Thomas Finlay was born in 1814 in SCT 76 in 1892 JGOC died aged 79.
1,2,3,4,5,6 He and
Catherine were married. He died on 15 March 1895, at age ~81, in Epsom, Auckland, NZ.
7,8 18 descendants in 1892 JGOC
ESR ESR2 has FINLAY WESREG has FINDLAY
PPA New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXII, Issue 9769, 16 March 1895, Page 4
In our obituary colrfmns will be found recorded the death of a very old and respected colonist, Mr. Thomas Finlay, late of Mauku, who died yesterday afternoon at his residence, Sheehan-street, Ponsonby, at the ripe age of 80. He was one of the Scottish pioneer settlers by the Duchess of Argyle in 1842, of whom so few are now left, and superintended a party of the immigrants in the erection of the old Gaol and Courthouse, Queen-street. Mr. Finlay afterwards took to farming, and settled first at Remuera, subsequently at Miringi, near Panmure, and finally at the Mauku, where he went shortly after the Waikato war of 1563, nnd remained until a few months back, when it was deemed desirable to come to Auckland owing to the growing infirmities of ace, so that he might be within reach of regular medical attendance. Deceased is survived by a widow, two daughters, and numerous grand children. His sons in law are Mr. Hutchinson, of Jfawera.and Mr. M. M. Taylor, of Ponsonby. The interment takes place to-morrow afternoon at three o'clock, at the Presbyterian Cemetery, Otara, near Otahuhu, where *o many of the early settlers have been laid to rest. Mr. Finlay attended all the celebrations of the Duchess of Argyle and Jane Gifford settlers, and came down from Mauku to attend the Jubilee Demonstration n the Choral Hall. Thomas Finlay had person sources.
9 He immigrated to SCT to NZ on the Duchess of Argyle arriving NZ 9/10/1842 on 9 June 1842.
3,2,4 He was a wheelwright in 1845.
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