Act: Confirming a patent granted to William Tench for erecting a lighthouse on Skerries

ACT: Confirming a patent granted to William Tench for erecting a lighthouse on Skerries.

Printed in 1730.

In 1714, William Trench, who held the lease of the Skerries was granted a patent by Queen Anne for the building of a light. For a Crown Rent of £5 a year, Trench was given the right to levy dues of one penny per ship and two pence per ton of cargo.

An act of 1730 allowed his son-in-law, Sutton Morgan, to increase the dues charged for shipping and confirmed the patent on the light to Morgan’s heirs forever. Trinity House took over operation of the lighthouse under an enabling act of 1836.

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Compiled by Helen Lewis for Archifau Ynys Môn / Anglesey Archives

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