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First of all, welcome to the database. I hope you find the information you require here, be it genealogical or historical. So far I have collected 1042 names on 91 lights, for a total of 1782 changes. My thanks for supporting help goes out to Ron Ammundsen, Chris Mills, Jim Derham-Reid, Pen Brown, Tony Holland, Fran Aitkens, Frank Statham, and the late Don Graham and Hubert Cadieux, plus all the others that emailed me. If you have something to contribute, wish to correct something, or just comment, please email me. I have also been adding birth and death dates for deceased lightkeepers on my list of lightkeeper names, and also creating an "In Memorium" page as a sort of memorial to those that worked the lights. If you wished to add dates, and/or a short piece of information about a friend or family member who was a lighthouse keeper, please contact me. |
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A bit of history . . .Later, wireless operators, telegraph operators and radio operators were stationed on some stations, and then weather observers, and the station became almost a small village. Add to this the truck drivers, linesmen, park wardens, labourers, ranchers, trappers, power house attendant, etc. and we have quite an assorted list of personnel. I have started to include all of these people in this list, but because of the diverse nature of some of these jobs we have had to put them under the title "Others". A lot of these names were found in BC Directories from 1909-1939. This also includes the 1909-1912 directories referred to below. Please note that a directory listing does not mean they were on station that year as the directory data was collected and then published later e.g. a listing in the 1935 directory may have been collected in 1934. |
I need your help . . .Some of these, especially in the Fraser River were looked after by the Department of Public Works (DPW) from Steveston. Some of these unknown keepers moved onto manned lighthouses later on. If you have any information on the following "lights" and/or their keepers please let me know. Information in the table below is what I have collected so far on these unknowns, most of it from the Vancouver City Directories of 1909 - 1912. If I have located a keeper's name associated/working with these lights I have recorded them as well in the full lightkeeper database below and marked the light with a star (*) after the name - same as in the next table. Also, if I manage to confirm a name or light location I have marked it as such with a Google Earth placemark The dates shown are for the periods when I have found data showing these lights were tended, not the length of time they were in service. |
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To see some of the lighthouses these people were working visit the BC Lighthouse Website
For those of you that have the free Google Earth program download the BC Lighthouses.KML
which shows the location of all the lighthouses.
To see some sea-level photos of BC lighthouses, check out Ray Morgan's BC Marina website.
| Lighthouse | Keeper | Start_Year | End_Year | Note_Job | Established | Automated | Destaffed | Place | Principal | Assistant | Relief | WeatherOp | RadioOp | Others |
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| Active Pass | Cordoni, Elmer | 0 | 0 | June 10, 1885; rebuilt 1940, 1969 | March 1997 | on Mayne Island; 5 miles by water to Saltspring Island | 0 | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Active Pass | Georgeson, Henry | 1885 | 1920 | June 1885 - December 1920 (1st keeper on station) on station 1910 (Vancouver City Directory 1910, Dominion Government Section) | June 10, 1885; rebuilt 1940, 1969 | March 1997 | on Mayne Island; 5 miles by water to Saltspring Island | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Active Pass | Georgeson, George | 1893 | 0 | October 1893 - | June 10, 1885; rebuilt 1940, 1969 | March 1997 | on Mayne Island; 5 miles by water to Saltspring Island | 0 | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Active Pass | Georgeson, George | 1921 | 0 | 1921 - (took over when his father retired) (Cadieux papers) | June 10, 1885; rebuilt 1940, 1969 | March 1997 | on Mayne Island; 5 miles by water to Saltspring Island | X | 0 | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Active Pass | Gurney, Arthur Broughton | 1921 | 1945 | September 05, 1921 - February 11, 1945 (Cadieux papers) | June 10, 1885; rebuilt 1940, 1969 | March 1997 | on Mayne Island; 5 miles by water to Saltspring Island | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Active Pass | Carver, Clarence Edgar | 1944 | 1948 | August 10, 1944 - March 30, 1948 (retired) (Cadieux papers) | June 10, 1885; rebuilt 1940, 1969 | March 1997 | on Mayne Island; 5 miles by water to Saltspring Island | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Active Pass | Gurney, Hugh Sutherland | 1947 | 1947 | September 14, 1947 - October 14, 1947 (Cadieux papers) | June 10, 1885; rebuilt 1940, 1969 | March 1997 | on Mayne Island; 5 miles by water to Saltspring Island | X | 0 | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Active Pass | Whalen, Harold | 1963 | 1965 | October 19, 1963 - c. late 1965 (moved to Scarlett Point) | June 10, 1885; rebuilt 1940, 1969 | March 1997 | on Mayne Island; 5 miles by water to Saltspring Island | 0 | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Active Pass | Vigurs, Don | 1963 | 0 | on station 1963 as assistant to Harold Whalen | June 10, 1885; rebuilt 1940, 1969 | March 1997 | on Mayne Island; 5 miles by water to Saltspring Island | 0 | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Active Pass | Ruck, John Egerton | 1968 | 1983 | January 18, 1968 - 1983 (Tony Holland notes) (Cadieux papers) | June 10, 1885; rebuilt 1940, 1969 | March 1997 | on Mayne Island; 5 miles by water to Saltspring Island | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Active Pass | DeRousie, Don | 1983 | 1993 | (Tony Holland notes) | June 10, 1885; rebuilt 1940, 1969 | March 1997 | on Mayne Island; 5 miles by water to Saltspring Island | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Active Pass | Beaudet, Jean | 1993 | 1997 | (Tony Holland notes) | June 10, 1885; rebuilt 1940, 1969 | March 1997 | on Mayne Island; 5 miles by water to Saltspring Island | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Addenbroke Island | Milton, Jr., John | 0 | 0 | April 15, 1914; rebuilt 1968 | west side of Addenbroke Island in Fitz Hugh Sound, near Calvert Island | 0 | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Addenbroke Island | Bonnor, Mike | 0 | 1998 | ? - July 08, 1998 (to Chrome) (station logs) | April 15, 1914; rebuilt 1968 | west side of Addenbroke Island in Fitz Hugh Sound, near Calvert Island | 0 | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Addenbroke Island | Guthro, W. A. | 1914 | 1918 | April 12, 1914 - August 12, 1918 (1st keeper on station) (Cadieux papers) | April 15, 1914; rebuilt 1968 | west side of Addenbroke Island in Fitz Hugh Sound, near Calvert Island | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Addenbroke Island | Anderson, Hugh Glass | 1918 | 1918 | August 12, 1918 - December 25, 1918 (relief while W. A. Guthro on sick leave) (Cadieux papers) | April 15, 1914; rebuilt 1968 | west side of Addenbroke Island in Fitz Hugh Sound, near Calvert Island | X | 0 | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Addenbroke Island | Guthro, W. A. | 1918 | 1921 | December 25, 1918 - December 1921 (Cadieux papers) | April 15, 1914; rebuilt 1968 | west side of Addenbroke Island in Fitz Hugh Sound, near Calvert Island | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Addenbroke Island | Anderson, Hugh Glass | 1918 | 1918 | August 13, 1918 - December 24, 1918 | April 15, 1914; rebuilt 1968 | west side of Addenbroke Island in Fitz Hugh Sound, near Calvert Island | X | 0 | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Addenbroke Island | Smith, Robert Joseph | 1918 | 1919 | December 25, 1918 (Cadieux papers) | April 15, 1914; rebuilt 1968 | west side of