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Edith Kate Finnis (1880–1951)

The death occurred at Bromley, Kent (Eng.), on May 12 of Mrs. Edith Finnis, widow of the late Canon H. R. Finnis. The Rev. P. C. Lee, a former student of St. Wilfrid's College, Cressy, and now vicar of South church, Essex (Eng.), conducted the funeral service. Canon Finnis was rector of several parishes in Tasmania and for a period was warden of St. Wilfrid's College, Cressy. Mrs. Finnis visited Tasmania early this year. Advice of the death of Mrs. Finnis was received by the rector of Longford (the Rev. F. L. Hadrill) from his sister, Miss Cecilia Norris.

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'Finnis, Edith Kate (1880–1951)', Obituaries Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://oa.anu.edu.au/obituary/finnis-edith-kate-13835/text24694, accessed 5 December 2024.

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Alternative Names
  • Norris, Edith Kate
Birth

21 March, 1880
Hertford, Hertfordshire, England

Death

12 May, 1951 (aged 71)
Bromley, Kent, England

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