Jacob Finch (1866-1935), Mary Ann Dodd (1870-1901) and Annie Elizabeth Lacey (1872-1955). My great-grand uncle and aunts. Jacob Finch was born in 1866 in Reigate, Surrey, the son of Isaac Finch and Phoebe Ann Ward, and was baptised on 19 August that year at St Matthew’s Church in Redhill. The 1881 census reported him working […]
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Jacob Finch (1837-?)
Jacob Finch – my 3rd great-uncle. Henry and Jane Finch‘s son Jacob was born on 29 June 1837, according to his Royal Navy records, and was a triplet with Abraham and Isaac. They were baptised on the same day – 20 August – at St Mary Magdelene Church in Reigate, Surrey, and the record says that […]
Abraham Finch (1837-?)
Abraham Finch – my 3rd great-uncle. Born in 1837, Abraham Finch was a triplet along with Isaac and Jacob, born to parents Henry Finch and Jane Bashford. His Royal Navy record puts his date of birth as 29 June and a note alongside his baptism in the parish register, dated 20 August at St Mary Magdelene Church […]
Isaac Finch (1837-1896)
Isaac Finch (1837-1896).My 2nd great-grandfather. Isaac Finch was born on 29 June 1837, one of Henry Finch and Jane Bashford‘s triplets. Isaac, Abraham and Jacob Finch were all baptised on 20 August of that year at St Mary’s Parish Church in Reigate, Surrey, and the church record states ‘these three children were of the same […]
Evelyn Kathleen Finch (1911-2009)
Evelyn Kathleen Finch – my great-aunt. Evelyn was born on 20 May 1911 in Bynes Road, Croydon, Surrey, and was Walter and Annie Finch‘s youngest daughter. She was christened at St Augustine’s Church in South Croydon on 2 August of that year, along with her brothers Gerald and Geoffrey. Within the family, she was usually known […]