 Amelia Oke (1820–1857) died after a short illness during her first year of marriage.Oke appointed her widowed husband, Peter Woods, to assist the lighthouse keeper at Offer Wadham Lighthouse.Oke promoted Woods to head keeper at Green Island Light, Catalina Harbor, Trinity Bay (the position formerly held by Austin Oke Sheppard), where he remained in charge for 25 y.

Austin Innot Oke (1827–1887) was an agent for the S.S. Lady Le Marchant, the first steam-packet to operate on Conception Bay, which established communication between Harbour Grace, Carbonear, Brigus and Portugal Cove on 11 October 1852.