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.
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.
- 3 APR 1870 - Birth - ; Pichi Richi, South Australia
- 24 FEB 1930 - Death - ; Farina, South Australia
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PARENT (M) William Thomas George Finn | |||
Birth | Canterbury | England | |
Death | 23 FEB 1923 | Beltana, South Australia | |
Marriage | 27 OCT 1868 | to Jane Balhannah Hatfield at Hookina Inn, Hookina, South Australia | |
Father | ? | ||
Mother | ? | ||
PARENT (F) Jane Balhannah Hatfield | |||
Birth | ABT 1847 | Balhannah, South Australia | |
Death | 9 AUG 1938 | Solomontown Pt Pirie, South Australia | |
Marriage | 27 OCT 1868 | to William Thomas George Finn at Hookina Inn, Hookina, South Australia | |
Father | ? | ||
Mother | ? | ||
CHILDREN | |||
M | Nathaniel James Finn | ||
Birth | 3 APR 1870 | Pichi Richi, South Australia | |
Death | 24 FEB 1930 | Farina, South Australia | |
Marriage | 22 JUN 1896 | to Lucy Evans at West Adelaide, South Australia | |
M | William David Finn | ||
Birth | 25 FEB 1872 | Pichi Richi, South Australia | |
Death | 1 JAN 1941 | Townsville, Queensland, Australia | |
Marriage | 25 FEB 1902 | to Ethel Ellen (Edwards) Finn at Adelaide | |
M | James Dodd Finn | ||
Birth | 13 JAN 1875 | Port Augusta, South Australia | |
Death | 19 MAR 1946 | Adelaide, South Australia | |
Marriage | to Jane Hunt | ||
M | Stephen Goldup Finn | ||
Birth | 11 FEB 1877 | Hookina, South Australia | |
Death | 13 NOV 1957 | Pt Pirie, South Australia. | |
Marriage | 7 JUN 1903 | to Elsie Ellen Hunt at Methodist Parsonage, Quorn | |
F | Mildred Frances (Finn) Kite | ||
Birth | 14 SEP 1878 | Farina, South Australia | |
Death | 2 JUL 1951 | Laura, South Australia, Australia | |
M | John Edward Farina Finn | ||
Birth | 26 APR 1886 | Farina, South Australia | |
Death | 10 AUG 1962 | Magill, Adelaide, South Australia | |
F | Rachel May Finn | ||
Birth | 26 APR 1886 | Farina, South Australia | |
Death | 28 APR 1886 | Farina, South Australia | |
F | Florence Jane Finn | ||
Birth | 3 OCT 1887 | Farina, South Australia | |
Death | 28 MAR 1888 | Farina, South Australia | |
F | Elizabeth Blanche Finn | ||
Birth | 11 SEP 1889 | Farina, South Australia | |
Death | 12 SEP 1889 | Farina, South Australia | |
M | Elijah john Finn | ||
Birth | 6 DEC 1879 | Hergott Springs, South Australia | |
Death | 17 JUN 1885 | Farina, South Australia, Australian Colonies | |
F | Lucinda Eden (Finn) Kite | ||
Birth | 23 JAN 1869 | Pichi Richi, South Australia | |
Death | 9 JUL 1945 | South Australia, Australia | |
Marriage | to George Kite |
PARENT (M) Nathaniel James Finn | |||
Birth | 3 APR 1870 | Pichi Richi, South Australia | |
Death | 24 FEB 1930 | Farina, South Australia | |
Marriage | 22 JUN 1896 | to Lucy Evans at West Adelaide, South Australia | |
Father | William Thomas George Finn | ||
Mother | Jane Balhannah Hatfield | ||
PARENT (F) Lucy Evans | |||
Birth | 16 JUN 1872 | South East, South Australia | |
Death | |||
Marriage | 22 JUN 1896 | to Nathaniel James Finn at West Adelaide, South Australia | |
Father | ? | ||
Mother | ? | ||
CHILDREN | |||
F | May Nellie Finn | ||
Birth | 15 JUN 1901 | Hergott Springs, South Australia | |
Death | |||
F | Jane Florence Finn | ||
Birth | 26 APR 1907 | Farina, South Australia | |
Death | |||
F | Adelaide Edith Finn | ||
Birth | 30 MAR 1909 | Farina, South Australia | |
Death | |||
F | Dorothy Finn | ||
Birth | 1 DEC 1911 | Farina, South Australia | |
Death | |||
F | Constance Esma Finn | ||
Birth | 31 MAY 1917 | Farina, South Australia | |
Death | |||
F | Everleen Lucy (Finn) Woollard | ||
Birth | 26 MAR 1897 | Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australian Colonies | |
Death | 5 MAY 1993 | Brighton, South Australia, Australia | |
F | Ivy (Finn) Hill | ||
Birth | 18 MAR 1899 | South Australia, Australian Colonies | |
Death | 9 DEC 1997 | Unknown |
1 Nathaniel James Finn b: 3 APR 1870 d: 24 FEB 1930
+ Lucy Evans b: 16 JUN 1872
2 May Nellie Finn b: 15 JUN 1901
2 Jane Florence Finn b: 26 APR 1907
2 Adelaide Edith Finn b: 30 MAR 1909
2 Dorothy Finn b: 1 DEC 1911
2 Constance Esma Finn b: 31 MAY 1917
2 Everleen Lucy (Finn) Woollard b: 26 MAR 1897 d: 5 MAY 1993
2 Ivy (Finn) Hill b: 18 MAR 1899 d: 9 DEC 1997