Record

Document Reference	Pw2 Hy 1066
Title	Précis of a report from Sir Edward Northey; n.d. [c.1710-1714]
Date	1710-1714 (c)
Extent	2 ff
Level	Item/file
Content Description	Reports on the petition of Captain John Davison and Francis Browne for erecting a lighthouse on the rock skerries near Holyhead; states that Her Majesty may grant the petitioners a lease of the rock sherries for 50 years if she desires; refers to the documents accompanying the petition referring to the benefits of a light on the rock skerries; suggests that the Queen empower the petitioners to erect the lighthouse before the winter; believes that the project would be of value to the public; refers briefly to other lighthouses granted by previous governments and monarchs. This document is undated; the date provided is based on internal evidence.
Term	lighthouses, Holyhead, petition for erection of

Persons

Code	PersonName	Dates of existence
NA29905	Davison; John (fl 1710-1714); Captain; petitioned for erection of lighthouse near Holyhead	fl 1710-1714
NA29906	Browne; Francis (fl 1710-1714); petitioned for erection of lighthouse near Holyhead	fl 1710-1714
NA29546	Northey; Edward (1652-1723); Sir; attorney general 1701-07 1710-18; M.P. Tiverton 1710; knighted 1702	1652-1723