FINLAY, Rebecca

1857 - 1924  (67 years)

• Name	FINLAY, Rebecca  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]
  Birth	1857	Tullylish, Down, Ireland   [6]
  Gender	Female
  Residence	Between 1905 and 1906	St Albans, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand   [8]
  Residence	1916	Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand   [7]
  Residence	1919	Christchurch North, Canterbury, New Zealand   [4]
  Residence	1920	Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand   [5]
  Residence	1923	Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand   [9]
  Death	30 Mar 1924	Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand   [2, 6]
  	St Albans
  Burial	1 Apr 1924	Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
  	Linwood Cemetery Block 33, Plot 145
  Person ID	I820	Stark Family Tree
  Last Modified	19 Dec 2025

  
  

  Father	FINLAY, Samuel,   b. 1814, Down, Ireland d. 11 Sep 1894, Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand (Age 80 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	HAMILTON, Eleanor,   b. 1817, Down, Ireland d. 15 Aug 1892, Halswell, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand (Age 75 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	10 Sep 1835	Tullylish Parish, County Down, Ireland   [10]
  Family ID	F1833	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	PALMER, Frederick,   b. 1850, Islington, Middlesex, England d. 26 Nov 1910, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand (Age 60 years)
  Marriage	1909	Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand   [1, 3]
  Children	1. PALMER, Herbert  [Father: Adopted]  [Mother: Adopted]   2. VALE, Frederick Palmer,   b. Jan 1902, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand  [Father: natural]  [Mother: Stepchild]
  Family ID	F483	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	19 Dec 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Residence - Between 1905 and 1906 - St Albans, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand Marriage - 1909 - Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand Residence - 1916 - Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand Residence - 1920 - Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand Residence - 1923 - Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand Death - 30 Mar 1924 - Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand Burial - 1 Apr 1924 - Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos		1924 Rebecca Palmer nee Finlay
  		Passenger List - Zealandia

  
  

• Notes

  It would seem Rebecca married Frederick Palmer not long before he died with a view to supporting his 2 children, 1 cited as illegitimate (Vale) and the other adopted (Palmer). Frederick's Will has a death certificate and explanation of his last wishes too. No mention of children - not of issue. 1877 Witness to sly grog 1880 Charged with sly grog supply

  
  

• Sources

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