FINLAY, Robert Thomas James

1883 - 1914  (30 years)

• Name	FINLAY, Robert Thomas James  [1, 2, 3]
  Birth	26 Dec 1883	Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand   [1, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Also Known As	Thomas
  Death	15 Sep 1914	Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand   [2]
  Burial	Linwood, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand   [4]
  Person ID	I239	Stark Family Tree
  Last Modified	19 Dec 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   [5]
  Family ID	F1142	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 26 Dec 1883 - Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand Death - 15 Sep 1914 - Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand Burial - - Linwood, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos

  Robert Thomas James Finlay

  
  

• Notes

  No marriage. Funeral left his sister's (Susannah Dougall) home for the cemetery

  
  

• Sources

  [S24] 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. Record for Robert Thomas James Finlay http://search.ancestry.com.au/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=8949&h=187842&indiv=try [S4] Ancestry.com, New Zealand, Death Index, 1848-1966, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014;), New Zealand, Death Index, 1848-1966. [S32] 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. [S78] 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/142020271/thomas-finlay [S41] 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.