James Finlayson (1866 - 1954)

Born 15 Jul 1866 in Gighty Burn, Scotland

Husband of Eliza (Henry) Finlayson — married 3 Oct 1894 in Don, Tasmania, Australia

Died 28 Dec 1954 at age 88 in Ryde, New South Wales, Australia

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Biography

James was born in 1866 at Gighty Burn, Scotland, the son of George Finlayson, engineer, and Elizabeth (Smith) Finlayson ^[1].

He married three times, the first time at 30 years of age in Hobart to Eliza henry, the second time at 42 in Launceston, Tasmania to Wilhelmina Holyman by whom he had no issue and the third at 45 in Ballarat, Victoria to Victoria Powell by whom he had Alexander, Viva, Edith H, all living when he died ^[2].

At his death he had lived in Australia for 69 years ^[3]

He died at The Royal Ryde Homes, Ryde, his usual residence however being given as "Rothesay", 3 Cranbrook Road, Rose Bay [New South Wales] in 1954 ^[4].

Sources

1. ↑ Registrar-General, New South Wales, Australia, deaths in the District of Paddington in the State of New South Wales, 1954/978
2. ↑ Registrar-General, New South Wales, Australia, deaths in the District of Paddington in the State of New South Wales, 1954/978
3. ↑ Registrar-General, New South Wales, Australia, deaths in the District of Paddington in the State of New South Wales, 1954/978
4. ↑ Registrar-General, New South Wales, Australia, deaths in the District of Paddington in the State of New South Wales, 1954/978