the known FINNIE marriages in New Zealand 1860 - 1932

the FINNIE GROOMS
Albert John Finnie (1888-1944)
- married Annie LENAHAN in 1912
- married Hilda May KEY in 1923 (1888-1979)

Alexander Laing Finnie (1878-1952)
- son of John Douglas & Isabella Finnie of Timaru
- married Ada WATERS in 1902
- their known children:
* 1904 - 1981 Alexander Douglas Finnie
- Alexander married Evelyn STEEL
- died in Dunedin
* 1906 - 1966 Doris Ada Finnie
- Doris married George Freerick Walpole ANSON
- died in Timaru
* 1908 - 1999 Clarence Edward 'Dick' Finnie
- Clarence marred Anna Salome CARSON
- married Margaret Lynnette ? (1920-1963)
- died in Ashburton, buried in Timaru
* 1910 - 1995 Ruby Mildred Finnie
- Ruby married John DALY
- died in Timaru
* 1912 - 1981 Graham Finnie
- Graham married Gladys Catherine HALKETT in 1934
* 1914 - 1995 Gwendoline Mary Finnie
- Gwendoline married Andrew Walter RANKIN (1908-1973) in 1932
- died in Timaru, buried with her parents & son Eric Walter Rankin (1932-1998)
* 1924 - 2007 Dulcie Elizabeth Finnie
- Dulcie married Frederick Stanley BLOGG 1946 in Christchurch
- died in Timaru

Alexander Hastie Finnie
- married Celia McNEILL in 1904
- they had a daughter:
* 1906 - Eliza Laura Hastie Finnie

Alfred Harold Finnie
- married Agnes SMITH in 1919

Andrew Finnie
- married Margaret WEBSTER in 1860

Andrew Finnie
- married Mary Ann HARRISON in 1881
- their known children:
* 1878 - Mary Ann Finnie
* 1881 - Robert Samuel Finnie
* 1884 - Mary Ann Finnie
* 1886 - Margaret Christie Finnie
* 1891 - Andrew Christie Finnie

Andrew Christie Finnie (1892-1952)
- married Ethel Gloriana BRIGGS in 1913
- married Rubina FINLAYSON (1896-1959) in 1925

Clarence Edward Finnie (1908-1999)
- married Anna/Annie Salome CARLSON (1911-) in 1931
- daughter of Gustav 'Gus' CARLSON & Marion JENKINS

David Finnie (1840-1905)
- born Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland
- married Marion McMILLAN (1840-1883) 20 Feb 1879 in East Taieri, Dunedin
- Marion was born Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland. She arrived in NZ in 1870 & died in Greytown, East Taieri, Otago, buried Pot 28, Block P at Greytown (Allanton) CEMETERY (see comments)
- they had a son:
* 1880 - 1889 Robert Finnie
- Robert died aged 8
4 Feb 1889 DUNEDIN - Robert Finnie, aged 8, while bathing in a lagoon at Taieri, near Greytown, in company with four younger lads, was drowned
Otago Daily Times, 13 November 1905
... FINNIE - On the 8th November, at the Dunedin Hospital, David Finnie, late of Allanton; aged 64 years
... The Friends of the late DAVID FINNIE are respectfully invited to attend his Funeral which will leave his late Residence, Allanton, this day (Saturday), November 11, at 2 o'clock for the Allanton Cemetery

David Finnie (1901-1988)
- married Phyllis Glenn JAMIE (1907-1982) in 1931
- daughter of John JAMIE & Jessie Jane CUNNINGHAM

David Henry Finnie
- married Mary Jane Porter CHRISTIE in 1892
- their known children:
* 1896 - Mary Ann Finnie
* 1897 - Thomas Christie Finnie
* 1899 - Ida Finnie
* 1901 - David Finnie
* 1904 - Alexander Malcolm Finnie
* 1908 - Henry Finnie
* 1910 - Robert Finnie

David Mackie Finnie (1880-1961)
- married Jessie MURCHISON (1874-1959) in 1906
- daughter of John & Nancy MURCHISON

