Archibald Finlayson (1826 - 1910)

Born 15 May 1826 in Pinette, Queens, Prince Edward Island

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Died Mar 1910 at age 83 in Point Prim pei

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Archibald was born in 1826. Archibald Finlayson passed away in 1910.

Death of Capt. Archibald Finlayson
On Wednesday morning the sixteenth of March, there peacefully passed away the oldest resident of Point Prim in the person of Captain Archibald Finlayson who was in the eighty-fifth year of his age. Mr. Finlayson was a man who had much experience. He had sailed with the late Admiral Bayfield on the old Gulnare when she was but a topsail schooner. After which, he sailed on the Margaretta Stevenson, also in the surveying service. Later, he took the position of Pilot on the Princess of Wales, and leaving this ship after a long and faithful service of upwards of twenty years, he took the position of pilot on the old winter steamer, "Northern Light", and afterwards on the S. S. Stanley, then plying between Pictou, Georgetown, and Charlottetown. It is not to be forgotten that the deceased Captain was sent by the late Captain Orlebar to pilot the Royal squadron into Charlottetown harbour with His Majesty the King on board, then Prince of Wales in the year 1860. The late Captain Finlayson was a man of tender affections and good nature. He leaves to mourn a sorrowing widow, two daughters, and one son. The daughters who are left to mourn the loss of a kind and affectionate father are: Mrs. Neil Gillis of Orwell, Mrs. Capt. John McPherson of Charlottetown, and one son, William, who is on the old homestead. The funeral will take place on Friday, the 18th of March from his residence to the Mt. Buchanan Cemetery.

Sources

1. Web: Prince Edward Island, Baptism Index, 1788-1943 View Record Name Archibald Finlayson Birth Date 15 May 1826 Birth Place Pinette Baptism Date 25 Jun 1826 Baptism Place Prince Edward Island, Canada Father William Finlayson Mother Marbt. Taylor

2. 1881 Census of Canada Name Archibald Finlayson Gender Male Marital Status Married Age 55 Birth Year 1826 Birthplace Prince Edward Island Religion Church of Scotland Nationality Scotch Occupation Seaman Province Prince Edward Island District Number 2 District Queens Sub-District Number S Subdistrict Lot 57 Household Members Name Age Archibald Finlayson 55 Catherine Finlayson 57 M. Isabella Finlayson 22 Maggie Finlayson 20 William Finlayson 16 Alexander McDonald 0

3. 1891 Census of Canada 4. 1901 Census of Canada

5. Find A Grave: Memorial #138625254 Polly Cemetery, Mount Buchan, Queens County, Prince Edward Island, Canada