FINLAYSON, John
- Born: 1815, Lochalsch, Ross And Cromarty, Scotland
- Marriage: McLEAN, Mary in 1849 in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada
- Died: 25 Sep 1892, Waipu, New Zealand aged 77
- Buried: 26 Sep 1892, Waipu, New Zealand
 General Notes:
FM050 and FM195 - Emigrated to N.Z. on board the "Highland Lass".
According to FM055 and FM055b, When John and Mary Finlayson left on the Highland Lass, he sold his home in Baddeck Bay to his father, John Sr., in 1852, for 20 pounds.
FM323 John Finlayson family of 4 from Baddeck on board the Highland Lass
FM254: "John Finlayson, along with Roderick, Alexander, and Christina Finlayson, purchased neighbouring farms in the Southwest portion of Waipu block, giving the area its name of "Finlayson's Brook"."
Noted events in his life were:
• He immigrated sailed aboard "Highland Lass" from Cape Breton in 1852 to New Zealand.
John married Mary McLEAN, daughter of Donald (Bridge) McLEAN and Catherine McGREGOR, in 1849 in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada. (Mary McLEAN was born about 1824 in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada, died on 28 Aug 1908 in Waipu, New Zealand and was buried on 30 Aug 1908 in Waipu, New Zealand.) The cause of her death was ? Hemorrhage per death record FM283b.
Noted events in their marriage were:
• They immigrated sailed aboard "Highland Lass" from Cape Breton to NZ in 1852 to New Zealand. accompanied by Mary's sister Catherine, and her husband Roderick Finlayson (possibly a cousin of John).
Marriage Notes:
Marriage date given as 1848 by Waipu House of Memories, and 1849 (FM088)
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