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The Annandale family, whose descendants lived in Victoria, were paper manufacturers in England.

The Barkley family were farmers in the Westholme and Chemainus area of Vancouver Island.

Francis Jones Barnard (1829-1889) arrived in B.C. in 1859 and established the Barnard Express transportation company. His son, Francis Stillman Barnard (1856-1936), worked in the family business and expanded his business interests to lumber, brewing and electrical utilities. He served as Lieutenant-Governor of B.C. from 1914 to 1918 and died in Victoria.

Canon A.J. Beanlands and family lived in Victoria, B.C.

Samuel Beeman was a Hudson's Bay Company clerk based in Victoria, B.C.

The Borradaile family lived on Mayne Island and in Victoria, B.C.

Emil and Ottar Brandvold and Joan Gambioli (nee Mathews) were Vancouver residents who developed Diamond Head Chalet, the first ski lodge in Garibaldi Park.

The Browning family lived at Britannia Beach, B.C.

The Burr family were farmers in Ladner (now Delta, B.C.).

The Burrell family were residents of Victoria. Frank Burrell was a manager for Pemberton and Sons, a local real estate firm.

The Calder family lived in Victoria, B.C.

The Cambie family lived on Vancouver Island.

The Cameron family were residents of Victoria, B.C.

The Chamberlain family lived in Nova Scotia in the 1780s, and descendants moved to Victoria, B.C.

Theodore Gervase Sandeman Chambers (1897-1989) was married to Lilian Therese Victoria Chambers (1897-1986). They were proprietors of the Forbidden Plateau Lodge, near Courtenay, B.C., in the 1940s and 1950s.

H.E. Church emigrated from England to Canada in 1886. He and his family homesteaded on Sheep Creek, farmed at Comox, and ranched at Church Ranch, Big Creek, B.C.

The Claxton family emigrated from England. Cecil Claxton, a merchant marine, became Superintendent of Pilots, B.C. Pilotage District. He married Helen MacGregor in 1927. They had one child, Peter, who obtained a B.Sc. in agriculture in 1962.

Reverend William Leslie Clay and family were residents of Victoria and Shawnigan Lake.

The Cook family were farmers on Galiano Island.

The Cornwall family owned the Cornwall Ranch in Ashcroft, B.C.

Henry Pering Pellew Crease (1823-1905) was born at Ince Castle, Yorkshire, England, the son of Captain Henry Crease (d. 1862), a Royal Naval Officer, and Mary Crease, heiress of Ince Castle. Educated as a lawyer, Crease married Sarah Lindley, daughter of a noted British botanist, in 1853 and came to British Columbia in 1858 to serve as Attorney-General of the Colony of Vancouver Island. He later became involved in politics, was appointed to the Supreme Court, and was knighted in 1896, nine years before his death. His wife, Sarah, died in 1922. The Crease family children included Mary (1854-1915); Barbara (1857-1883); Susan (1855-1947), an artist involved with the local Council of Women; Lindley (1867-1940), a lawyer and outdoorsman; Arthur (1872-1967), a lawyer and soldier; and Josephine (1864-1947), an artist prominent in the Island Arts and Crafts Society. Other family members in the province included Emily Howard Crease (d. 1900), Henry's sister, who was a teacher in Victoria. Both generations of the Crease family were active in Victoria's political, social, religious, philanthropic and Masonic organizations.

The Crook family were residents of Hamilton, Ontario.

Reverend Eber Crummy was a Methodist minister who preached in the Victoria area. His son, William, was killed in France during World War I, and his other son, Richard, became a school teacher.

The Dallain family lived in Kitimat and Victoria, B.C.

Janet and George Darke were residents of Sointula, B.C.

The Deans family lived in England. Their daughter Annie Deans lived in Victoria, B.C. in the 1850s.

The Dease family were fur traders who worked throughout Canada, including out of Fort Vancouver.

The Deaville family were residents of Victoria, B.C.

The DeBeck family were residents of Victoria, B.C. Edwin Keary DeBeck was Clerk of the Legislative Assembly of B.C. (1949-1973).

The Dingle family, residents of New Westminster and parishioners of Holy Trinity, visited and entertained seamen for ships in port at New Westminster beginning in 1928. This ministry was begun in 1928 by the Men's Club of Holy Trinity and in the next year became associated with the world-wide organization, Missions to Seamen, based in London, England. The Dingle family was involved in this service, including the parents Richard Gray and Florence Eleanor, daughter Peggy, and son Bill, who later served as Assistant Chaplain at Missions to Seamen in Vancouver from 1964 to 1969.