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List of BC Lightkeepers Only
KNR Surname Givenname Note
641
A. Mc
511
"Cowboy"
85 Abram Jim D. Jim Abram & Wendy Abram
610 Agnew Don Don Agnew & Cyndi Agnew (son of Bart & Kathleen Agnew)
612 Agnew G, Bart G. B. (Bart) Agnew & Kathleen (Kathy) Agnew (parents of Don Agnew)
1081 Ainsley R. (wireless operator)
1001 Aitkens Frances Charles Frances (Fran) Charles (Chas or Charlie) Aitkens (b. Sept 1904 - d. March 1996 ) & Gene (Thomas) Aitkens (wireless operator)
49 Akerstrom Robert Robert (Bob) "Rotten Robert" Akerstrom (relief keeper on many stations - Boat Bluff, McInnes, Langara, Triple, Ivory, Addenbroke, Egg) (b. October 02, 1936 - d. September 28, 2004 Prince Rupert, BC, Canada)
179 Allan R.
388 Allen John
914 Allen Dan
1051 Allen Harry V. (radio operator for Canadian Government)
515 Allenby Bill Bill Allenby & Sally Allenby (truck driver)
657 Alliot Alexander
70 Allison Steve Steve Allison & Colleen Hammond-Allison
270 Allison Francis Logan Francis "Sticks" Logan Allison & Mathiulda (Georgeson) Allison
73 Ammundsen Ron Ron Ammundsen & Rene Ammundsen
283 Anderson Samuel
566 Anderson Gary
50 Anderson Trevor M. Trevor (Trev) Anderson & Flo Anderson
940 Anderson Lou (from Louise Brenner (MacArthur) notes)
613 Anderson Hugh Glass Hugh Glass Anderson (b. January 13, 1875, England)
167 Anderson Arthur (drowned January 23, 1950)
604 Andrews Neil
475 Angell Norman Norman (Norm) Angell & Gloria Angell
518 Angell Mike (son of Norman & Gloria Angell)
517 Angell, Jr. Norman Norman (Norm) Angell (son of Norman & Gloria Angell) & Annie Arden (daughter Annie Frances (Arden) Sullivan)
326 Arden Eustace Travanion Eustace Travanion Arden (b. June 26, 1982, Toronto, ON)
159 Argyle Thomas Thomas (1839 - 1919) Argyle & Ellen Argyle (d. 1925)
160 Argyle Albert (son of Thomas & Ellen Argyle)
312 Argyle Ellen Ellen argyle (d. 1925) (wife of Thomas Argyle)
313 Armour Hamilton
478 Armstrong Thomas George Thomas George Armstrong ( b. abt 1876 - d. November 22, 1941) & Minnie Armstrong
962 Arnaud Frank Frank Arnaud (b. 1914 - )
806 Arnold D.
533 Arnold Jim (radio operator)
280 Aro Toivo Toivo Aro & Kyllikki (Jaakola) Aro (misspelled as "Oro")
1045 Arthur Rae (rancher at Estevan Point along with H. A. Hamilton and G. Schmidt - from 1924 & 1926 BC Directoriy; also listed as farmer in 1932 & 1935 directories) (seen listed as Rae-Arthur)
489 Ash Taylor Taylor (b. June 28, 1875, NFLD) Ash & Lucie Ash
81 Ashe Edward J. Edward (Ted) Ashe & Karen Ashe
807 Ashton H.
767 Astrom K. A.
426 Atkinson Doug
996 Attewell John
263 Bablitz Alan Alan (Al) Bablitz (b. July 04, 1944 Lethbridge, AB)
658 Baines

