FINLAY, William Samuel

1890 - 1978  (88 years)

• Name	FINLAY, William Samuel  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Birth	27 May 1890	Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand   [1, 2, 4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  Police Gazette	16 Nov 1933  [1]
  	Age: 43
  Death	19 Nov 1978	Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand   [5]
  Burial	Linwood, Christchurch City, Canterbury, New Zealand   [5]
  Person ID	I2314	Stark Family Tree
  Last Modified	31 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father	FINLAY, Samuel,   b. Dec 1843, Tullyish, Down, Ireland d. 17 Sep 1918, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand (Age ~ 74 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	THOMPSON, Susannah,   b. 1847, Tullyish, Down, Ireland d. 31 Jul 1931, Durham Street, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand (Age 84 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	26 May 1871	Templeton, Selwyn, Canterbury New Zealand   [6]
  Family ID	F1224	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	BENNES, Evelyn Ianthe,   b. 21 Jan 1898, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia d. 18 Jul 1972, Westland, New Zealand (Age 74 years)
  Marriage	25 Jul 1921	Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand   [3]
  Divorce	1948	Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
  Children	> 1. FINLAY, Anne  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. FINLAY, Alan  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] > 3. FINLAY, Joan  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. FINLAY, William Dennis,   b. 1933, Greymouth, Grey, West Coast, New Zealand d. 7 Jan 1970, Greymouth, Grey, West Coast, New Zealand (Age 37 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F798	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Mar 2025

  
  

  Family 2	ARMOUR, Dorothy Jane,   b. 19 Oct 1915, Lyttelton, Canterbury, New Zealand d. 17 Jul 2002, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand (Age 86 years)
  Marriage	1949
  Divorce	1961	Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
  Children	1. FINLAY, Living  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. FINLAY, Dorothy  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F799	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Mar 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 27 May 1890 - Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand Marriage - 25 Jul 1921 - Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand Divorce - 1948 - Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand Divorce - 1961 - Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand Death - 19 Nov 1978 - Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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  		Photo Bill. Finlay 1977
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  		5C6A10E1-04E2-42D2-AA7E-18B4E26D2F8A Birth certificate Samuel WilliamFinlay
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  		William Samuel Finlay
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  		Cashel Street Fitzerald Ave Eastern Hotel Christchurch
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• Sources

  [S143] Ancestry.com, New Zealand, Police Gazettes, 1878-1945, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2018;), Archives New Zealand; Wellington, New Zealand; Item: IE26744377; Roll: R15423707. Record for William Samuel Finlay http://search.ancestry.com.au/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=61563&h=806361&indiv=try New Zealand, Police Gazettes, 1878-1945 Archives New Zealand; Wellington, New Zealand; Item: IE26744377; Roll: R15423707 [S27] Ancestry.com, New Zealand, Birth Index, 1840-1950, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014;), New Zealand, Birth Index, 1840-1950. [S15] Ancestry.com, New Zealand, Marriage Index, 1840-1937, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014;). [S20] Ancestry,com, New Zealand, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1840-1902, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2022;), Department of Internal Affairs; New Zealand; New Zealand, Registration Birth Index, 1840-1901. [S26] Ancestry.com, Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave® Index, 1800s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2012;). https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/142020272/william-samuel-finlay [S62] Ancestry.com, New Zealand, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1840- 1901, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Leht, UT, USA; Date: 2023;), Department of Internal Affairs; New Zealand; New Zealand, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1840-1901.