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Henry Finch (1831 - 1913)

Henry Finch
Born in Willesden, Middlesexmap
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Son of and
Brother of , , and
Husband of — married 5 Feb 1868 in Hendonmap
Husband of — married 22 Feb 1881 in Paddingtonmap
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Father of , , , , , and
Died at age 82 in Tunbridge Wellsmap
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Categories: Cemeteries St. Mary's Willesden Middlesex

Biography

Henry, second son of Robert Finch and Mary Franklyn was born at Dollis Hill. and christened at St Mary's, Willesden on 9th September 1831. [1] In 1841 he and his brother Robert were in the household of Henry Cole, clergyman and schoolmaster at Islington. [2] In 1851 he was staying with his uncle Richard Franklyn at the Royal Mint [3] and in 1861 he was at Dolley's Hill with his widowed mother and two sisters, a student at Middle Temple, studying Law. [4] He became a successful Barrister-at-Law and he was one of the last Moneyers at the Royal Mint
He married Catherine Scott, daughter of William Scott of Kensal Manor House, a merchant, in 1869 at St. Mary's Willesden [5] and they had four sons and three daughters. In 1871 they were living at Bennington Lodge, Hertfordshire [6] Catherine died in 1879 and he married Sarah Lane Browne, daughter of Lieut-Col. Browne of Breaghwy, Co. Mayo at St. Saviour's Church, Paddington in 1881 [7] and they were living in Belsize Avenue, Hampstead [8]
In 1891 he is at Ashurst Wood House in Sussex, and is retired[9] Many family members visited him while he was living here according to family correspondence. in 1901 he is at Godstone House, Godstone [10] and in 1911 He was at Broadwater Down, Tunbridge Wells [11] He died in 1913 at Tunbridge Wells [12] and was buried in the Family Vault at St Mary's, Willesden. [13]



Sources

  1. ↑ St. Mary's Willesden parish records for 1831 baptisms
  2. ↑ Class: HO107; Piece: 664; Book: 13; Civil Parish: St Mary Islington East; County: Middlesex; Enumeration District: 31; Folio: 9; Page: 13; Line: 8; GSU roll: 438781
  3. ↑ Class: HO107; Piece: 1546; Folio: 535; Page: 35; GSU roll: 174776 Ancestry.com. 1851 England Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005.
  4. ↑ Class: RG 9; Piece: 785; Folio: 19; Page: 32; GSU roll: 542700 Ancestry.com. 1861 England Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005.
  5. ↑ London Metropolitan Archives; London, England; Reference Number: dro/113/020 Ancestry.com. London, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1932 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.
  6. ↑ Class: RG10; Piece: 1371; Folio: 23; Page: 2; GSU roll: 828461 Ancestry.com. 1871 England Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.
  7. ↑ "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2DRB-XZH : 13 December 2014), Henry Finch, 1881; from “England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005,” database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing 1881, quarter 1, vol. A, p. 228, Kensington, London, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
  8. ↑ Class: RG11; Piece: 170; Folio: 37; Page: 3; GSU roll: 1341037 Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 1881 England Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.
  9. ↑ The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Class: RG12; Piece: 789; Folio: 4; Page: 2 Ancestry.com. 1891 England Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005.
  10. ↑ Class: RG13; Piece: 630; Folio: 122; Page: 29 Ancestry.com. 1901 England Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005.
  11. ↑ Class: RG13; Piece: 630; Folio: 122; Page: 29 Ancestry.com. 1901 England Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005.
  12. ↑ FreeBMD. England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1837-1915 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006.
  13. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 16 June 2018), memorial page for Henry Finch (23 Jul 1831–8 Aug 1913), Find A Grave Memorial no. 138925403, citing St Mary Churchyard, Willesden, London Borough of Brent, Greater London, England ; Maintained by Rosemary (contributor 48010142) .

See also:

  • Ancestry.com. Burke’s Family Records (Indexed) [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.
  • Ancestry.com. England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966, 1973-1995 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.


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