> > My gggrandfather, John Aveston ( sometimes spelled Aviston ) was age > 30 in the 1841 census living in Dale and was a Lighthouse keeper. He > apparently spent his entire working life at St.Ann's Head, and > described himself in the 1881 census as " Superannuated Lighthouse > keeper ". > > Does this mean that he had a pension or that he was merely retired ? > If a pension, does anyone know how much ?. Also, can anyone tell me > what an annual salary was for a keeper in those years. He and his > family lived in a cottage that went with the position; was it rent > free?. I have a great colour picture of the lighthouse and these > cottages, which were built very close to this lighthouse which is > believed to be the first established in Wales, the present one being > built in 1844 along with the keepers cottages. > > Incidentally, I 've had no luck finding either his birth or death > dates. He married Mary Bowen of Clarbeston July 1/1832. > > I will be most grateful for any information one can provide or details > of a source I could pursue. > > In hope. > > Vaughan (Narbett) Lewis. > >

Dear Vaughan, John Aveston married Margaret Hart 1811 and George Aveston married Sarah Rees 1800...both at Dale....take your pick! (Joking) I don't have baptismal records, but using this marriage information, Haverfordwest Records Office could possibly tell you if John born around 1811 (with a year or two leeway either side) was baptised ....and to which father. Haverfordwest could supply you with copies of the actual parish register marriage entries, if you wish to find out witness names. Bettye Kirkwood, Australia. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Vaughan Lewis" <meganvaughan@sympatico.ca> To: <WLS-PEMBROKESHIRE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, January 12, 2005 3:32 AM Subject: [WLS-PEM] Lighthouse keepers. > > > > > My gggrandfather, John Aveston ( sometimes spelled Aviston ) was age > > 30 in the 1841 census living in Dale and was a Lighthouse keeper. He > > apparently spent his entire working life at St.Ann's Head, and > > described himself in the 1881 census as " Superannuated Lighthouse > > keeper ". > > > > Does this mean that he had a pension or that he was merely retired ? > > If a pension, does anyone know how much ?. Also, can anyone tell me > > what an annual salary was for a keeper in those years. He and his > > family lived in a cottage that went with the position; was it rent > > free?. I have a great colour picture of the lighthouse and these > > cottages, which were built very close to this lighthouse which is > > believed to be the first established in Wales, the present one being > > built in 1844 along with the keepers cottages. > > > > Incidentally, I 've had no luck finding either his birth or death > > dates. He married Mary Bowen of Clarbeston July 1/1832. > > > > I will be most grateful for any information one can provide or details > > of a source I could pursue. > > > > In hope. > > > > Vaughan (Narbett) Lewis. > > > > > > > ==== WLS-PEMBROKESHIRE Mailing List ==== > Genuki PEM > http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/wal/PEM/ > >

If you find that your connection is with George Aveston who married Sarah Rees of Dale perhaps we could talk further. By the 1820's/1830's there are two Rees families in Dale, both of whom are my direct ancestors(my paternal grandfather Edward Rees was born in Dale in 1892). I have not researched either of those families back any further yet but believe that in such a small place there must be a connection somewhere. In the wonderful genuki page on lighthouse keepers there is a William Rees of Dale born 1820 who fits date wise with one of my lot. Many of them were connected someway with Trinity House. Jane Ottawa Canada -----Original Message----- From: BJ & LC Kirkwood [mailto:bjkirkwood@bigpond.com] Sent: January 11, 2005 5:43 PM To: WLS-PEMBROKESHIRE-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [WLS-PEM] Lighthouse keepers. Dear Vaughan, John Aveston married Margaret Hart 1811 and George Aveston married Sarah Rees 1800...both at Dale....take your pick! (Joking) I don't have baptismal records, but using this marriage information, Haverfordwest Records Office could possibly tell you if John born around 1811 (with a year or two leeway either side) was baptised ....and to which father. Haverfordwest could supply you with copies of the actual parish register marriage entries, if you wish to find out witness names. Bettye Kirkwood, Australia. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Vaughan Lewis" <meganvaughan@sympatico.ca> To: <WLS-PEMBROKESHIRE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, January 12, 2005 3:32 AM Subject: [WLS-PEM] Lighthouse keepers. > > > > > My gggrandfather, John Aveston ( sometimes spelled Aviston ) was age > > 30 in the 1841 census living in Dale and was a Lighthouse keeper. > > He apparently spent his entire working life at St.Ann's Head, and > > described himself in the 1881 census as " Superannuated Lighthouse > > keeper ". > > > > Does this mean that he had a pension or that he was merely retired ? > > If a pension, does anyone know how much ?. Also, can anyone tell me > > what an annual salary was for a keeper in those years. He and his > > family lived in a cottage that went with the position; was it rent > > free?. I have a great colour picture of the lighthouse and these > > cottages, which were built very close to this lighthouse which is > > believed to be the first established in Wales, the present one being > > built in 1844 along with the keepers cottages. > > > > Incidentally, I 've had no luck finding either his birth or death > > dates. He married Mary Bowen of Clarbeston July 1/1832. > > > > I will be most grateful for any information one can provide or > > details of a source I could pursue. > > > > In hope. > > > > Vaughan (Narbett) Lewis. > > > > > > > ==== WLS-PEMBROKESHIRE Mailing List ==== > Genuki PEM > http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/wal/PEM/ > > ==== WLS-PEMBROKESHIRE Mailing List ==== Pembrokeshire Archives email claire.orr@pembrokeshire.gov.uk