MILLER-THOMAS TUPLIN-FARMER Thomas Tuplin came from England with his parents when he was five years old. On crossing, a wave washed him overboard and the next wave washed him back on deck again. His parents settled in Margate where he grew up. As a young man he married Ann Blaney who had come from Ire¬ land with her parents, and lived in Malpeque . They moved to what is now known as Black Horse Corner, and ran the Black Horse Inn for a number of years, where there family of eleven was born. In 1876 they bought the mill property from a Mr. Johnston , and the land from Angus MacLellan . The mills consisted of a grist, lumber and shingle and were burned in 1913. They rebuilt again and Thomas and his three sons ran them for a number of years. John died and William left to take up fishing, so James and his son Fred ran them up till the time of Fred's death. The mills are gone now, but the prop¬ erty is still in the Tuplin name, but is rented. Thomas was a noted horseman and was known in those days as a "horse doctor" for the surrounding area. He made a black ointment that was a sure cure for cuts and scratches of horses but never did tell anyone how it was made. Many years after his wife Ann died he married Mrs. Caroline Paugh from O'Leary where he lived until her death; then he moved back to Indian River and lived with his son James until his death at age 91. As mentioned before they had a family of eleven. Mary Jane , who died at 18. John, who married Annie Hunter of Indian River : they had a family of three. Hattie. Una. and Reuben. Reuben died when young, and Hattie and Lina married brothers George and James Mac¬ Leod and moved to to live. James, who married Hepsie Gregg from New Brunswick . They had a family of seven: George, Annie, Ada, Lydia, Thomas, Fred and Jane. Thomas, Fred and Jane were the only ones that married. Thomas to of Spring Valley ; Fred to Margaret MacDonald of and Jane to Murdock Campbell of B.C . where she made her home. Angelina, who married James Carroll . They lived in Indian River for a time then moved to Margate , then to the U.S.A. They had a family of three: Amy who married Fred Bevens , and they made their home in Seattle, U.S.A. ; Hattie, who married a Mr. Seaman (first name not known), who also lived in the U.S.A. Dorcas married Alban MacLellan of Indian River where they lived for a time; they had a family of eight: Herman, Bruce, Earl, Oscar, Wallace, Erskine, Jane and Laura. Jane married Hubert MacDonald from Kensington , and they moved to the U.S.A . to live. Laura married Arthur Stephenson from Alberta and they make their home there. Erskine married Madge Pennock from Alberta, and they made their home there; the rest of the family was not married and all lived in Alberta. Harriet was not married and died at 24. William married Minnie Woodside of Malpeque and lived in Indian River , they had a family of three, two girls both named Jean who died quite young, and a son Charles who was a Sergeant in the Army in World War Two and was killed overseas. Zetilda married Samuel Durant and lived in Margate , they had a family of six; Annie who married a Mr. Holbrook (first name not known), and lived in the U.S.A ., Harry married Lou Tuplin from Margate and they moved 79