The interior of St. Alban the Martyr is encircled by an exceptionally beautiful tile frieze consisting of sixty-four tiles bearing inscriptions, most commemorating early Loyalists (but also a few dedicated to early settlers not entitled to UE status). They are listed below with links to individual biographies; or click here (PDF) for a formatted, printable list which also shows the tile number for each indicating its placement in sequence around the church.

Allen, Capt. Joseph (1742-1815)   —— Tile # 35
Anderson, Col. Samuel (1736-1836)
and his son Anderson, Capt. G. (1779-1875)   —— Tile # 37
Bathune (Bethune), John (1751-1815)   —— Tile # 40
Bygott, Thomas W. (1838-1903)
and his wife Bogert (Bogart), Kate M. (1840-1909)   —— Tile # 56
Canniff, James (1765-1851)   —— Tile # 36
Cartwright, Hon. Richard (1759-1815)   —— Tile # 45
Casey, Willet (1763-1848)   —— Tile # 32
Chalmers, Capt. James (1825-1895
and his wife Nixon Margaret (1838-1909)   —— Tile # 18
Chalmers, Peter (1831-1894)
and his brother Chalmers, Thomas (1833-1866)   —— Tile # 21
Chalmers, William (1830-1896)   —— Tile # 19
Crawford, Col. William (1765-1839)   —— Tile # 28
Dorland, John J. (1852-1906)   —— Tile # 22
Dorland, Philip (1817-1870)   —— Tile # 14
Drury, Margaret C. (1823-1892)
and Hart, Eliza (1826-1888)   —— Tile # 20
Farish, Dr. Henry Greggs (1781-1856)   —— Tile # 63
Finkle, Henry (1759-1808)
and his wife Bleaker, Lucretia circa (1768-1850)   —— Tile # 6
Fisher, Alexander (1756-1830)   —— Tile # 44
Fitchett, James (1766-1859)   —— Tile # 4
Fuller, Thomas Richard (circa 1765-1814)   —— Tile # 39
Hagerman, Ann (1805-1888)   —— Tile # 64
Hagerman, Nicholas (1761-1819)   —— Tile # 15
Haight, Daniel (1764-1830)   —— Tile # 30
Ham, Ira (1818-1881)   —— Tile # 23
Hartshorne, Lawrence (1755-1822)   —— Tile # 38
Ingersoll, Joel (1764-1810)   —— Tile # 3
Inglis, Rt. Rev. Charles (1734-1816)   —— Tile # 41
Jarvis, Capt. Frederick (1818-1887)   —— Tile # 50
Jarvis, Lt. Col. George Stephen (1797-1878)   —— Tile # 49
Jarvis, Samuel Peters (1792-1857)   —— Tile # 53
Jarvis, Lt. Col. Stephen (1756-1840)   —— Tile # 47
Jarvis, William (1756-1817)   —— Tile # # 52
Jarvis, William Botsford (1799-1864)   —— Tile # 51
Jarvis, William Munson (1793-1867)   —— Tile # 54
Johnson, Helen R. (1856-1905)   —— Tile # 57
Lippincott, Capt. Richard (1745-1826)   —— Tile # 17
Loyst, Henry (1763-1836)   —— Tile # 5
Macaulay, Robert (1744-1800)   —— Tile # 43
MacNab, Dr. James (1730-1780)   —— Tile # 60
Maybee, Capt. Abraham (1748-1832)   —— Tile # 26
Membery, Elizabeth Jane (1842-1898)   —— Tile # 11
Membery, Giles (1808-1896)   —— Tile # 10
Merritt, Thomas (1759-1842)   —— Tile # 1
Patton, Andrew (1771-1838)   —— Tile # 61
Peters, Rev. Samuel, D.D. (1735-1826)   —— Tile # 55
Powell, Grant, M.D. (1779-1838)   —— Tile # 24
Powell, William Dummer (1755-1834)   —— Tile # 25
Rattan (Ruttan) Capt. Peter (1742-1829)   —— Tile # 34
Raymond, Elizabeth (1810-1883)   —— Tile # 9
Robinson, Christopher (1763-1798)   —— Tile # 16
Rogers, Col. James (1728-1790)   —— Tile # 27
Ruttan, Capt. William (1759-1843)   —— Tile # 33
Servos, Capt. Daniel (1742-1803)   —— Tile # 48
Sills, Rev. George (1773-1860)   —— Tile # 7
Sills, John Conrad (1738-1817)   —— Tile # 2
Spencer, Col. Hazelton (1757-1813)   —— Tile # 8
Stuart, Rev. John (1740-1811)   —— Tile # 42
Trumpour, Charlotte (1823-1905)   —— Tile # 12
Trumpour, Capt. Paul (1757-1813)   —— Tile # 29
Trumpour, Samuel Dorland (1823-1903)   —— Tile # 59
Trumpour, Thomas Dorland (1824-1904)
and his wife Mallory, Almira (1828-1906)   —— Tile # 58
Turner, Elsie Etta (1868-1905)   —— Tile # 13
Van Alstine, Maj. Peter (1747-1811)   —— Tile # 31
Wallbridge, Elijah (1752-1842)   —— Tile # 62
Whitmore, John (1776-1853)   —— Tile # 46

Diane Berlet, chairperson of the St. Alban's History Committee, explains why not all of the people commemorated on the tiles can claim UE status:

Rev. Forneri was very selective when the first 33 tiles were ordered and only accepted sponsorship for proven Loyalists. In fact, he turned down one sponsorship because he learned the dedication was for someone of dubious allegiance to the cause. After he departed, in the haste to complete the frieze, a few tiles were added that memorialized individuals who did not have UE status. For the most part, they were sponsored by a family member who did have a UEL connection, but the name on the tile would not be on any UE lists.

The Loyalist Tiles of St. Alban's

With the help of a generous Trillium grant, Diane Berlet and Graem Coles have published a book entitled The Loyalist Tiles of St. Alban’s: Encaustic Memorial Tiles of the 19th Century.

This volume includes the biographies of the sixty-four ‘Tile People,’ an individual full-page photo of each tile, and a section on the production and installation of the St. Alban’s tiles. The book also includes coloured illustrations of Christian symbols and other details found on the tiles of both the 13th Century Westminster Abbey Chapter House floor and those on the walls of St. Alban’s for comparison.