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Marjorie Gertrude McKenna was born in March of 1900 in Trenton, the daughter of David and Nellie C. Bunnett. She married James Albert McKenna on October 4, 1916 in Belleville, Hastings County. She worked at Glanmore on a part-time basis in kitchen preparation. She was a member of St. Thomas Church, and died on January 30, 1994.

Canon F. Arthur Smith was in the Canadian Army Chaplain Corps for six years during the Second World War. His first parish as rector had been in Roslin, Ontario. He and his wife, Marjorie, and their children moved to Belleville when he was rector of St. Thomas' Anglican Church during the years 1945 to 1953. He was then appointed rector of Christ Church Deer Park in Toronto from 1953 to 1967. Canon Smith and his wife lived in Oakville, Ontario for his retirement.

Jack Braidwood was born in St. Petersburg, Russia in 1898, the son of a British engineer. During the First World War his duties included that of Russian translator aboard a Royal Navy aircraft carrier. Following the war, he emigrated to Canada and began building boats in Toronto. He was an avid yachtsman and sailed around the world. In the Second World War, Jack trained as a bomb demolition expert and commanded a high-speed submarine chaser used for coastal command. He married Gwendolyn Lazier of Belleville. They retired to the Quinte area in 1965. In 1975 he established the Jack Braidwood Trophy Race held annually on the Bay of Quinte. He died in 1984.

Hedley Vicker Derry was born on September 12, 1893 in Bancroft, Hastings County, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Willis Derry. He married Bessie Blanche Statia on May 28, 1921 in Trenton. They moved to Trenton in 1930. Mr. Derry worked as a carpenter. He was a member of Grace United Church teaching Sunday School there and becoming Sunday School superintendent. Hedley Vicker died on March 7, 1975 in Belleville.

Gustave Albert Freeman was born in Aurora, Illinois on January 30, 1898, the son of Mr. and Mrs. John Freeman. He established the Canadian branch of the Stephens-Adamson Division (conveying equipment) of Allis-Chalmers Canada Ltd. He married Mildred Jean Roblin on June 5, 1930. Mr. Freeman was a member of the Rotary Club and Belleville Club. He was a director of the Belleville Chamber of Commerce and the Canadian Chamber of Commerce. He was a member of St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church. He died on February 19, 1977.

Phyllis Louise Hurst was born on March 1, 1909 in Belleville, the daughter of Charles Frederick Wallbridge and Ella Emily Lewis. She graduated from St. Hilda's College, University of Toronto, in the faculty of household science in 1930 and worked at Montreal General Hospital as a dietician. She married William Nugent Hurst on September 15, 1936. After the Second World War Mr. and Mrs. Hurst lived in Tweed for five years, returning to Belleville for twenty-five years after retiring in Wellington in 1973. Phyllis Hurst was a member of St. Thomas Anglican Church in Belleville. She played the organ at the St. Paul's mission church in Belleville for many years. A member of an association of classical musicians, the Presto Music Club, she also worked occasionally as a supply teacher at BCI. Phyllis Hurst died on May 18, 1985, at Wellington.

William Nugent Hurst was born in Belleville on June 12, 1908, the son of James Hurst and Mary Nugent. He attended Queen Mary Public School in Belleville, becoming a captain in the school cadet corps. He was a member of the Anglican Young Peoples' Association of Christ Church, the Bay of Quinte Tennis Club and the Kinsmen Club of Belleville, serving as president of each organization. He married Phyllis Louise Wallbridge on September 15, 1936. After enlisting in the Reserve Army with the tank division of the Argyll Light Infantry in 1939, he joined the Hastings and Prince Edward Regiment and the Princess Louise Dragoon Guards in 1941. William Hurst was disabled in 1943 and returned to Canada at both Kingston and London, achieving the rank of captain before his discharge in 1945. After the war, he worked as an insurance agent in Tweed. In 1950 he returned to Belleville as registrar of deeds and master of titles for Hastings County when he pioneered the microfilming of legal documents both for Hastings County and Ontario. Mr. Nugent retired in 1973 when he moved to Wellington in Prince Edward County. He died on August 18, 1989.

Queena Cooke was born on December 2, 1906 in Belleville, the daughter of Lewis Cooke and Jennie McCreary. She became a head nurse at Belleville General Hospital. Queenie Cooke was a member of the United Church and the Belleville General Hospital Alumni. She died on February 14, 1996 in Belleville, Ontario.

Joseph Alger Blackburn, owner of Stroud's Jewellery and Gift Shop on Front Street in Belleville, Ontario, was born on Huff's Island on December 23, 1903, the son of Albert Blackburn and Annie Luella Huff. His father operated Stroud's for its Montreal owner for many years. Joe Blackburn took over as manager in 1932 and later purchased the store. Stroud's was established in 1872 and sold tea, offering trading stamps that could be redeemed for fine china. Joe Blackburn married Elsie Mae Wheeler. He was an honorary deacon and active member of Victoria Avenue Baptist Church. He died on October 21, 1975.

Jessie K. McGie Geen was born on September 28, 1889 in Belleville, the daughter of William McGie and Isabel Robertson. After elementary school, she was educated at St. Agnes School. Her father owned and ran McGie's Hardware store in Belleville. After matriculation, Jessie McGie went to MacDonald Institute in Guelph, graduating as a dietician. She worked in Toronto for a couple of years at the Toronto Isolation Hospital before returning to Belleville. She married Percival W. Geen who owned Geen's Drug Store. Jessie Geen died on December 22, 1977 in Belleville.

John McLeod was born in Scotland and joined the Gordon Highlanders in 1917. He fought in the First World War. In 1921, he immigrated to Canada and found work on a farm near Stirling.

Albert W. Scriven was born in Bristol, England on November 18, 1882, the son of James Scriven and Elizabeth Chech. He immigrated to Canada as a young man. He married Bertha Carter and spent most of his working life employed in a filtration plant and gas works in Belleville, Ontario. He attended Parkdale Baptist Church. Mr. Scriven died on April 19, 1976 in Belleville.

William Frederick Beare was born in England in 1901. He came to Toronto with his family about 1905, moving to Belleville a few years later. On September 16, 1925, he married Esther Taylor in Belleville. He worked for Bill Cook's cigar store on Front Street for thirty-five years. Mr. Beare died on July 30, 1976.