a family of nine children: Melvin, Hazel, Myrna, Bertram, Junior, D jxl \i Dale, and twins—a son and a daughter who died in infancy. Melvh ivb 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 ,;ch in Augustine Cove she attended U.C.C . in Charlottetown . (The folbwitjj item is taken from a newspaper clipping as it appeared in the Chailotjf town Guardian in 1972.) "First Woman Made Deputy Prothonotary ". For the first tine the history of Prince Edward Island a woman has been appointed dept prothonotary of the P.E.I. Supreme Court. 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 fl new position she says is that of deputy clerk to the Supreme Coui t a * enables her to sign and register documents. She added, however she will not be required to act a clerk of the during s sions. Her duties will be entirely in the office of the prothonotar; said. Miss Thompson received her education at Augustine Cove ;ch and commercial school in Charlottetown and has been employed in prothonotary's office for fourteen years. Myrna who was born February 27, 1942 lives in Carleton wilh husband, Harold Rector , and two children: Danny and Sharon. Bertram, who is employed on the C.N.R . was born November 1945. Junior is married to Jean Snow and they live in New Haven . ,'ufi was born October 3, 1947. Dexter, who was born May 20, 1954, and Da born November 3, 1955 are with their father in his farming operation, The Thompson's from whom the above family is descend* d i explained thus: James Thompson , one of the early Thompson settlers marr Sarah Leard of Tryon in 1806. Their seventh child was Andrew Nico Thompson and he married Julia Ann Pempraise . Their first son, JaB> married Bella Fraser and they had two daughters and one son. daughters were: Annie, who married Artemas Leard , and Maud married John 0. Boulter. The son was John (father of Bertha and Frase | whose families are given above. THE WADMAN 'S It The Wadman's who settled in Augustine Cove were descendants William Wadman of Charlottetown , and, as a matter of fact, nearly the Wadman's in Canada and the States came from him or' brother, Francis Neptune Wadman, who settled in Five Islands, jjf Scotia in 1801. Their parents have not been identified. The name, Wj| man, is Middle English; a wad man was a "dyer with" or "seller woad," a blue dye stuff obtained from the plant called woad, in Sl demand in the middle ages. William Wadman and Harriet Grosvenor were married in C^ lottetown on January 20, 1803. They had a farm in Charlottetown I* alty, where the Empire Loyalists were located. William died February- 84 mi sit in