226 Baker S.
427 Baker Gary
659 Baldwin Robert James Robert James Baldwin (b. April 05, 1894 England)
1010 Ball Norman Norman (Norm) Ball and Lovie Ball (Radio Operator)
147 Balmer Joseph Roger Joseph (Joe) (b. January 03, 1945, Courtenay, BC) & Pauline Roger
684 Barclay Ted (from Pen Brown)
365 Barr James James (Jim) Barr & Jean Barr
148 Barrett-Lennard Lance Lance Barrett-Lennard & Kathy Heise
820 Bartle Albert Albert (Al) Bartle (b. October 11, 1915, Winnipeg, Manitoba - d. July 05, 1996 Victoria, BC) & Dorothy (Dot) Bartle (http://www.philbartle.org/albert4.htm) Relief keeper on Ivory Island, Scarlett Point, Sandheads, Trial island, Sisters, Pine Island
660 Bartlett N. N. & Ruth Bartlett
746 Bartlett Ruth (wife to N. Bartlett)
390 Beale Captain Captain Beale
4 Beard Edward Edward (Ted) Beard & Linda Beard
1072 Beart William E. (radio telegram operator)
1016 Beart Ed Ed Beart (Radio Operator)
928 Beaton Barry (relief keeper then permanent) d. Bonilla Island January 09, 2008)
1057 Beattie Dave (listed as assistant lightkeeper in 1935 and then listed as handyman in 1937-1938 BC Directory) (name also spelled Beatty)
37 Beaudet Jean Jean Beaudet & Lina Beaudet
661 Beck E. E.
744 Bell Gary F. Gary F. Bell & Sheryl (notes from Sheryl A. Klinick) (later married Ed Carson)
138 Bell Scott
428 Bell Chris
128 Bemister William William (Bill) Bemister
407 Bendiksen Arnt (also seen spelled "Bendicksen")
46 Bergen Henry Henry Bergen (b.abt 1923 - d. December 12, 2003 Enderby, BC) & Angie Bergen
44 Bergen Harvey Harvey Bergen & Nora Bergen (son of Henry Bergen)
991 Bergen Bryan (son of Henry Bergen)
92 Bergh Steve
941 Bergholm John (from Louise Brenner (MacArthur) notes)
945 Bergthorsen F.
386 Berry

664 Berus Amelia (wife of W. H. Berus)
663 Berus W. H. W. H. (d. 1879) Berus & Amelia Berus (Cadieux papers)
196 Betait Wilhelm (nephew of William Betait)
222 Bevis Amelia (wife of William Bevis; she and her neice replaced him when he died)
221 Bevis William William Bevis & Amelia Bevis
665 Biddle Edward Edward Biddle (b. November 1892, London, England) (Cadieux papers)
112 Bigelow Lyle Dean Lyle Dean Bigelow (b. April 30, 1926 - ) & Velma Olivia (nee Vance) Bigelow (b. Aug. 11, 1931 - )
987 Bigelow Velma Olivia (wife of Lyle Bigelow)
989 Bigelow Davis (son of Lyle Bigelow)
1012 Bigmore Harry Harry Bigmore (b. 1902, Kilimarsh, England - d. May 01, 1948 Port Alberni, BC, Canada) and Olive (Pilcher?) Bigmore (telegraph operator; radio operator and radio operator for Canadian Government Telegraph)
666 Bishop Herbert Herbert Bishop (b. February 29, 1880, England) (Cadieux papers)
339 Black C. M.
592 Blackmore Sidney Walter Sidney Walter Blackmore (b. October 20, 1880, England) (Cadieux papers)
502 Blake Reg
289 Blanchard Benjamin
429 Bodkin Gil Gil (Dennis) & Jean Bodkin (Radio Operator)
43 Bodnar Bob Vivian Bodnar & Bob Bodnar
89 Bonnor Mike
52 Borgens Glenn
51 Borgens Jon
944 Borgthorsen F.
18 Botelho Dan Dan Bothelo & Debbie Bothelo
626 Botham Russ Russ Botham & Edith Botham
483 Bournazel Alex (also have a Lex and Joan Bournazel - is this "Alex" or the father?)
482 Bournazel
(father of Alex Bournazel)
