Henry Finlayson (abt. 1812 - 1883)

Born about 1812 in Dublin, Ireland

Ancestors

Husband of Amelia (Clerk) Finlayson — married 22 May 1860 in Dublin, Ireland

Died 2 Jul 1883 at about age 71 in Monkstown, County Dublin, Ireland

Biography

He was the son of John Finlayson and Susanna Turpin.

Trinity College, Dublin ^[1]

Finlayson, Henry, Pen. (Mr Jones) Oct 18, 1830, aged 17; s. of John, Generosus; b. Dublin B.A. Vern 1836, M.A. Vern 1856

M..A., Trinity College, Dublin ; in Holy Orders ; Minor Canon of St. Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin

He married Amelia Clerk, daughter of Walter Clerk, a Captain in the Army, the widow of Godfrey Piercy, on 22 May 1860 at St Peter's, Dublin, Ireland. ^[2]

Marriage Notice - Saunders's News-Letter 23 May 1860

On the 22d inst. at St. Peter’s Church, by the Rev. John Finlayson, A.M., the Rev. Henry Flnlayson, A.M., Amelia, relict Godfrey Piercy, Esq.. Captain 2d (The Queen's Royal) Regiment, and daughter of the late Walter Clerk. Esq., East Bergholt House, Suffolk

He passed away in 1883.

Death Notice - Irish Times 05 July 1883

DEATH OF THE REV. HENRY FINLAYSON.

The public will hear with regret of the death of the Rev. Henry Finlayson,A.M., Dean's Vicar and Minor Canon, Christ’s Church Cathedral, Dublin, with which Cathedral he had been connected for upwards of 38 years. His zeal and the faithful discharge of his parochial duties for so many years won for him the love and esteem of all classes, and his conscientious and manly advocacy of the true Christian principle gained for him the admiration of all to whom he was known.

He is buried in the Mount Jerome Cemetery and Crematorium Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland. ^[3]

Headstone Inscription

In Memory of Revd. HENRY FINLAYSON A.M. Dean's Vicar and Minor Canon of St. Patrick's Cathedral, died 2nd July 1883 aged 70

Probate ^[4]
Finlayson (Reverend) Henry late of 11 Alma Terrace Alma Road Monkstown County Dublin A.M. Dean's Vicar of St Patrick's Cathedral deceased who died 2 July 1883 at same place. Administration to Amelia Finlayson of 11 Alma Terrace the Widow

Sources

1. ↑ FindmyPast - Alumni Dublinenses - 1924 Edition Note: Published in 1924, this is the first edition Alumni Dublinenses, a register of provosts, professors, graduates and students of Trinity College Dublin, Ireland's oldest university. Generosus= well born , Vern = Verna (Spring) Graduation,
2. ↑ https://churchrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/display-pdf.jsp?pdfName=d-45-3-14-089
3. ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/199034150/henry-finlayson
4. ↑ http://www.willcalendars.nationalarchives.ie/reels/cwa/005014898/005014898_00148.pdf

• Hamilton Memoirs - Historical and genealogical notices of a branch of that family which settled in Ireland in the reign of King James 1., Author Everard Hamilton, Publisher: Dundalk, William Tempest, Dundafgan Press, 1920