Edgar Finnie (1903-1990)
- married Myrtle Alexina WEAVER (1904-1968) in 1925

Eric Finnie (1900-1995)
- married Merle Rosalind HOWDEN (1899-1972) in 1926
- 4th of 5 known daughters (2 died young) of William Chalmers HOWDEN (1852-1930) & Elizabeth FINNIE (1858-1948)
from NZETC William Chalmers Howden (written about 1905) ... William Chalmers Howden, Farmer, ?Glenmoa,? Tokarahi. Mr. Howden was born in 1853 in Dunedin, educated at Green Island, and brought up to farming. He was in business as a butcher for a short time at Caversham, before settling in the Oamaru district in 1877. In 1880 he leased a farm on the Tokarahi estate from Mr. McMaster, and on the opening of the settlement in 1897, secured part of the same block on which his homestead already stood. Mr. Howden's property consists of 454 acres of land, which he holds under a lease in perpetuity, and devotes to mixed farming. Mr. Howden served as a volunteer in the North Otago Hussars and is at present (1904) a member of the Ngapara Rifle Club. For some time he has served on the Island Cliff school committee, and now acts as its secretary. As a Freemason he is a Past Master of Lodge Ngapara, No. 68, New Zealand Constitution. Mr. Howden was married, in 1888, to a daughter of Mr. Thomas Finnie, of Saddle Hill, and has three daughters

Henry Millar Finnie (1901-1972)
- married Catherine Eileen BURKE (1904-1989) in 1931
- 1st of 3 children of Robert BURKE & Delia Jane KENNEDY

John Finnie
- married Margaret THOMPSON 12 Aug 1875 in East Taieri, Dunedin
- their known children:
* 1876 - 1940 Robert Finnie
* 1878 - Annie Charlotte Finnie
* 1880 - unnamed child Finnie
* 1882 - 1883 Ellenor Louisa Thompson Finnie
* 1885 - 1978 Leonard Leslie Finnie
* 1886 - 1887 Adeline Thompson Finnie
* 1888 - 1944 Albert John Finnie

John Finnie
- married Agnes Stephen McWILLIAMS (1896-1989) in 1923

John Adam Smith Finnie (1877-1953)
- married Georgina CLARK (1878-1954) in 1901
- their known children:
* 1909 - Irene Agnes Finnie
* 1911 - Agnes Eleanor Finnie

John Douglas Finnie (1872-1919)
- married Margaret Jane BOYCE (1887-) in 1905

Leonard Leslie Finnie (1885-1978)
- married Ellen ADAMS in 1929

Norman Wellington Finnie (1880-1948)
- married Mary Ann MOORE in 1909
- their known children:
* 1912 - 1967 Leslie James Norman Finnie

Peter Finnie
- married Janet WALLACE 23 June 1862, Knox Church, Dunedin
- their known children:
* 1863 - Allison Wallace Finnie

Robert Finnie
- married Eliza Laurie HASTIE 28 Jun 1872 in East Taieri, Dunedin
- their known children:
* 1873 - 1953 Robert James Finnie
* 1875 - 1918 Alexander Hastie Finnie
* 1876 - 1953 John Adam Smith Finnie
* 1878 - 1878 Jane Watt Finnie (5 weeks)
* 1879 - 1955 Jane Lawrie Watt Finnie
* 1880 - 1950 Mary Ann Tait Finnie
* 1881 - 1961 David Mackie Finnie
* 1883 - 1960 Catherine Brown Finnie

Robert Finnie (a widower aged 40)
- married Lucy Riley BROWN (aged 21) 30 Aug 1888 in East Taieri, Dunedin
- their known children:
* 1890 - Margaret Adam Finnie
* 1891 - Agnes Brown Finnie
* 1893 - 1908 Louisa Stuart Challener Finnie
- died 11 Dec 1908 aged 15 in Dunedin
- buried Plot 60, Block RC at East Taieri cemetery
* 1894 - Wilhelmina Henrietta Gibb Finnie
* 1896 - Elizabeth Finnie
* 1898 - Frances Helen Finnie
* 1899 - Jessie Bathsheba Finnie
* 1902 - Lucy Riley Brown Finnie
* 1903 - Thomas James Finnie
* 1906 - William Edward Finnie
* 1907 - Andrew Miller Finnie

