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| Name | FINLAY – William |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 78th and 97th Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | – / 624 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 16th August 1822 / 15 years /Not Stated Cotton Spinner |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 9 in Fair / Grey /Brown / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | East Indies – 10 years 25 days Mediterranean – 4 years 39 days |
| Length of Service | 21 years 341 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 10th August 1847 /Chatham Kent England |
| Campaign Medals | Not yet known |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Stockport Cheshire England |
| Pension Districts | 1847 Stockport 1850-1859 Western Australia 1859- c1885 South Australia 1886-1890 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 1/0d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 4th March 1850 Portsmouth Hampshire England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | SCINDIAN 1st June 1850 |
| Date/Place of Birth | 5 June 1807 Dundee Forfarshire Scotland |
| Date/Place of Baptism | Not yet known |
| Father Date/Place of Birth | FINLAY William |
| Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage | ARCHIBALD Elizabeth |
| Siblings | Not yet known |
| 1st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | ALCOCK Margaret Marjory Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 2nd August 1837 Stockport Cheshire England |
| Children by 1st Wife | William James bap 1840 Dublin Ireland M COPPIN Sarah 6th February 1861 Western Australia D 16-18th June 1886 Albany Western Australia John Robert B 1843 England M CASHAN / CASSIAN Mary 23rd December 1869 Perth D 1903 Western Australia Fiona McDonald B c1848 Mary Ann B c1849 Manchester Lancashire England M BENSON John 31st December 1870 Perth Western Australia D 30th July 1934 Mount Lawley Western Australia bur Anglican Section Karrakatta Cemetery Western Australia Alexander B 1850 Freshwater Bay Western Australia bur 11th May 1866 Wesleyan Section East Perth Cemeteries Western Australia Jane B 1853 Western Australia D 1915 Western Australia David B 1857 Freshwater Bay Western Australia Anne B 1859 Perth Western Australia D 21st December 1860 Perth Western Australia bur Church of England Section East Perth Cemeteries Western Australia |
| Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | Not yet known |
| Mother of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not yet known |
| Land Grants Western Australia | Freshwater Bay Lot 298 |
| Occupation after Arrival | Assistant Overseer York Depot 27th August 1851 – February 1852 |
| Newspaper Articles | The Inquirer and Commercial News 25th June 1890 – page 3 |
| Departure from Western Australia | 5th September 1860 Mrs Finlay departed per Firefly for South Australia no record of William’s departure. Returned to Western Australia c1885 (tentative) – no record of voyage |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 11th June 1890 Mt Eliza Depot Western Australia bur East Perth Cemeteries Western Australia |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | 15th May 1877 aboard the Emily Smith near Kangaroo Island South Australia |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | Landed in Ceylon 9th August 1826 and returned to England 5th September 1836. On 25th September 1828 William was transferred to the 97th Regiment when serving in Colombo. |