415 Bowerman Jack Jack Bowerman & Marjory V. (Haynes) Bowerman (radio operator)
192 Bowman J. M.
667 Boyd William William (Bill) Boyd (Cadieux papers)
601 Brackett Seana (wife of Chris Mills)
422 Bradbury L.H. (radio operator)
369 Bragg Tom
84 Brand Norbert Norbert (Norbi) Brand & Kathryn Brand
472 Braybrook Doug (weather observer)
330 Brestin Hugh
707 Brien D. O. (Cadieux papers)
210 Brinn Richard Richard Brinn (d. 1901) (could also be spelled "Brism") (Cadieux papers)
972 Britney Roy Roy Britney (weather)
599 Britton Arthur Arthur Britton & Vivian Britton
669 Brixton J. J. Brixton ( b. April 24, 1870, Cumberland, England) & Bertha Brixton (Cadieux papers)
554 Brooke Sheila
624 Brooke Gorde
30 Brown Rex Pendril Rex Pendril (Pen) Brown (b. June 03, 1923) & Elizabeth Dorothy (Betty); May 1967 - June 1989 assorted relief keeper duties on many stations, as well as Victoria District Santa Claus (some notes from Cadiex papers)
918 Brown Eric
271 Brown Henry Edward (b. November 29, 1899 d.September 27, 1974) (http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~goudied/porlier_pass_lighthouse.html) 2nd wife was Francis Togan Aliceson, born Porlier Pass, Galiano Island, BC: February 17, 1910 - February 13, 1999 (daughter of "Sticks" Allison first lighthouse keeper at Porlier Pass)
430 Brown Gordon
633 Brown M.
631 Brown M.
745 Brown P.
719 Brown Alan P. (radio operator - http://www.ccg-gcc.gc.ca/usque-ad-mare/chapter10-06_e.htm)
216 Brown William
195 Brown William William Brown (aka Wilhelm Betait) & Maggie Brown (former wife of Charles Drummond)
542 Browning

144 Brunn Kenneth Kenneth (Ken) Brunn & Lise Brunn
598 Bruton Jim W. Jim W. Bruton (January 26, 1926, Ammanford, South Wales) & Evelyn Bruton (Cadieux papers)
670 Brydon Edith Matilda (wife of Robert Joseph Smith; later married Walter F. Brydon) (see under Edith Matilda Smith) (Cadieux papers)
561 Brydon Walter Franklin Walter Franklin Brydon (b. 1875 Hespeler, ON) & Edith Matilda (Smith) Brydon (her 1st husband was Robert Joseph Smith) (some from Cadieux papers)
423 Buchan A. (radio operator)
359 Buckholtz Otto
986 Buckle

671 Bude Laurent (Cadieux papers)
431 Burns L.
291 Buss Walter
1060 Busswood Walter James Walter James Busswood (b. 1885 d. April 26, 1934 Vancouver, BC) (radio operator) (BC Archives information)
978 Cain Thomas
920 Caine Justin
672 Calverly Walter Walter Calverly (b. December 28, 1890) & Gertrude Louise Calverly
957 Campbell Mary Edith (wife of Harold Leslie Campbell)
956 Campbell Harold Edwin Harold Edwin Campbell & (son of Harold Leslie Campbell)
778 Campbell Harold Leslie Harold Leslie Campbell (b. April 13, 1911, Moodyville, BC - d. September 27, 1970, Prince Rupert, BC) & Mary Edith Campbell (née Patterson) (b.November 10, 1913 Drumheller, AB - d. November 13, 1971, Prince Rupert, BC)
