 Oke was involved with site selection and plans for two other lighthouses, Ferryland Head Light and Powles Head Lighthouse, but did not live to see them lit.Within several years of working in Burin, Oke married Ann Wagg (c. 1796–1853).On 18 August 1832, a fire burned through a large portion of Harbour Grace where Oke had relocated, leaving the family, now with 8 children (8 mo to 16 y of age), homeless.