 Other common surnames on the island include Pruitt, Thomas, Marshall, Charnock, Dise, Shores, and Parks.By 1900 there were 1,064 inhabitants.The British used the island as a staging area in 1813–1814 under infamous Rear Admiral George Cockburn during the War of 1812, building Fort Albion when there were as many as 1,200 British troops recorded on the island at one time.