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James Finney (1793 - bef. 1871)

James Finney
Born in Prescot, Lancashire, Englandmap
Ancestors ancestors
Husband of — married 21 Sep 1828 in St Michael's Church, Liverpool, Lancashire, England, United Kingdommap
Died before before age 77 in Eccleston, Lancashire, Englandmap
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Biography

James Finney was born on 1 Nov 1793, and christened on 8 Dec 1793 at Prescot St Mary's. He was the son of James Finney (cordwainer of Prescot) and his wife Hannah.[1]

James married Ann Taylor on 1 Oct 1820 at St Peter's Church in Liverpool, Lancashire. Both were of Liverpool; Ann was a spinster, James a watchmaker. The witnesses were William Taylor & Thomas Mason.[1]

Children of James Finney & Ann Taylor:[1]

  1. Mary chr 6 May 1821
  2. Thomas chr 18 May 1823
  3. Ann chr 4 Mar 1827

Ann died in 1828, and was buried on 27 Apr 1828 at the church of St Mary the Virgin in Prescot, Lancashire. Her age was recorded as 42, and her address as Eccleston.[1]

James married Margaret Vaughan on 21 Sep 1828 at St Michael's Church in Liverpool, Lancashire. Both were of the local parish; James was a watchmaker, Margaret a spinster. The witnesses were Richard Finney and Mary Finney[1] [James' brother and his wife].

Children of James Finney & Margaret Vaughan:[1]

  1. Richard Vaughan Finney 8 Jun 1831
  2. Martha Finney 20 May 1832
  3. James Finney 7 Sep 1834
  4. George Finney 21 Feb 1836
  5. Margaret Finney 25 Dec 1839
  6. James Finney 25 Dec 1842

James died in 1871, and was buried on 8 Jul 1871 at Prescot St Mary's. His age was recorded as 79, and his address as Eccleston.[1]

Research Notes

Christening

Baptism: 8 Dec 1793 St Mary the Virgin, Prescot, Lancashire, England
James Finney - Son of James Finney & Hannah
Born: 1 Nov
Abode: Prescot
Occupation: Cordwainer[2]

Census

1841: Hackley Moss, Eccleston
  James Finney 40 Watch M J Y
  Margret Finney 35 Y
  Mary Finney 20 Y
  Thomas Finney 15 Watch M Ap Y
  Martha Finney 9 Y
  George Finney 5 Y
  Margret Finney 1 Y

Sources

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 listed on Lancashire Online Parish Clerk
  2. http://www.lan-opc.org.uk/ Register: Baptisms 1766 - 1809, Page 125, Entry 8; Source: LDS Film 1657583
  • 1851 census: "England and Wales Census, 1851," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SGYX-HG5 : 12 September 2019), James Finney, Eccleston, Lancashire, England; citing Eccleston, Lancashire, England, p. 13, from "1851 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
  • 1861 census: "General Register Office: 1861 Census Returns database, FreeCEN (https://www.freecen.org.uk/search_records/5903525be9379091b15bdc29 : viewed 11 Jul 2022), James FINNEY, The Moss, Lancashire, England; from 1861 "England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images; citing The National Archives RG 9/2746, Folio 76, Page 10, Schedule 49, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.




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Hi Max.

There are a couple of James Finney baptisms in 1793-4 in Prescot listed on Lancashire OPC, both would be about the same age as each other in records. Since you have the 1871 death date on this James, I'm wondering whether you've found any evidence that the James who died in 1871 was the son of James and Hannah Finney, and not the son of William and Ann Finney, and if so, what it was.

The reason I ask is, I was going to make a profile for the James Finney (a watchmaker) who married Ann Taylor in 1820, and then Margaret Vaughan in 1828. He was still alive for the 1871 census, and was living in Eccleston then, and I'm not sure if he's the same person as Finney-642 or not. Any thoughts?

Regards Corinne

p.s. I see now that the marriage witnesses for the wedding of James Finney and Margaret Vaughan were Richard and Mary Finney, so that supports Margaret's husband being the son of James and Hannah, since Richard would then be his brother (and Mary would be Richard's wife). William and Ann didn't have a son Richard. So I'm thinking that's how it lines up, and the profile I've made for Ann Finney ( https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Finney-2537 ) should be connected up as the daughter of this profile Finney-642 . But if you have any other thoughts on it please do let me know, and feel free to disconnect them again if you think it's wrong.

posted by Corinne Morris
edited by Corinne Morris