816 Campbell C. E. (Cadieux papers lists a C. E. Campbell at Potty Point, 1945)
961 Campbell Lynn (wife of Harold E. Campbell)
958 Campbell Ken (son of Harold Leslie Campbell)
908 Canadian Pacific Railway employee
939 Cantwell Gordon (from Louise Brenner (MacArthur) notes)
673 Carless E. G.
213 Carpenter Captain (from Bella Bella)
96 Carr Tom E. Tom Carr & Vera Carr
926 Carson Sheryl (2nd wife of Edward (Ed) Carson (notes from Sheryl A. Klinick)
809 Carson Mike (son of Ed & Karlene Carson)
307 Carson Edward Edward (Ed) Carson (b. December 30, 1912, North Vancouver, BC - d. 1990) & Karlene Carson (not spelled "Karlene") (Cadieux papers) Ed remarried in 1982 to Sheryl
817 Carter Harry Fothergill Harry Fothergill Carter (b. November 24, 1874, Chelmsford, England) & Blanche Eliza Carter (Cadieux papers)
185 Carver Clarence Edgar Clarence Edgar Carver (b. May 21, 1901, Leeds, England - d. August 02, 1949 Victoria, BC m. March 24, 1934) & Evelyn (Salmon) Carver
432 Cary Con
954 Casson Roy (relief)
119 Cehak Kurt Felix Carl Kurt Felix Carl (b. February 09, 1925, Vienna, Austria) & Erika Cehak (Cadieux papers)
126 Cehak, Sr. Kurt
69 Chalmer James James Chalmer (b. August 13, 1874, NB - d. September 1926) (also seen spelled Chalmers) (Cadieux papers)
362 Chamberlain
(brother to Howard Chamberlain) (would this be Bill Dale Chamberlin mentioned in Ian Haynes notes)
249 Chamberlin Howard Fraser Howard Fraser Chamberlin (b. April 27, 1882, Chelsea, ON) & Dora Ann Chamberlin (relative of Neville Chamberlain, Prime Minister of Great Britain)
573 Chapman Jack
932 Chapplan
(from Louise Brenner (MacArthur) notes)
13 Christensen Lars
117 Chungranes John John Chungranes & Karen Chungranes
675 Church Sidney Elliot Sidney Elliot Church (b. October 21, 1885, Lees, England)
522 Cissell Jim Jim (Jimmy) Cissell & Chris Cissell
676 Clarence John Charles John Charles Clarence (b. June 11, 1868, Takeley, England)
677 Clark Geoffrey Malcolm Geoffrey Malcolm Clark (b. July 12, 1899, Northumberland, England)
173 Clark Charles Charles Clark (Born March 22, 1888, Ireland) (Cadieux papers)
354 Clark Richard Richard Clark (b. April 01, 1883, Alberni, BC) & Minnie Clark (Cadieux papers)
329 Clark M. G.
678 Clear Guy
301 Clifford L. M.
269 Codville Benjamin John Benjamin John (Ben) Codville (b. 1882) & Annie (retired 1946) (Cadieux papers) (son of James)
404 Codville James James Codville (b. July 15, 1834, Quebec City, PQ - died June 02, 1917) & Fanny (Cadieux papers) (father of Benjamin John)
927 Coffey Frank
680 Cogan Henry
36 Coldwell John John Coldwell & Karen (Logan) Coldwell (son Graham ; daughter Wendy )
728 Coldwell Karen (wife of John Coldwell)
1025 Cole A. C. (telegraph operator)
1050 Cole G. (rancher, according to 1929 BC Directory along with G. Schmidt, H. A. Hamilton and Rae Arthur)
1100 Cole D. (rancher)
1056 Cole R.
510 Coles Wyn
800 Collette D. J. (daughter of Maurice & Fran Collette) (see Robinson)
15 Collette Maurice Maurice (Red) Collette (b. August 11, 1922 - Lake Saskatoon, SK) & Frances (Fran) Collette
934 Collier
(from Louise Brenner (MacArthur) notes)
751 Collier John John Collier & Nancy Collier
551 Collins Hector (relief keeper on many stations), brother to Clarence
544 Collins Clarence (relief keeper on many stations), brother to Hector
41 Collins Kelly Kelly Collins & Nita Collins
971 Collins Keith Keith Collins & Maeva Collins (weather)
124 Collins Robert H. W. Robert H. W. (Bob) Collins (b. February 06, 1914 - d. 1993) & Lillian (Lil) Collins; aka King of Kains (Cadieux papers)
