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A.G. Roach was a student in the School of Mining at Queen's University.

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The Rob Roy Pipe Band and Highland Dancers (1957-) finds its origins in the militia group, No. 11 Medical Company Pipe Band, formed at the Kingston Armouries in 1953. In 1955 the Stormont Dundas and Glengarry Highlanders Association Pipe Band was formed as an adjunct to the Medical Company Pipe Band. These bands worked in co-operation, with cross memberships, until 1957 when the Stormont Dundas and Glengarry affiliation ceased because of a disagreement over the administration of band funds. By this time the militia affiliation was proving to be difficult for the band as well. On May 18, 1957 the members of No. 11 Medical Company Pipe band agreed to form a new independent pipe band. They chose the MacGregor tartan and the Rob Roy name for the band because they were particularly attractive and because they symbolized the qualities of independence pride and loyalty to Scottish traditions that the band wished to perpetuate. Separation from the militia connection caused the Rob Roy Band members a number of financial and logistical problems. The loss of the armories as a practice venue meant the band had to find a new practice hall and band members began to hold dances to raise funds. They also set up classes for perspective band members and charged organizations that wished to have the band participate in parades and the like. The band prospered and in 1962, after some debate, it began to accept female members. It formed a connection with Queen's University Pipe Band and added highland dancers to the organization as the years went by. In 1974 the band had advanced to the stage where a new constitution was necessary, one that recognized the contributions of the dancers with full membership in the organization along with the pipers and drummers. In 1978 the band celebrated its 25 anniversary, it had become closely associated with the Kingston Folk Arts Council "Folklore" celebrations and was broadening its horizons with a trip to Scotland . The band has continued to prosper through the years, in 1983 the constitution was updated again and it returned to Scotland once more in 1984.

A.S. Robb was a student in the School of Mining at Queen's University.

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Born in Kingston in 1915, the son of Wallace Havelock Robb, the poet-naturalist.Joseph Arlie Robb worked as a journalist with the Westmount Examiner in the 1940's. He also worked in public relations with the Bank of Montreal, worked briefly in the motion picture industry and was a partner in the Photo Image Gallery in Kingston in the 1970's. He died in 1992.

Wallace Havelock Robb, poet, author, and naturalist, was born in Belleville, Ontario in 1888. After serving in World War I, he entered business until 1921. He then went to the United States as a writer and bird photographer. An encounter with Edward, Prince of Wales, encouraged Robb to return to Canada in 1925. He settled on five hundred acres of property, which he called Abbey Dawn, where he established a sanctuary for all birds, including birds of prey, which was open to the public and attracted many visitors. For many years he wrote wild life stories for a number of Canadian periodicals. Robb also had a great interest in native culture, archeological finds of native artifacts, and he studied the Mohawk language. Several of his writings were based on native tradition. In 1948, Robb was adopted by blood rite by Mohawks of the Kente and made Great White Eagle and Pine Tree Chief of the Iroquois. Wallace Havelock Robb died in 1976.

Robbins Bros. was a printer active in St Stephen NB.