Lightkeeper records added to ScotlandsPeople

ScotlandsPeople (www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk) has added a new category to its Advanced Search page, entitled Employment records. The first collection to be added to this section are lightkeeper records:

Lightkeeper registers

Search the registers of lightkeepers employed by the Commissioners of Northern Lighthouses (Northern Lighthouse Board) between 1837 and 1921.

The lightkeeper registers have two parts. The first part consists of individual pages for each lightkeeper. The second part consists of individual pages for each lighthouse, which lists all lightkeepers who served at each lighthouse. Choose the relevant selection below to search by either individual lightkeeper, or by individual lighthouse.

A test search for a James Smith in the lightkeepers section has found an entry for a principle lighthouse keeper of that name, who entered service 13th July 1853, aged 26. The record shows three lighthouses he worked at, with the duration served at each. The NRS reference number is at the top of the page, and the record was 6 credits to view, or £1.50.

(With thanks to ScotlandsPeople via email) 

Chris

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