Hello Gil. On March 13th, your message stated: > My Grandfather was named Aubrey "Blanchard" Tupper and > I am named after him. He was born in Weston Kings District > Nova Scotia on August 20, 1874 For others on the List, Weston is located in Nova Scotia's Annapolis Valley area, about 14 miles west of Kentville, Kings Co., N.S. I have two Tupper marriages into the Blanchard lineage I am researching; one, John, to Elizabeth WADDELL and the other, Angus, to Hannah Blanchard McCURDY. These two Tuppers were cousins. Your grandfather, b. 1874, may have been named after Aubrey BLANCHARD (1847 - 1899) who became a lawyer and was a partner in with my grt. grt. grandfather, William Henry BLANCHARD in Windsor, N.S. This law office continued through three more generations. I know they handled cases in Kentville, where other Blanchard family members lived. Aubrey's father was George Augustus BLANCHARD who had been a Judge of Probate for Kings County and later was appointed First County Judge for District Number Four which included Kings Co., Hants Co., and Colchester Co. I hope this may be the answer to your "62 year old mystery". George's cousin, Hiram BLANCHARD, was in the Nova Scotia government of Sir Charles TUPPER. When TUPPER left to run for federal office, Hiram took his place. This was at the time of Confedration and Hiram became the first premier of Nova Scotia in Confederation, but only for a couple of months. - - Rannie in Mount Uniacke, Nova Scotia P.S. William Henry BLANCHARD married twice. His second wife was the widow of the above Angus TUPPER, and what was her middle name - 'Blanchard'. - RNBU