Lighthouse Keeper

[p.risboy]

H all,

Anyone have a relative who's occupation was a Lighthouse Keeper. ?

Steve.

 

[Ellie]

A bit random Steve:2fun: , but not as far as I know

 

[juliejtp]

When one of my 3xgt grandads fell off the quay at Penzance, he fractured his skull and died 1 1/2 hrs later. The newpaper report had him as lighthouse keeper, though his death certificate has labourer.

 

[DaveHam9]

Hello Steve,

Yes, several in a family connected by marriage. Frederick Emanuel SILVA


http://www.lighthouse.net.au/lights/NSW/Index NSW.asp

Macquarie - the first lighthouse in Australia - named after one of the early Governors of the Colony.


http://www.lighthouse.net.au/lights/NSW/Macquarie/Macquarie.htm#Keepers

Regards,

Dave