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Finn, Nathaniel James

Nathaniel James Finn
b: 3 APR 1870
d: 24 FEB 1930
Biography
Nathaniel Finn purchased a house in Farina in 1889 with his brother James, and they were joined by their brother David in 1896. The allotment was in the Farina Township, Lot 381.

Nat was a rouseabout and general labourer at Mt Lyndhurst and Mt Nor-West Stations and prospected around Marree and Broken Hill. He also trained camels for transport and used them for patrolling the dog fence between Lake Torrens and Broken Hill. Nat admired the Afghans and learnt a little of their language. His brothers ran donkeys, camels and later motor transports from Lyndhurst siding up the Strzelecki Track until the 1930s.

Nat married Lucy Evans in 1896 and raised a family of seven girls -- Everleen, Ivy, May, Jane, Edith, Dolly (Dorothy) and Connie in the Farina township.
The site of the Finn''s house is marked by a square water tank with the family names painted on the side. His grave in the cemetery is marked with the wrought iron cross in which is centered the shape of the camel.
Facts
  • 3 APR 1870 - Birth - ; Pichi Richi, South Australia
  • 24 FEB 1930 - Death - ; Farina, South Australia
Ancestors
   
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William Thomas George Finn
Canterbury - 23 FEB 1923
  
  
  
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Nathaniel James Finn
3 APR 1870 - 24 FEB 1930
  
 
  
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Jane Balhannah Hatfield
ABT 1847 - 9 AUG 1938
  
  
  
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Family Group Sheet - Child
PARENT (M) William Thomas George Finn
BirthCanterburyEngland
Death23 FEB 1923 Beltana, South Australia
Marriage27 OCT 1868to Jane Balhannah Hatfield at Hookina Inn, Hookina, South Australia
Father?
Mother?
PARENT (F) Jane Balhannah Hatfield
BirthABT 1847Balhannah, South Australia
Death9 AUG 1938 Solomontown Pt Pirie, South Australia
Marriage27 OCT 1868to William Thomas George Finn at Hookina Inn, Hookina, South Australia
Father?
Mother?
CHILDREN
MNathaniel James Finn
Birth3 APR 1870Pichi Richi, South Australia
Death24 FEB 1930Farina, South Australia
Marriage22 JUN 1896to Lucy Evans at West Adelaide, South Australia
MWilliam David Finn
Birth25 FEB 1872Pichi Richi, South Australia
Death1 JAN 1941Townsville, Queensland, Australia
Marriage25 FEB 1902to Ethel Ellen (Edwards) Finn at Adelaide
MJames Dodd Finn
Birth13 JAN 1875Port Augusta, South Australia
Death19 MAR 1946Adelaide, South Australia
Marriageto Jane Hunt
MStephen Goldup Finn
Birth11 FEB 1877Hookina, South Australia
Death13 NOV 1957Pt Pirie, South Australia.
Marriage7 JUN 1903to Elsie Ellen Hunt at Methodist Parsonage, Quorn
FMildred Frances (Finn) Kite
Birth14 SEP 1878Farina, South Australia
Death2 JUL 1951Laura, South Australia, Australia
MJohn Edward Farina Finn
Birth26 APR 1886Farina, South Australia
Death10 AUG 1962Magill, Adelaide, South Australia
FRachel May Finn
Birth26 APR 1886Farina, South Australia
Death28 APR 1886Farina, South Australia
FFlorence Jane Finn
Birth3 OCT 1887Farina, South Australia
Death28 MAR 1888Farina, South Australia
FElizabeth Blanche Finn
Birth11 SEP 1889Farina, South Australia
Death12 SEP 1889Farina, South Australia
MElijah john Finn
Birth6 DEC 1879Hergott Springs, South Australia
Death17 JUN 1885Farina, South Australia, Australian Colonies
FLucinda Eden (Finn) Kite
Birth23 JAN 1869Pichi Richi, South Australia
Death9 JUL 1945South Australia, Australia
Marriageto George Kite
Family Group Sheet - Spouse
PARENT (M) Nathaniel James Finn
Birth3 APR 1870Pichi Richi, South Australia
Death24 FEB 1930 Farina, South Australia
Marriage22 JUN 1896to Lucy Evans at West Adelaide, South Australia
FatherWilliam Thomas George Finn
MotherJane Balhannah Hatfield
PARENT (F) Lucy Evans
Birth16 JUN 1872South East, South Australia
Death
Marriage22 JUN 1896to Nathaniel James Finn at West Adelaide, South Australia
Father?
Mother?
CHILDREN
FMay Nellie Finn
Birth15 JUN 1901Hergott Springs, South Australia
Death
FJane Florence Finn
Birth26 APR 1907Farina, South Australia
Death
FAdelaide Edith Finn
Birth30 MAR 1909Farina, South Australia
Death
FDorothy Finn
Birth1 DEC 1911Farina, South Australia
Death
FConstance Esma Finn
Birth31 MAY 1917Farina, South Australia
Death
FEverleen Lucy (Finn) Woollard
Birth26 MAR 1897Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australian Colonies
Death5 MAY 1993Brighton, South Australia, Australia
FIvy (Finn) Hill
Birth18 MAR 1899South Australia, Australian Colonies
Death9 DEC 1997Unknown
Descendancy Chart
Nathaniel James Finn b: 3 APR 1870 d: 24 FEB 1930
Lucy Evans b: 16 JUN 1872
May Nellie Finn b: 15 JUN 1901
Jane Florence Finn b: 26 APR 1907
Adelaide Edith Finn b: 30 MAR 1909
Dorothy Finn b: 1 DEC 1911
Constance Esma Finn b: 31 MAY 1917
Everleen Lucy (Finn) Woollard b: 26 MAR 1897 d: 5 MAY 1993
Ivy (Finn) Hill b: 18 MAR 1899 d: 9 DEC 1997