John Kidson
Date of Birth
1836
Date of Death
1892
Biography
Lighthouse keeper.
Emigrated as a child with his parents, arriving on the Bolton (ship) in 1842. Married Martha Newport in 1862. Kidson was keeper of the Nelson Lighthouse from c.1866 until shortly before his death.
Emigrated as a child with his parents, arriving on the Bolton (ship) in 1842. Married Martha Newport in 1862. Kidson was keeper of the Nelson Lighthouse from c.1866 until shortly before his death.