Gillian I Leitch’s PhD thesis, “The Importance of Being English?: Identity and Social Organisation in British Montreal, 1800-1850” was completed in 2007 at the Université de Montréal. She works as a historical researcher at CDCI Research in Ottawa. Her research interests focus on British and Canadian identities, immigration, familial & social networks, genealogy and popular culture.
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