Cape Otway Lighthouse Cemetery
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ThePacman
S 38° 50.979 E 143° 30.661
54H E 717908 N 5696911
Life was harsh around the Otways Lighthouse in the late 1800s.
Waymark Code: WMNQK8
Location: Victoria, Australia
Date Posted: 04/20/2015
Views: 6
Thirteen people were buried in this isolated area between 1863 and 1901. They were family of the lighthouse keeper, as well as some local farmers and shipwreck victims.
One of the earlier tombstones is for Cornelius Evans, born on the 26th November 1865 at the Otways Lighthouse keeper's quarters and died just 3 months later on the 4th March 1867. He was the son of Catherine and William Evans. William was the assistant lighthouse keeper for 22 years.
There is no vehicle access or road to the abandoned cemetery - just a walking trail of about 1km from the lighthouse carpark.
Earliest Burial: 12/29/1863
Latest Burial: 01/03/1901
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