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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.


  • 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
  • Elphinstone
  • 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
  • Smith
  • Stephenson
  • Stewart
  • Stubbin(g)s
  • Taylor
  • Thatcher

  • Wake
  • Wenborn or Wenborne
  • White
  • Wild
  • Williamson
  • Wilson or Wilsson
  • Wylie

Created July 21, 1996. Last updated: April 9, 2007