Bettine Evelyn (Courtis) Finlay (1921 - 2016)

Wife of Jack Adams Finlay — married 22 Oct 1960 in Brighton, Victoria, Australia

Died 2016 at about age 94 in Bendigo, Victoria, Australia

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Biography

Bettine was born in 1921. She began a typist/stenographer. She travelled to England where she worked for a time in a Bank. She enjoyed singing, and was at one time a member of the Methodist Youth Singers, a youth choir that existed in Melbourne for some years. After her return to Melbourne she married the Rev Jack Finlay, who was a widower. They had twin daughters. Her husband was often involved in church work, in particular as the Clerk of Presbytery, and there can be no doubt that Bettine's secretarial skills provided valuable assistance in his work. Bettine passed away in 2016.

Sources

• I came to know Mr and Mrs Finlay and their daughters in the 1970's and '80's
• Immigration documents provide her date of birth on her return from London to Australia
• Death Notice in the Bendigo Advertiser newspaper on 24 Dec. 2016
• Electoral Rolls show her living with her husband Jack Finlay in Sorrento in 1963 & 1968; in Lockington in 1972, and in Golden Square (Bendigo) 1977 and 1980

BDM BIRTH COURTIS, Bettine Evelyn MOTHER: COURTIS, Eveline MAIDEN NAME of MOTHER: COWLING FATHER: COURTIS, Richard BIRTH PLACE: Brighton DATE: 1921 REGISTRATION DAT: 19021/1921 https://my.rio.bdm.vic.gov.au/efamily-history/646e334fa6a89825632b45b0/results?q=efamily

MARRIAGE COURTIS, Bettine Evelyn Marriage: 19977/1960 FINLAY, Jack Adams https://my.rio.bdm.vic.gov.au/efamily-history/646e334fa6a89825632b45b0/results?q=efamily