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Agnes Finlay

Born
1 Jan 1834
Died
4 Aug 1909
Gender
Female
Place of migration
Migrated to/Born in Australia

Agnes Finlay was born in Belfast, the daughter of Robert Finlay, carpenter. She was probably the sister of Robert Finlay, carver, who married Esther Montgomery in 1855, and Elizabeth Finlay who married William Dyer, engine driver, in 1862.

Agnes was a seamstress and married Israel Kirkpatrick (c.1828-1879) at the Berry Street Presbyterian Church in Belfast on 13 March 1856, officiated by Rev 'Roaring' Hugh Hanna. They had one child, Allan McKenzie Kirkpatrick, in Belfast in April 1857.

In 1857, Agnes, Israel and infant Allan emigrated to Australia on the White Star, departing Liverpool in June and arriving at Port Phillip (Melbourne) in September. The family settled in Guildford, Victoria, where they had 7 more children in addition to Allan (1857-1941): William Henry (1859-1930), Israel (1861-1932), Agnes (1863-1902), Emma (1865-1953), Maurice (1867-1952), Elizabeth (1869-1921) and Andrew (1871-1950). All of the children except Maurice married and most had children of their own.

Agnes outlived her husband by 30 years, dying of pneumonia and heart failure, aged 79, in Guildford in 1909. She was buried with her husband in Guildford Cemetery (unmarked).

Associated communities

Antrim

County Antrim, or Aontroim in Irish, is located on the north-east shore of Lough Neagh in Northern Ireland.  It has beautiful rugged landscape and is home to the World Heritage Site, Giant’s Causeway.  Our county town is Antrim town and we have a population of approximately 618,108.

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Timeline events in this community

  • 1850s

    George McFall

    <p>Occupation</p>

    1857-01-01 12:00:00

  • 1840s

    Robert Curran, Sr. of Portaferry, Co. Down (approx. 1806-1871), wife Catherine (c. 1799-1879, their son Capt. Robert Curran, Jr. of Portaferry, Co. Down (approx. 1836-1890)

    <p>A brief timeline of the Family of Mr. Robert Curran, Sr. a Whitesmith/Blacksmith of Portaferry, Co. Down, his wife Catherine, and their son, Capt. Robert Curran, Jr., also of Portaferry, Co. Down, Ireland.</p>

    1840-01-01 12:00:00

  • 1820s

    McSherry Family (Seafarers, not family of Farmers of same village also named McSherry) of Killough, Co. Down, later of Belfast, c. 1807-1891

    <p>Devout Irish-Catholic Ship Captain, Master Mariner and Pub/Tavern Inn/Hotel Owner Richard McSherry of Killough and Ardglass areas of Eastern County Down (husband of Mary Adair, presumably also from somewhere in County Down), both later moving to Belfast (15 Corporation Square, 20 Gamble Street, 58/60 Tomb Street, and 35/39 Dock Street) all in the Old Sailortown neighborhood) of Belfast, Co. Antrim, Ireland. </p>

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  • 1840s

    Irish press warns against Jamaican Indentured Servitude

    <p>The theme was always the same: the pestilential climate of the island, the reduction of poor emigrants to slaves, the severity and cruelty of the planters (and planter-dominated Assembly clinging to every vestige of oppression) and, of course, the absence of priests and chapels.</p>

    1840-12-01 12:00:00