Walter James (Moore) Finlayson (1874 - 1925)

Born 1874 in Capel, Western Australia, Australia

Ancestors

Husband of Mary Jane (Payne) Finlayson — married 1899 in Guildford, Western Australia, Australia

Died 3 Jul 1925 at about age 51 in Perth, Western Australia, Australia

Biography

Walter was born in 1874. He is the son of James Moore and Elizabeth Dawson^[1].

In 1899, he married Mary Payne in Guildford^[2].

Walter James Finlayson, was committed to Fremantle gaol in July 1912 and released from custody in December 1912. Finlayson was sentenced at the February sittings of the Wellington Quarter Sessions to three years' imprisonment on a charge of stealing as a public servant. He was a a supervisor of road contracts. An appeal was lodged against the conviction, and at the end of March the Full Court quashed the conviction and ordered a new trial. The Crown then appealed against the Full Court's decision, and the case came before the High Court of Australia, with the result that the magistrate's decision was upheld^[3][4].

Death

FINLAYSON—On July 3rd (1925), at Perth Hospital, Walter James, dearly beloved husband of Mary Finlayson, and loving father of Maud (Mrs. R. Helyar), Leah and Clyde, and grandfather of little Geoffrey, after long and patient suffering. Aged 49 years.^[5].

Walter was mentioned on a memorial in Karrakatta Cemetery and Crematorium, Karrakatta, Nedlands City, Western Australia, Australia with a death date of 3 Jul 1925.^[6].

Sources

1. ↑ WA BDM Index, Birth record, https://bdm.justice.wa.gov.au/_apps/pioneersindex/default.aspx: Reg: 1874/15730
2. ↑ WA BDM Index, Marriage record, https://www.bdm.justice.wa.gov.au/: Reg:1547/1899
3. ↑ THE FINLAYSON CASE. (1912, December 20). The South-Western News (Busselton, WA : 1903 - 1954), p. 3. Retrieved August 13, 2022, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article147528568
4. ↑ Finlayson's Failure (1912, June 30). Sunday Times (Perth, WA : 1902 - 1954), p. 21. Retrieved August 13, 2022, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article57738930
5. ↑ Family Notices (1925, July 10). The South-Western News (Busselton, WA : 1903 - 1954), p. 2. Retrieved August 13, 2022, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article147533963
6. ↑ Memorial: Find a Grave (no image)
   Find A Grave: Memorial #213618806 (accessed 13 August 2022)
   Memorial page for Walter James Finlayson (1876-3 Jul 1925), citing Karrakatta Cemetery and Crematorium, Karrakatta, Nedlands City, Western Australia, Australia (plot: Congregational-Ba-0140A); Maintained by woowoo (contributor 49949980).