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Member Since: December 2008 Posts: 53 Send Message	Vicki	Report	10 Jun 2010 16:53
Member Since: December 2008 Posts: 53 Send Message	Just found brilliant site, genuki's Lighthouse personnel in England, Wales & Channel Isles c1790 - 1911 -it includes wive's names, children's names etc. I didn't know this existed http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/Lighthouses/Keepers.html
Member Since: April 2004 Posts: 27,883 Send Message	DIZZI	Report	10 Jun 2010 18:56
	ITS A EXCELLENT SITE I FOUND QUITE A FEW FAMILIES WHILE DOING LOOKUPS OVER LAST FEW YEARS
	Researching: FINCH+LOCK+WEAVER+HALES+BROOKINGS+MANSFIELD+HOOK+TITCHENER and STEVEN & ISRAEL WEAVER c1735
Member Since: December 2008 Posts: 53 Send Message	Vicki	Report	11 Jun 2010 11:37
Member Since: December 2008 Posts: 53 Send Message	Thanks Dizzi & Janet K - will try Trinity House. The person I'm searching for went into the service after serving in RAF but it would have been around late 1960's/early 70's so his postings at 2 lighthouses I know of, would perhaps not be for publication - data protection etc.