Sir
George
Panton
Finlay
Born in Thames, Waikato, New Zealand
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Mabel Florence (Duder) Finlay
— married
30 Mar 1912 in New Zealand
Father of
Patricia Mary Finlay
Died
at age 84
in Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
Profile last modified
| Created 16 Dec 2020
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Biography
George was born in Thames, New Zealand, in 1886.[1][2]
He married Mabel Duder in 1912.[3]
He served as the mayor of the New Zealand town of Te Kuiti from April 1917[4] until he resigned in late 1920.[5] George was knighted as a Knight Bachelor in 1955.[6]
He passed away in Auckland, New Zealand, in 1970.[7][8][9] His body was cremated on 10 November and the ashes interred on 20 November, both at the city's Purewa Cemetery.[9][10]
Sources
- ↑ New Zealand Department of Internal Affairs, "Births, Deaths & Marriages Online," database, (https://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz : accessed 16 December 2020), birth registration of George Rawton Finlay, child of Fanny and James; citing registration no. 1886/9945.
- ↑ Ancestry.com. New Zealand, Birth Index, 1840-1950 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014. Ancestry Record 8949 #1314846
- ↑ New Zealand Department of Internal Affairs, "Births, Deaths & Marriages Online," database, (https://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz : accessed 16 December 2020), marriage registration of Mabel Florence Duder and George Rawton Finlay; citing registration no. 1912/4191.
- ↑ "Page 4 Advertisements Column 5," King Country Chronicle, Volume XI, Issue 965, 18 April 1917, Page 4.
- ↑ "THE MAYORALTY.," King Country Chronicle, Volume XVI, Issue 1453, 4 December 1920, Page 5.
- ↑ "Page 43 | Supplement 40368, 31 December 1954". The Gazette. Accessed 16 December 2020.
- ↑ New Zealand Department of Internal Affairs, "Births, Deaths & Marriages Online," database, (https://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz : accessed 16 December 2020), death registration of George Panton Finlay, age at death 84Y; citing registration no. 1970/49533.
- ↑ Archives New Zealand, "Archway," database, (https://www.archway.archives.govt.nz : accessed 16 December 2020), "FINLAY George Panton - Auckland - Knight," Auckland probates; citing High Court Auckland, Department of Justice; Item ID R13085566.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 "Burial & Cremation Details," database, Purewa Trust Board (https://www.purewa.co.nz/search : accessed 16 December 2020), entry for George Panton Finlay (died 1970, serviced 1970); citing serial no. 28011.
- ↑ "Burial & Cremation Details," database, Purewa Trust Board (https://www.purewa.co.nz/search : accessed 16 December 2020), entry for George Panton Finlay (died NR, serviced 1970); citing serial no. 19507.
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