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Elusive Thomas
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Georgina | Report | 25 Jan 2010 17:24 |
Trying to find out about Thomas Finlay born 1871 and his father also thomas born about 1846. Young Thomas born in Westgate Newcastle to Rosanna. Thomas senior was in Canada by this time. Need to fill in gaps. Unable to find them in any census returns.Thomas senior's father was John. No idea where born. |
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JaneyCanuck | Report | 25 Jan 2010 18:00 |
But Thomas Jr. was born in 1871. ;) |
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JaneyCanuck | Report | 25 Jan 2010 18:02 |
I might guess, in 1871 |
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Georgina | Report | 26 Jan 2010 22:31 |
Sorry, thought I was in a surname section, Finlay is the Family Iam looking for. Thomas born 1871 (April) in Newcastle, Westgate area. His father Thomas born c.1846 ie aged 22 on marriage to Rosanna McLane in 1868. Daughter Mary Ann born 1869. Grandad John Finlay. Unable to find anymore info. Thomas senior went to Canada where he drowned ?? when |
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JaneyCanuck | Report | 26 Jan 2010 23:03 |
Need some more info! |
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JaneyCanuck | Report | 26 Jan 2010 23:08 |
1871 - ? |
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FannyByGaslight | Report | 26 Jan 2010 23:14 |
In the workouse in 1871? |
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JaneyCanuck | Report | 26 Jan 2010 23:22 |
This is a household in 1881 that I don't see in 1881 (edit - I meant that I didn't see in *1871*) (although I may not have looked hard enough yet). |
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JaneyCanuck | Report | 26 Jan 2010 23:31 |
Does that take you as far forward as you need to go, Georgina? -- i.e. you know about young Thomas's adult trajectory? |
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JaneyCanuck | Report | 26 Jan 2010 23:36 |
This could be Thomas Hornby's first wife's death: |
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Georgina | Report | 26 Jan 2010 23:37 |
Rosanna McLean on wedding certificate but it is spelt McLain on Mary Anne's birth certificate. On Thomas' birth certificate Rose Ann McLean.Mary Ann was born at 35 Backhouse Lane, Newcastle. Neither Thomas appears to have a middle name. On the wedding certificate of 1868 fathers are listed as John Finlay and John McLean. Rosanna age is given as 22. They were Roman Catholics and married in St mary's catholic church Newcastle apparently now the cathedral. |
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JaneyCanuck | Report | 26 Jan 2010 23:38 |
For good measure, 1891, confirming my theory about the birthplaces: |
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JaneyCanuck | Report | 26 Jan 2010 23:40 |
Are you reading along, Georgina? ;) |
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JaneyCanuck | Report | 26 Jan 2010 23:42 |
Re running away to join the army -- I had a look in the Imperial Yeomanry for the Anglo-Boer War (c1901, a little late) |
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JaneyCanuck | Report | 26 Jan 2010 23:44 |
Here he is in 1891. |
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Georgina | Report | 26 Jan 2010 23:45 |
Occupations for Thomas 1846, his father and father-inlaw are all given as |
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JaneyCanuck | Report | 26 Jan 2010 23:47 |
Georgina, you seem to be looking at posts one by one and not reading the thread ... |
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Georgina | Report | 26 Jan 2010 23:49 |
Brilliant Janey. I have kept trying to find him in records. I believe he fought in the Boer war. Then he did something in thje first world war possibly to |
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JaneyCanuck | Report | 26 Jan 2010 23:52 |
What I was checking in the Anglo-Boer war was the Imperial Yeomanry, more of a militia. He seems to have been regular army. In 1891 the barracks appear to be the King's Royal Rifles (I just looked at p. 1 of the census forms). |
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JaneyCanuck | Report | 26 Jan 2010 23:54 |
At Kevin Asplin's site I searched for royal rifles. |
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