Francis Maybury came from Avonmore, Ireland.

Norman John May was born in Norwich, Norfolk on 13th October 1851; he first came to Malvern circa 1879; Norman John May of Priory Place, Malvern, photographic artist; founder and one of the directors of Norman May & Co Limited; Kelly's Trade directory of 1884 lists many photographers in Worcestershire, including Norman May of Priory Mount, Church Street, Great Malvern; an extensive traveller, he wrote letters in the columns of the Malvern Advertiser under the nom de plume of "A Rambler"; a biography of Cambridge alumni records that he changed his name in 1887 to John Norman Lindley-Norman; the reason for the change is unknown but his obituary [Malvern advertiser, 22 June 1889] suggested he was hoping to pursue a second career as a barrister and perhaps thought that an implied family connection to Lord Justice Lindley would help; Mr John Norman Lindley-Norman, more generally known locally as Norman May; John Norman Lindley-Norman, photographer, formerly Norman John May, died at Great Malvern on 19th June 1889 aged only 37 years

William Sutherland Maxwell (1874-1952) embarked on a partnership with his elder brother officially in 1902. He began his architectural training at a firm in Boston and later received a Beaux-Arts education in the atelier of Jean-Louis Pascal (1837-1920) in Paris. This training is notable in William's more ornately classical design sense, differing measurably from his brother's. William began participating in the Maxwell firm as early as 1894 as a draughtsman. As partners the Maxwell brothers combined their different sensibilities to create some of the most important residential, public and civic architecture in Canada. William spent the last years of his life in Haifa, Israel, where he remained until 1952, whereupon he returned to his native Montreal. He died soon after.

William Sutherland Maxwell (1874-1952) est devenu l'associé de son frère aimé en 1902. Il s'était initié à l'architecture dans un cabinet de Boston puis avait reçu une formation en Beaux-Arts à l'atelier de Jean-Louis Pascal (1837-1920) à Paris. Cette formation est visible dans le style de dessin classique ornementé de William, très différent de celui de son frère. William était dessinateur pour le cabinet de Maxwell dès 1894. Devenus associés, les frères Maxwell surent conjuguer leurs sensibilités différentes afin de créer certains des projets d'architecture résidentielle, publique ou municipale les plus importants au Canada. William a passé les dernières années de sa vie à Haïfa (Israël) où il est resté jusqu'en 1952. Il revint alors à Montréal, sa ville natale et mourut peu après.

Beginning in 1892, Edward Maxwell first started his private practice in Montreal. Edward had apprenticed with Alexander Francis Dunlop (1843-1923, see CAC 16) and later with Shepley, Rutan and Coolidge, H.H. Richardson's old firm. This training lent Edward's work a distinctive Richardsonian character, mixed with late Victorian eclecticism, that is well-illustrated in his designs for buildings in Montreal and across the rest of Canada. Edward made his mark designing homes for the wealthy residents of Montreal's Square Mile, as well as commercial establishments, churches and civic and cultural buildings. In 1899 George C. Shattuck (1864-1923, see CAC 2.01) came from Boston to help Edward conduct business when the practice became busy. Shattuck's participation in the firm was brief (ending in 1901). However, it was during this time that Edward undertook one of his most important projects, the additions and alterations to Windsor Station for the Canadian Pacific Railway in Montreal. The firm's most fertile period began when William replaced Shattuck as Edward's partner in 1902, and continued until the elder brother's death. William's Beaux-Arts training and proclivity for strongly decorative designs gave the Maxwells' designs increased vitality. The brothers continued to build in Montreal, although their greatest commissions took them elsewhere: to Quebec City for the additions to the Chateau Frontenac and to Regina for the design of the Saskatchewan Legislative Building. The last phase of the firm's existence began after Edward's death when New Brunswick-born Gordon MacLeod Pitts (1886 - 1954, see CAC 2.03), a member of the Maxwell firm from 1919, became a partner. The firm executed projects as Maxwell and Pitts until William retired in 1939.

En 1892 Edward Maxwell commença à exercer l'architecture à Montréal. Edward Maxwell avait été apprenti chez Alexander Francis Dunlop (1843-1923, voir CAC 16) puis chez Shepley, Rutan et Coolidge, ancien cabinet de H.H. Richardson. Cette formation a doté le travail de Maxwell d'un style indéniablement richardsonien mêlé à l'éclectisme caractéristique de la fin de l'époque victorienne, ce dont témoignent éloquemment les plans d'immeubles qu'il a réalisés pour la région de Montréal et le reste du Canada. Maxwell a fait sa marque en dessinant des résidences pour les habitants fortunés du Square Mile de Montréal, de même que des établissements commerciaux, des églises et des immeubles municipaux et culturels. En 1899, George C. Shattuck (1864-1923, voir CAC 2.01) est venu de Boston donner un coup de main à Maxwell dont les activités étaient devenues très nombreuses. L'association avec Shattuck fut brève (elle prit fin en 1901), mais c'est à cette époque que Maxwell entreprit l'un de ses plus importants projets, les annexes et rénovations de la gare Windsor de Montréal pour le compte de la société Canadien Pacifique. La période la plus fructueuse du cabinet s'est toutefois amorcée lorsque William Maxwell a remplacé Shattuck en 1902, et s'est maintenue jusqu'au décès du frère aîné L'initiation qu'avait reçue William aux Beaux-Arts et sa forte tendance à l'ornementation ont contribué à donner aux projets des Maxwell une très grande vitalité. Les deux frères ont continué de faire construire des immeubles à Montréal, mais leurs commandes les plus importantes les ont conduits ailleurs; à Québec pour des annexes au Château Frontenac, et à Régina où ils ont fait les plans du Parlement de la Saskatchewan. La dernière étape de l'existence du cabinet s'amorce après le décès d'Edward lorsque Gordon MacLeod Pitts (1886-1954, voir CAC 2.03), né au Nouveau-Brunswick et membre du cabinet Maxwell depuis 1919, devint l'associé de William Maxwell. Le cabinet prit alors le nom de Maxwell et Pitts jusqu'à ce que William prenne sa retraite en 1939.

Edward Blythe Maxwell was born in December 1900, in Montreal, Quebec.

He was the son of Edward Maxwell, well known Montreal architect. He was educated at Lower Canada College and McGill University where he graduated in engineering in 1921. Shortly after he joined the lumber firm E. J. Maxwell Limited, founded by his grandfather Edward John Maxwell. Later he became its president.

He was a member of the board of governors of Lower Canada College as well as vice-president of the Old Boys Association of the school. At McGill University he was a member of Kappa Alpha fraternity, and later joined the University Club, the Royal Montreal Golf Club, and the Royal St. Lawrence Yacht Club.

In 1925, he married Ruth Catherine Ballantyne. He died on May 30, 1944, in Montreal, Quebec.