken
    Alesem
    Alexander
    Antonio
    Baker
    Bevelockway
    Brady
    Brook
    Buckley
    Burrell
    Cafferly
    Canessa
    Caufield
    Chapple or Chappel
    Clunas
    Chivers
    Cox
    Cross

    Davies
    Degnen,Dignan or Degnan
    Dick
    Dombrain(e) or Dumbrain
    Drake
    Driver
    Dunn
    Easson
    Eastham or Easthom
    Edgar
    Evans
    Finney
    Fisher
    Fletcher
    Flewett, Flevell, Flewell or Flewitt
    Foster
    Frew

    Gilbert
    Gimmell or Gemmel
    Gordon
    Goss
    Gray
    Green
    Griffith(s) or Griffeth(s)
    Hall
    Halloran
    Hamilton
    Hanson
    Harris
    Harrower
    Heath
    Higgins
    Higham or Hyam
    Hirst
    Hoger
    Hoggan
    Howard
    Hoy
    Hunter
    Jackson
    James
    Jamieson
    Jefferies
    Johnston(e)
    Jones
    Kemp
    LeBoeuf, Le Boeuf or Le Boeuff
    Lewis
    Loat

    Manley
    Martin
    McConvey
    McDougal
    McFarlane or MacFarlane
    McGarrigh or McGarrick
    McGee
    McGregor
    McGuffie
    McKinnon
    McLay
    McLean
    Miles or Myles
    Mounce
    Myers
    Neilson
    Newberg
    Newcomb
    Nightingale
    Norris
    Orr

    Penberthy or Pemburthy
    Perkins
    Peterson
    Phillips
    Provier or Provin
    Raper
    Renwick
    Rivers
    Roberts
    Robinson
    Rogers or Rodgers
    Rollo
    Rowe or Roe

    Sabiston
    Seneker
    Severne
    Shaw
    Shepard, Shephard or Shepherd
    Silva, Sylva or Silvie
    Smith
    Stephenson
    Stewart
    Stubbin(g)s
    Taylor
    Thatcher

    Wake
    Wenborn or Wenborne
    White
    Wild
    Williamson
    Wilson or Wilsson
    Wylie