109 Colquhoun Iain Ian Colquhoun & Cathy Doyle
681 Compton Art (Cadieux papers says "D. Compton) (Chas Thomson says "Art Compton")
433 Condon Jim
529 Cooke Roy A.
682 Coor Roy Roy Coor (b. January 30, 1910, New Denver, BC) & Marion (Cadieux papers)
240 Copeland William Charles William Charles Copeland (b. September 20, 1897, Victoria, BC) & Jessie Scone (Cadieux papers)
683 Copeland Francis George Francis (Frank) George Copeland (b. October 13, 1908, Pender Island, BC) & Minnie Mary (Cadieux papers)
35 Cordoni Elmer Elmer Cordoni (also spelled Cardoni)
689 Cormack W. (Cadieux papers)
224 Cormack William
1042 Cornish F. H. (wireless operator)
690 Corrigal J. (no station listed) (Cadieux papers)
1030 Corriveau H. F. (wireless operator; officer-in-charge)
1088 Corriveau H. F. (wireless operator, officer in charge)
206 Couldery G. Allan G. Allan Couldery (b. November 05, 1870, Kent, England - d. 1954) & Margaret C. (Cadieux papers) Retired May 1939 (name also seen spelled Coudery; and Alan)
1093 Cowan H.
316 Cox Emmanuel Emmanuel Cox (b. January 20, 1832) & Francis Cox (Civil Service Commission 1892)
692 Cox Philip Gresley Philip Gresley Cox (b. January 23, 1879, Eastney, England) & Marion Burroughs (Cadieux papers)
691 Cox Commanuch John (Cadieux papers)
799 Craig W.
1109 Creer Joseph D. Joseph D. Creer B. June 1875 Australia & Edith b. August 1884 Australia + Jack b. December 1910 BC, Canada (Joseph D. Creer was an electrician) (1911 Canadian Census)
153 Crocker Ian Ian Crocker & Cate Weir
693 Croft
husband of Mary Ann Croft, (he was born February 10, 1865, Saltspring Island, BC - died October 1, 1916) (Cadieux papers)
211 Croft Mary Ann (daughter of Richard Brinn, unknown husband "Croft" ) (Cadieux papers)
1107 Crosby Thomas Davies Thomas Davies Crosby b.July 1884 England, Immigrated 1910 (wireless operator) (from 1911 Canadian Census)
967 Cross Mike
694 Cross Harry
695 Cross Thomas Charles Thomas Charles Cross (b. September 11, 1924, Victoria, BC) & Florence Ouimet Cross (Cadieux papers)
568 Cross Gerry
346 Crozier James
1077 Curtis E. P. (radio operator)
931 Curtis J.
506 Dahlie Hallvard
696 Dane Douglas Douglas Dane (b. 1899 England) (Cadieux papers)
1035 Daniel J. (wireless operator)
535 Daniels G. F. (wireless operator)
223 Dare Joseph (drowned while returning to lighthouse July 03, 1898) (Cadieux papers) (other records show he died in 1890, but Cadieux says he shot himself in the foot on March 03, 1890 (in hospital March 03 - June 15)
323 Dare

697 Davidson Alexander (Cadieux papers)
202 Davidson John William John William Davidson (b. June 22, 1860, Hopeman, Scotland) & Annie Main Davidson (Cadieux papers)
603 Davies Larry
220 Davies Rosina Rosina (Warner) Davies, wife of George Nicholas Davies
1 Davies George Nicholas George Nicholas Davies (b. 1831 - d. 1866) & Rosina Davies (George died at Race Rocks shortly before Christmas 1866 and Rosina remarried later and her name was then Rosina Harman.)
31 Davies James W. James W. Davies b. Nevember 1858 England Immigrated 1860 d. 1940? & Rose Davies b. July 1878 BC, Canada + Violet M., Helen L., Margarete (or Mona) (JWD was the son of George Nicholas Davies) (J. W. Davies listed in from 1910 phonebook) (1911 Canadian Census) (Cadieux papers) (also incorrectly spelled J. Davis)
337 Davies John
698 Davis John (Cadieux papers)
434 Davis Dan
157 Davis

321 Dawe Ernest Charles Ernest (Ernie) Charles Dawe (b. June 05, 1896, England) & Marjorie Dawe (Cadieux papers) (Dawe was the stepfather of Douglas Howard Franklin)
1031 Dawe H. R. (wireless operator)
979 Dawe Norm
700 Dawes Ernie Ernie Dawes (b. 1906, Vancouver, BC) (Cadieux papers)
417 Dawson Frank
54 Day Robert Robert (Bob) Day & Sherri Day
701 Daykin R. S. R. S. Daykin (b. September 10, 1882, California, USA) & Bertha (Cadieux papers)
161 Daykin W. P. W. P. (Phil) Daykin & Anna Daykin
350