One of the early ancestors was John Walcot (d. 1558) of Walcot, who married Mary Newton, daughter of Sir Peter Newton, in 1528. They had two sons, Charles and Humphrey. Mary married (2) Thomas Acton, of Acton Scott.

George Callam Walcot married Alice Murray in Edinburgh, Scotland in 1899. Their family emigrated from Scotland and came to Canada about 1900 and settled in Montreal. Their son Thomas Callum married Eveline Mai Jousse in 1933, her family was part of Canada's French minority. This volume details both sets of ancestors experiences while they lived in France, England, and Canada.