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Jeffrey J.-F. Aimers was born in Dublin and graduated from the Architectural Association School of Architecture in 1947. He worked in London and Dublin and later moved to Montreal where he worked for McDougall, Smith & Flemming from 1952 to 1954. In 1955 he joined the firm of Durnford, Bolton, Chadwick and Ellwood.

Jeffrey Aimers est né à Dublin et il a obtenu son diplôme du Architectural Association School of Architecture en 1947. Il a travaillé à Londres et à Dublin avant de s'établir à Montréal. Il a alors travaillé pour McDougall, Smith et Flemming de 1952 à 1954 et en 1955 il a commencé à travailler pour le cabinet de Durnford, Bolton, Chadwick et Ellwood.

Thomas Aimol was a Registrar of the Province of Quebec in 1854.

William Harrison Ainsworth; 4 February 1805-3 January 1882; English historical novelist born in Manchester, England; also briefly in the publishing business.

William George Ernest Aird was born on January 23, 1884, in Quebec City, Quebec. At the age of 18, he started to work in the nearby mill of the Montmorency Cotton Co. at the foot of the Montmorency Falls. Next forty years, he spent working in the Quebec cotton manufacturing industry.

In 1907, he joined the Wabasso Cotton Co. in Trois Rivières as the owner C. R. Whitehead's right-hand man. From 1923 to 1925, he was president of the Board of Trade, and from 1922 to 1923, he headed the Trois Rivières Branch of the Canadian Manufacturers Association. In 1932, he managed the Montreal Cottons at Valleyfield, one of the largest cotton mills in the world. After being plant manager for four years, he became general manager in 1936 and finally, its director in 1939.

In 1910, he married Mildred Elmira Watters and they lived in a white colonial house close to the Valleyfield mill. He died in Montreal, Quebec on February 28, 1964.

Airedale College, for nonconformist students, was founded in Idle, Yorkshire in 1800 before transferring to Bradford, where it operated until 1888.