Robert Finnie
- married Ivy KITT in 1915

Robert James Finnie
- married Elizabeth Graham 'Eliza' BENNET in 1901
- their known children:
* 1901 - 1993 Elsa Finnie
- Elsa married Ernest Young COMRIE in 1925
* 1905 - 2005 Mura Finnie
- Mura married Christian Francis WATSON in 1832
* 1912 - Noeline Finnie
* 1913 - Marion Finnie

Thomas Finnie
- married Ada Letitia WEST in 1896
- their known children:
* 1897 - 1971 Alfred Harold Finnie
* 1900 - 1995 Eric Finnie
* 1901 - 1972 Henry Miller Finnie
* 1903 - 1990 Edgar Finnie
* 1907 - 1997 Thomas Wilfred Finnie

Thomas Christie Finnie (1897-1977)
- married Gertrude Frances DEAKER (1902-1990) in 1924
- daughter of Joseph DEAKER & Margaret Alice HIGHLEY (1882-1965)

Thomas James Finnie
- married Elizabeth McMILLAN in 1928

Thomas Weir Finnie (1890-1941)
- married Ellen Mary PICKETT (1892-1985) in 1920
- daughter of John PICKETT & Ellen O'SHEA

Thomas Wilfred Finnie
- married Marion Isabel RICHARDSON in 1929

William Edward Finnie (1905-1966)
- married Allison Bethia AITKEN (1905-1987) in 1930
- daughter of James Allison AITKEN & Bethia FLEMING


the FINNIE BRIDES
Agnes Brown Finnie
- married William KORNER in 1920

Catherine Brown Finnie
- married John REID in 1913

Elizabeth Finnie
- married William Chalmers HOWDEN in 1888

Elsa Finnie
- married Ernest Young COMRIE in 1925

Frances Helen Finnie
- married Albert Victor WOODHOUSE in 1924

Gwendoline Mary Finnie
- married Andrew Walter RANKIN in 1932

Ida Finnie
- married Frederick Fitz Henry HUDDLESTON in 1927

Isabella Douglas Finnie
- married Joshua EADE in 1911

Jane Finnie
- married John SMITH 31 Jan 1865 in East Taieri, Dunedin
- a daughter, Jessie Mary Smith married David Wassell PEMBERTON in 1893

Jane Finnie
- married Alexander NICOL in 1880

Jane Laurie Watt Finnie
- married John BRINSDON 30 Jan 1901 in East Taieri, Dunedin

Jessie Bethsheba Finnie
- married William Henry DICKSON in 1922

Kate Cameron Finnie
- married James Kerr ISLES in 1889
- their known children:
* 1890 - 1975 William George Isles
* 1892 - 1947 Norman David Isles
* 1894 - 1972 Flora May Isles
* 1900 - 1976 Alan James Isles

Lucy Riley Brown Finnie
- married Reginald Arthur EDEN in 1925

Margaret Adam Finnie
- married John HALL 22 Jun 1910 in East Taireri, Dunedin

Margaret Roma Finnie (1904-1968)
- married Samuel GILLIES (1900-1966) in 1920
- Samuel divorced Margaret in Wellington in July 1927
- she remarried in 1931 to John Joseph CROWE

Mary Ann Finnie
- married James John GARRETT in 1905

Mary Ann Tait Finnie (1880-1950)
- married Alexander KIRKWOOD in 1907
- married William James HOLLOW 17 April 1919, St James, South Dunedin

Mary Anne Finnie
- married Robert Jeffrey COWIE (1893-1969) in 1921
- s1st of 7 known children of Robert COWIE & Mary Ann ANDERSON

Mary Bethia Finnie (1874-1952)
- married John MURDOCH in 1904

Pearl Elizabeth Finnie (1907-1999)
- married Lancelot Edward COOKE (1903-1949) in 1927
- 3rd of 4 known children of Josiah COOKE (1867-1927) & Sarah Jane HODGEN (1873-1955)

Wilhelmina Henrietta Gibb Finnie (1894-1974)
- married William Henry WELLS 19 July 1916 in East Taieri, Dunedin


PHOTO
Plot 1062, Row 56 at TIMARU
GRAVE OF:
* Alexander Laing Finnie (1878-1953)
* his wife Ada (1882-1958)
* their daughter Gwendoline Rankin (1914-1995)
* Gwendoline's son, Eric Walter Rankin (1932-1998)