John
Alexander
Finlayson
Born in Geelong, Victoria, Australia
Ancestors 
Son of William Finlayson
and Mary (Holden) Finlayson
Brother of
Christina (Finlayson) Mulder, Annie Jane (Finlayson) Chamberlin, William Finlayson, Roderick Finlayson and Robert Roderick Finlayson
Husband of
Eva (Reed) Finlayson
— married
1885 in Colony of Victoria
Descendants 
Father of
Arthur Finlayson, Royston Stanley Finlayson, Rosa Merle (Finlayson) Lang, Albert Gordon Finlayson, John Howard Finlayson, Arthur Wilfred Finlayson, Thomas Claude Finlayson and Constance Bertha (Finlayson) Anderson
Died
at age 85
in 45 Crisp Street, Hampton, Victoria, Australia
Profile last modified
| Created 13 Sep 2022
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Biography
John Finlayson was born in the Colony of Victoria (1851-1900)
John was born in 1861 in the Colony of Victoria, the son of William Finlayson and Mary Holden.[1]
In 1885, John Alexander Finlayson married Eva Reed in the Colony of Victoria.[2]
He passed away in 1947, aged 86.[3]
Death Notice: FINLAYSON.-On July 18, at 45 Crisp street, Hampton, John Alexander, loved husband of Eva, and loving father of Arthur (deceased), Roy (deceased), Merle (Mrs. Lang), Bert, Howard (deceased), Arthur, Claude (deceased), and Connie (Mrs. Anderson), late of Ballarat, aged 86 years. -Come unto Me and I will give you rest.[4]
He is buried at Cheltenham Memorial Cemetery, Cheltenham, Victoria, Australia in plot 15*12*N.[5]
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Sources
- ↑ Victorian birth registration 1861,08234,,Finlayson,John Alexander,William,Holden Mary,Geelong,
- ↑ Victorian marriage registration 1885,02024,F,Reed,Eva,Finlayson,John Alexander,Ballarat, 1885,02024,M,Finlayson,John Alexander,Reed,Eva,Geelong,
- ↑ Victorian death registration 1947,07668,,Finlayson,John Alexander,Finlayson William,Holden Mary,Hampton,86,
- ↑ 1947 'Family Notices', The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), 21 July, p. 18. , viewed 12 Sep 2022, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article22445020
- ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/209271833/john-alexander-finlayson: accessed 13 September 2022), memorial page for John Alexander Finlayson (22 Dec 1861–18 Jul 1947), Find a Grave Memorial ID 209271833, citing Cheltenham Memorial Cemetery, Cheltenham, Bayside City, Victoria, Australia; Maintained by BB (contributor 49825097) .
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