Eseli Peter or Peter Eseli (he was know by both names) was born at Mabuiag in February 1886. His notebook has his name as Esili Peter. He married Baibai Harry (1887-1952) on 10 May 1913; they had eight children, six of which survived childhood: Mauare (aka Maurie) (born in 1917), Peter (1921-1981), Waiu (born in 1924), Dubi (born 1926), James (1929-) and Baibai (1933). The family spells the name as 'Eseli'. Eseli Peter died on 16 September 1958.

Violet Madge Jones was born on 22 March 1917 at Cobak, Tweed River, New South Wales. Madge attended Coolangatta State School and Brisbane State High School. Madge was the secretary and a member of the Royal Queensland Art Society from 1940 to 1966. She married Albert Errol Staunton (1905-1962), a book trader, on 2 Oct 1937. They had a daughter, Madonna Pearl Staunton, on 6 October 1938 while living at Murwillumbah. In 1951 the Staunton family moved to Brisbane. Madge Staunton, a poet and artist, lived most of her life in Queensland. She began writing poetry in the 1970s. She won two Henry Lawson Festival awards (1974,1975); won the Silver Jubilee Henry Lawson Festival Award (1982); won Highly Commended for the Anne Elder Award (1982). She was involved in the visual arts, and adjudicator of many poetry competitions. Madge Staunton died on 18 April 1985.

Albert Holt contributed to Caroline Kelly's anthropological research conducted at Barambah Aboriginal Settlement (Cherbourg) during the early 1930s.

Charlotte Costello (Dhurulu Kumi) contributed to Caroline Kelly's anthropological research conducted at Barambah Aboriginal Settlement (Cherbourg) during the early 1930s.

Oscar Wallace contributed to Caroline Kelly's anthropological research conducted at Barambah Aboriginal Settlement (Cherbourg) during the early 1930s.

Tomi Toms contributed to Caroline Kelly's anthropological research conducted at Barambah Aboriginal Settlement (Cherbourg) during the early 1930s.

Sam Murray contributed to Caroline Kelly's anthropological research conducted at Barambah Aboriginal Settlement (Cherbourg) during the early 1930s.

Tilly Colins contributed to Caroline Kelly's anthropological research conducted at Barambah Aboriginal Settlement (Cherbourg) during the early 1930s.

Luke Don (Kungabula) contributed to Caroline Kelly's anthropological research conducted at Barambah Aboriginal Settlement (Cherbourg) during the early 1930s.

Lizzie Duncan (Kuam) contributed to Caroline Kelly's anthropological research conducted at Barambah Aboriginal Settlement (Cherbourg) during the early 1930s.