Born in Mandeville, Gore, South Island, New Zealand
Ancestors 
Daughter of Benjamin Finlayson
and Elizabeth Millar (Wilson) Finlayson
Sister of
Henry William Finlayson, Robert John Thomas Finlayson, Alfred Peter Finlayson, Mary Amelia (Finlayson) Shearer, Leslie Clifford Finlayson, Beulah Park (Finlayson) Johnston, Iris Winifred (Finlayson) Perkins, Valentine Benetta (Finlayson) Marsh and Bessie Irene (Finlayson) Graham
Wife of
Sydney Caughey
— married
1935 in New Zealand
[children unknown]
Died
at age 86
in Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand
Profile last modified
| Created 5 Jan 2023
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Biography
When Letitia Alice Finlayson was born on 21 September 1909, in Mandeville, Southland, New Zealand, her father, Benjamin Finlayson, was 42 and her mother, Elizabeth Millar Wilson, was 34.[1]
She married Sydney Caughey in 1935, in New Zealand.[2]
She died on 16 April 1996,[3] in Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand, at the age of 86. She was cremated 22 April 1996, and buried 13 June 1996 in the Southland Crematorium - Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand, 1 Garden of Rest, Plot 4. Inscription: Caughey Treasured memories of Sydney 1907 - 1993 Letitia Alice 1909 - 1996 Forever loved by all the family[4]
The Will of Letitia Alice Caughey - Otahuti and Invercargill - Widow[5]
Sources
- ↑ New Zealand Birth Registration 1909/18892 (Finlayson, Letitia Alice. Parents: Elizabeth & Benjamin) 'Births, Deaths & Marriages Online', [digital index], New Zealand Department of Internal Affairs (http://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz)
- ↑ New Zealand Marriage Registration 1935/6720 (Bride: Letitia Alice Finlayson. Groom: Sydney Caughey) 'Births, Deaths & Marriages Online', [digital index], New Zealand Department of Internal Affairs (http://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz)
- ↑ New Zealand Death Registration 1996/31940 (Caughey, Letitia Alice. DOB: 21 September 1909) 'Births, Deaths & Marriages Online', [digital index], New Zealand Department of Internal Affairs (http://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz)
- ↑ Invercargill City Council Cemetery Search https://icc.govt.nz/cemetery-result/?id=6873
- ↑ Invercargill Probates and Letters of Administration https://collections.archives.govt.nz/web/arena/search#/item/aims-archive/R25766074/caughey-letitia-alice---otahuti-and-invercargill---widow
see also:
- Find A Grave Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/220488539/letitia-alice-caughey: accessed 06 January 2023), memorial page for Letitia Alice Caughey (1910–16 Apr 1996), Find a Grave Memorial ID 220488539, citing Southland Crematorium, Invercargill, Invercargill City, Southland, New Zealand; Maintained by ! woowoo (contributor 49949980).
- Family Search https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LKRQ-V8M
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