a family of nine children: Melvin, Hazel, Myrna, Bertram, Junior, Daxt Dale, and twins—a son and a daughter who died in infancy. Melvin v” was born January 28, 1936, lost his life in a fire which destroyed th home in 1961. Hazel was born October 24, 1937. After completing ACll , in Augustine Cove she attended U.C.C. in Charlottetown. (The fOll)Wi item is taken from a newspaper clipping as it appeared in the Chai lot . town Guardian in 1972.)

“First Woman Made Deputy Prothonotary”. For the first tine ‘-' the history of Prince Edward Island a woman has been appointed depid prothonotary of the P.E.I. Supreme Court. 5

Hazel Thompson of Charlottetown was sworn in to the position »- February 22, by Mr. Justice R. R. Bell of the P.E.I. Supreme Court T ’ new position she says is that of deputy clerk to the Supreme Couita - enables her to sign and register documents. She added, however t she will not be required to act a clerk of the Supreme Court during 5.! sions. Her duties will be entirely in the office of the prothonotarg.q said.

Miss Thompson received her education at Augustine Cove iCl'li and commercial school in Charlottetown and has been employed int '- prothonotary’s office for fourteen years.

Myrna who was born February 27, 1942 lives in Carleton wiihl husband, Harold Rector, and two children: Danny and Sharon.

Bertram, who is employed on the C.N.R. was born Novem)er‘ . 1945. Junior is married to Jean Snow and they live in New Haven. {um was born October 3, 1947. Dexter, who was born May 20, 1954, and D3 - born November 3, 1955 are with their father in his farming operation.

The Thompson’s from whom the above family is descende‘d . "

explained thus: a

James Thompson, one of the early Thompson settlers marl‘ii Sarah Leard of Tryon in 1806. Their seventh child was Andrew Nico ““4 Thompson and he married Julia Ann Pempraise. Their first son, Jam :1' married Bella Fraser and they had two daughters and one son. ‘1 daughters were: Annie, who married Artemas Leard, and Maud-3 \l‘ 9 married John O. Boulter. The son was John (father of Bertha and Flash

whose families are given above.

THE WADMAN’S

The Wadman’s who settled in Augustine Cove were descendants g William Wadman of Charlottetown, and, as a matter of fact, nearly .3 the Wadman’s in Canada and the United States came from him 01‘ ‘ brother, Francis Neptune Wadman, who settled in Five Islands, N0. Scotia in 1801. Their parents have not been identified. The name, WW man, is Middle English; a wad man was a “dyer with” or “seller ‘1 woad,” a blue dye stuff obtained from the plant called woad, in W demand in the middle ages.

William Wadman and Harriet Grosvenor were married in Ch“ lottetown on January 20, 1803. They had a farm in Charlottetown Ba x alty, where the Empire 'Loyalists were located. William died February ‘

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