Addenbroke Island in Fitz Hugh Sound, near Calvert Island | X | 0 | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Addenbroke Island | Smith, Robert Joseph | 1921 | 1922 | December 1921 - March 1922 (died in service May 09, 1922) (Cadieux papers) | April 15, 1914; rebuilt 1968 | west side of Addenbroke Island in Fitz Hugh Sound, near Calvert Island | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Addenbroke Island | Smith, Edith Matilda | 1922 | 1928 | March 1922 - 1928 | April 15, 1914; rebuilt 1968 | west side of Addenbroke Island in Fitz Hugh Sound, near Calvert Island | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Addenbroke Island | Johnston, Andrew Abraham | 1928 | 1932 | April 15, 1914; rebuilt 1968 | west side of Addenbroke Island in Fitz Hugh Sound, near Calvert Island | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Addenbroke Island | Maynard, Ernest | 1928 | 1928 | 1928 - August 15, 1928 (died in service) | April 15, 1914; rebuilt 1968 | west side of Addenbroke Island in Fitz Hugh Sound, near Calvert Island | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Addenbroke Island | Moran, John Thomas | 1929 | 1929 | January 1929 - October 1929 (moved to Triple) | April 15, 1914; rebuilt 1968 | west side of Addenbroke Island in Fitz Hugh Sound, near Calvert Island | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Addenbroke Island | Anderson, Arthur | 1929 | 1932 | April 15, 1914; rebuilt 1968 | west side of Addenbroke Island in Fitz Hugh Sound, near Calvert Island | 0 | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Addenbroke Island | Wallace, William Meryl | 1932 | 1936 | April 15, 1914; rebuilt 1968 | west side of Addenbroke Island in Fitz Hugh Sound, near Calvert Island | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Addenbroke Island | Bendiksen, Arnt | 1953 | 0 | April 15, 1914; rebuilt 1968 | west side of Addenbroke Island in Fitz Hugh Sound, near Calvert Island | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Addenbroke Island | Bergen, Henry | 1962 | 1964 | c. 1962 - 1964 (from Langara - to Dryad) | April 15, 1914; rebuilt 1968 | west side of Addenbroke Island in Fitz Hugh Sound, near Calvert Island | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Addenbroke Island | Salo, Tauno Ray | 1962 | 1969 | 1962 - August 1969 (Cadieux papers) | April 15, 1914; rebuilt 1968 | west side of Addenbroke Island in Fitz Hugh Sound, near Calvert Island | 0 | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Addenbroke Island | Salo, Tauno Ray | 1969 | 1974 | August 1969 - October 1974 (Cadieux papers say August 09, 1977 for last date) | April 15, 1914; rebuilt 1968 | west side of Addenbroke Island in Fitz Hugh Sound, near Calvert Island | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Addenbroke Island | Osborne, J. B. | 1978 | 0 | January 24, 1978 - (Cadieux lists) | April 15, 1914; rebuilt 1968 | west side of Addenbroke Island in Fitz Hugh Sound, near Calvert Island | 0 | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Addenbroke Island | Sabourin, D. | 1978 | 0 | January 24, 1978 - (Cadieux papers) | April 15, 1914; rebuilt 1968 | west side of Addenbroke Island in Fitz Hugh Sound, near Calvert Island | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Addenbroke Island | Ashe, Edward J. | 1978 | 0 | August 1978 - | April 15, 1914; rebuilt 1968 | west side of Addenbroke Island in Fitz Hugh Sound, near Calvert Island | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Addenbroke Island | Shaw, Barry | 1979 | 1996 | September 1979 - 1996 | April 15, 1914; rebuilt 1968 | west side of Addenbroke Island in Fitz Hugh Sound, near Calvert Island | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Addenbroke Island | Ray, Charles F. | 1990 | 0 | December 15, 1990 - | April 15, 1914; rebuilt 1968 | west side of Addenbroke Island in Fitz Hugh Sound, near Calvert Island | 0 | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Addenbroke Island | Vincenzi, Tony | 1993 | 0 | January 1993 - (from Langara) | April 15, 1914; rebuilt 1968 | west side of