The first principal keeper was James Ewing who looked after the light for the next eleven years.
The construction order of 1,250,000 bricks was used in construction of the lighthouse and principal keeper's quarters.
The principal keeper's was destroyed by vandals soon after this, though the other cottage remained as it was the residence of the harbour pilots.
Ellison C. White (assistant 1885-1887, principal keeper 1887-1888)
A principal keeper yes that's correct.
In August 1960 two relief lighthouse keepers were on duty the holiday of the principal keeper.
In 1821, a new principal keeper, Elam Lynds, was appointed to run the prison.
Fred M. Robbins (second assistant 1898-1899, first assistant 1899-1902, principal keeper (1902-1911
John W. Cameron (assistant 1904-1928, principal keeper 1928-1929)
Robert Thayer Sterling (assistant 1928-1944, principal keeper 1944-1946)
