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ROY, GABRIELLE (baptized Marie-Rose-Emma-Gabrielle) (Carbotte) – Volume XXI (1981-1990)

CREIGHTON, DONALD GRANT – Volume XX (1971-1980)

MONTGOMERY, LUCY MAUD (Macdonald) – Volume XVII (1941-1950)

GARNEAU, DE SAINT-DENYS (baptized Hector St-Denys) (de St-Denys) – Volume XVII (1941-1950)

CARR, EMILY – Volume XVII (1941-1950)

WHELAN, MICHAEL – Volume XVI (1931-1940)

VERNON, CHARLES WILLIAM – Volume XVI (1931-1940)

VANDERPANT, JOHN (Jan van der Pant) – Volume XVI (1931-1940)

VALOIS, LÉONISE (baptized Marie-Attala-Amanda-Léonise), known as Atala (Attala) – Volume XVI (1931-1940)

TREMAYNE (Tremaine), WILLIAM ANDREW – Volume XVI (1931-1940)

THOMPSON, THOMAS PHILLIPS – Volume XVI (1931-1940)

THOMPSON, ANDREW THORBURN – Volume XVI (1931-1940)

SPENCER, EMILY (Kerby) – Volume XVI (1931-1940)

SKINNER, CONSTANCE LINDSAY (Constance Annie) – Volume XVI (1931-1940)

SCOTT, EMMA PRISCILLA (Raff; Nasmith) – Volume XVI (1931-1940)

RITCHIE, ELIZA – Volume XVI (1931-1940)

RILEY, SUSAN FRANCES (Harrison), known as Seranus – Volume XVI (1931-1940)

PEEL, ANNA BELLA (Durie) – Volume XVI (1931-1940)

NORWOOD, ROBERT WINKWORTH – Volume XVI (1931-1940)

McKAY, COLIN CAMPBELL – Volume XVI (1931-1940)

McILWRAITH, JEAN NEWTON – Volume XVI (1931-1940)

MacMECHAN, ARCHIBALD McKELLAR – Volume XVI (1931-1940)

MacDONALD, JAMES EDWARD HERVEY (Harvey) – Volume XVI (1931-1940)

MOIR, SUSAN LOUISA (Allison) – Volume XVI (1931-1940)

MACPHAIL, Sir ANDREW (baptized John Andrew McPhail) – Volume XVI (1931-1940)

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