Addenbroke Island in Fitz Hugh Sound, near Calvert Island | 0 | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Addenbroke Island | Wood, Richard | 1996 | 1996 | April 15, 1914; rebuilt 1968 | west side of Addenbroke Island in Fitz Hugh Sound, near Calvert Island | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Addenbroke Island | Hollyoak, Paul | 1996 | 1997 | winter 1996X997 Addenbroke other periods of relief at Cape Scott and McInnes Island | April 15, 1914; rebuilt 1968 | west side of Addenbroke Island in Fitz Hugh Sound, near Calvert Island | X | 0 | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Addenbroke Island | Rose, Dennis | 1997 | April 15, 1914; rebuilt 1968 | west side of Addenbroke Island in Fitz Hugh Sound, near Calvert Island | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Addenbroke Island | Hedley, Kip | 1997 | 1997 | April 15, 1914; rebuilt 1968 | west side of Addenbroke Island in Fitz Hugh Sound, near Calvert Island | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Addenbroke Island | Ammundsen, Ron | 1998 | 1999 | December 1998 - March 1999 | April 15, 1914; rebuilt 1968 | west side of Addenbroke Island in Fitz Hugh Sound, near Calvert Island | 0 | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Addenbroke Island | Milton, Erik | 1999 | 2000 | October 1999 - January 2000 | April 15, 1914; rebuilt 1968 | west side of Addenbroke Island in Fitz Hugh Sound, near Calvert Island | 0 | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Addenbroke Island | Williamson, Roger | 2006 | 0 | 2006 - present | April 15, 1914; rebuilt 1968 | west side of Addenbroke Island in Fitz Hugh Sound, near Calvert Island | 0 | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Albert Head | Georgeson, Henry | 0 | 0 | December 1929 | 1985 | near Esquimalt; 5 miles west of Victoria, BC | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Albert Head | Okell, K. | 0 | 1939 | December 1929 | 1985 | near Esquimalt; 5 miles west of Victoria, BC | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Albert Head | Parkin, Edwin W. | 1929 | 1930 | December 1929 - 23 september 1930 | December 1929 | 1985 | near Esquimalt; 5 miles west of Victoria, BC | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Albert Head | O'Kell, Harold Shorrock | 1930 | 1939 | September 23, 1930 - November 17, 1939 | December 1929 | 1985 | near Esquimalt; 5 miles west of Victoria, BC | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Albert Head | Georgeson, Peter G. | 1939 | 0 | September 18, 1939 - (Cadieux papers) | December 1929 | 1985 | near Esquimalt; 5 miles west of Victoria, BC | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Albert Head | Bowman, J. M. | 1940 | 1951 | December 1929 | 1985 | near Esquimalt; 5 miles west of Victoria, BC | 0 | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Albert Head | Pike, Percival C. | 1955 | 1964 | c1955 - 1964 (Tony Holland notes) (Cadieux papers) | December 1929 | 1985 | near Esquimalt; 5 miles west of Victoria, BC | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Albert Head | Rogers, Bruce W. | 1964 | 1974 | 1964/1974 (Cadieux papers | December 1929 | 1985 | near Esquimalt; 5 miles west of Victoria, BC | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Albert Head | Edwards, Oscar | 1974 | 1977 | July 12, 1974 - August 03, 1977 (note from Pen Brown) (Cadieux papers) | December 1929 | 1985 | near Esquimalt; 5 miles west of Victoria, BC | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Albert Head | Milum, Gordon | 1975 | 1979 | were on station at least between November 1975 - August 1979 | December 1929 | 1985 | near Esquimalt; 5 miles west of Victoria, BC | 0 | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Albert Head | Gardiner, William Edward | 1977 | 1982 | August 04, 1977 - 1982 (Tony Holland notes) (Cadieux papers) | December 1929 | 1985 | near Esquimalt; 5 miles west of Victoria, BC | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Albert Head | Noble, Sr., Robert W. | 1982 | 1984 | (Tony Holland notes) | December 1929 | 1985 |