| [Index] |
| Thomas Francis FINN (1863 - 1941) |
| Weighbridge, Carpenter, Wellsinker |
| Children | Self + Spouses | Parents | Grandparents | Greatgrandparents |
|
George Francis FINN (1888 - ) Ellen Mary FINN (1889 - ) |
Thomas Francis FINN (1863 - 1941) + Mary Ellen STURGESS (1864 - 1938) |
Jeremiah FINN (1819 - 1899) | ||
| Margarite Mary (Margaret) DIGNAN | Richard DIGNAN | |||
| Margaret (DIGNAN) | ||||
| b. 22 Jul 1863 at Ballarat, Victoria, Australia |
| m. 20 Aug 1886 Mary Ellen STURGESS (1864 - 1938) at Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| d. 07 Feb 1941 at Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia aged 77 |
| Parents: |
| Jeremiah FINN (1819 - 1899) |
| Margarite Mary (Margaret) DIGNAN |
| Children (2): |
| George Francis FINN (1888 - ) |
| Ellen Mary FINN (1889 - ) |
| Events in Thomas Francis FINN (1863 - 1941)'s life | |||||
| Date | Age | Event | Place | Notes | Src |
| 22 Jul 1863 | Thomas Francis FINN was born | Ballarat, Victoria, Australia | 71 | ||
| 20 Aug 1886 | 23 | Married Mary Ellen STURGESS (aged 22) | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | St Mary's | 71 |
| 1888 | 25 | Birth of son George Francis FINN | Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia | 71 | |
| 29 Sep 1889 | 26 | Birth of daughter Ellen Mary FINN | Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia | 71 | |
| 04 Jul 1899 | 35 | Death of father Jeremiah FINN (aged 79) | Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia | 71 | |
| 31 Dec 1938 | 75 | Death of wife Mary Ellen STURGESS (aged 74) | Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia | 71 | |
| 07 Feb 1941 | 77 | Thomas Francis FINN died | Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia | 71 | |
| Death of son George Francis FINN | Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia | 71 | |||
| Personal Notes: |
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Thomas Finn conducted a weighbridge next to his father's hotel Golden Age. He was known for his well sinking ability and also enjoyed prospecting. He was a carpenter by trade.
The Tumut and Adelong Times 11 feb 1941 OBITUARY MR. T. F. FINN The death occurred suddenly last Thursday morning of Mr. Thomas Francis Finn, at the age of 77 years. He was the third son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Jeremiah Finn, well known in Wagga for many years. They built the Golden Age Hotel (where the Duke of Kent Hotel now stands), and the Carrington Hotel (now known as the Great Southern Ho tel), Wagga, which they kept for many years. He was born at Ballarat (V.) in 1863, and was educated in Wagga at the Catholic school under the late Michael Moran. Mr. Finn conducted a weighbridge in Wagga, adjacent to the Golden Age Hotel. He followed various country pursuits and was well known for his ability in well sinking. For a time he conducted a butchering business at Temora in its early days, and he also followed prospecting there. He married Miss Mary Ellen Sturgess, of Batlow, in 1886,and she predeceased him on December 31, 1938, at the age of 74 years. He leaves a family of one son, Mr. George Finn, of Wagga, and one daughter, Mrs. Edward Davis, of North Wagga ; also nine grandchildren and ten great-grandchildren. He is also survived by one brother, Jeremiah, of Bourke ; and one sister, Mrs. Margaret Egan, of Glenalbyn Station, Bourke. Mr. C. Sturgess, of Wagga, and Mr. T. Sturgess, of Gilmore, are brothers-inlaw, and Mrs. T .Thompson, of Edward-st., Wagga, and Mrs. J. Counahan, of Brisbane, are sistersin-law of the late Mr. Finn. |
| Source References: |
| 63. Type: Web Page, Abbr: Trove, Title: Trove National Library of Australia, Locn: http://trove.nla.gov.au/ |
| - Reference = The Tumut and Adelong Times 11 Feb 1941 (Name, Notes) |
| 71. Type: Book, Abbr: Wagga Pioneers, Title: Pioneers of Wagga Wagga and District, Auth: Wagga Wagga & District Family History Society Inc, Publ: Wagga Wagga & District Family History Society Inc, Date: 2004, Locn: http://www.waggafamilyhistory.org.au/ |
| - Reference = 116 (Name, Notes) |
| - Reference = 116 (Death) |
| - Reference = 116 (Birth) |
| - Reference = 116 (Marriage) |