Nathaniel James “Nat” FINN

Father: William Thomas George FINN B: abt 1852 D: 23rd Feb 1923

Mother: Jane Balhannah Hatfield B: abt 1847  D: 9th Aug 1938

Siblings

Lucinda Eden (Finn) Kite B: 23rd Jan 1869 in Pichi Richi, South Australia  D: 9th Jul 1945 in South Australia
William David Finn B: 25th Feb 1872 Pichi Richi, South Australia  D: 1st Jan 1941 in Townsville, Queensland
James Dodd Finn B: 13th Jan 1875 in Port Augusta, South Australia  D: 19th Mar 1946 in Adelaide, South Australia
Stephen Goldup Finn B: 11th Feb 1877 in Hookina, South Australia D: 13 Nov 1957 in Port Pirie, South Australia
Mildred Frances (Finn) Kite B: 14th Sep 1878 in Farina, South Australia  D: 2 Jul 1951 in Laura, South Australia
Elijah john Finn B: 6th Dec 1879 in Hergott Springs, South Australia D: 17 Jun 1885 in Farina, South Australia
Rachel May Finn B: 26th Apr 1886 in Farina, South Australia  D: 28th Apr 1886 in Farina, South Australia
John Edward Farina Finn B: 26th Apr 1886 in Farina, South Australia D: 10th Aug 1962 in Magill, Adelaide, South Australia
Florence Jane Finn B: 3rd Oct 1887 in Farina, South Australia  D: 28th Mar 1888 in Farina, South Australia
Elizabeth Blanche Finn B: 11th Sep 1889 in Farina, South Australia D: 12th Sep 1889 in Farina, South Australia

Children

May Nellie Finn B: 15 Jun 1901
Everleen Lucy (Finn) Woollard B: 26 Mar 1897 in Broken Hill, New South Wales D: 5th May 1993 in Brighton, South Australia
Ivy (Finn) Hill B: 18th Mar 1899 in Adelaide, South Australia D: 9th Dec 1997
Jane Florence Finn B: 26th Apr 1907  D:
Adelaide Edith Finn (30 Mar 1909-)
Dorothy “Dolly” Finn (1 Dec 1911-)
Constance Esma Finn (31 May 1917-)

1-William Thomas George Finn (Canterbury-23 Feb 1923)
+Jane Balhannah Hatfield (abt 1847-9 Aug 1938)
. . . . 2-Lucinda Eden (Finn) Kite (23 Jan 1869-9 Jul 1945)
. . . . +George Kite (12 May 1867-28 Jun 1927)
. . . . . . . . 3-Edward Stephen Kite (17 Aug 1895-1958)
. . . . . . . . 3-George Henry “Archie” Kite (31 May 1897-17 Dec 1992)
. . . . . . . . 3-Joseph Alexander Kite (16 Jul 1900-)
. . . . . . . . 3-Margaret (Kite) Duck (13 Jan 1903-1987)
. . . . . . . . 3-Donald Ernest Patrick Kite (16 Oct 1905-1980)
. . . . . . . . 3-Angas Kite (26 Sep 1908-1926)
. . . . 2-Nathaniel James “Nat” Finn (3 Apr 1870-24 Feb 1930)
. . . . +Lucy Evans (16 Jun 1872-August 1954)
. . . . . . . . 3-May Nellie Finn (15 Jun 1901-)
. . . . . . . . 3-Everleen Lucy (Finn) Woollard (26 Mar 1897-5 May 1993)
. . . . . . . . 3-Ivy (Finn) Hill (18 Mar 1899-9 Dec 1997)
. . . . . . . . 3-Jane Florence Finn (26 Apr 1907-)
. . . . . . . . 3-Adelaide Edith Finn (30 Mar 1909-)
. . . . . . . . 3-Dorothy “Dolly” Finn (1 Dec 1911-)
. . . . . . . . 3-Constance Esma Finn (31 May 1917-)
. . . . 2-William David Finn (25 Feb 1872-1 Jan 1941)
. . . . +Ethel Ellen (Edwards) Finn (29 Dec 1884-18 Jun 1950)
. . . . . . . . 3-Ernest Clifford Finn (26 Oct 1902-7 Sep 1990)
. . . . . . . . 3-William Morris Goldbert “Morrie” Finn (9 Jun 1904-3 May 1945)
. . . . . . . . 3-Frances Dorina Ellen (Finn) Engwall (25 Aug 1906-3 Nov 1981)
. . . . . . . . 3-James Ronald Finn (2 Dec 1909-19 Oct 1990)
. . . . . . . . 3-David Finn (19 Sep 1911-22 Jul 1964)
. . . . . . . . 3-Jack Hughes “Jock” Finn (14 Oct 1912-25 Jun 1989)
. . . . . . . . 3-Nancy Hughes (Finn) Gibson (25 Aug 1914-)
. . . . . . . . 3-Allen Henry Finn (9 Jun 1916-11 Mar 1982)
. . . . . . . . 3-Myrtle Jean (Finn) Hardy (3 Apr 1918-6 Jun 1979)
. . . . . . . . 3-Ethel Elizabeth Finn (5 Dec 1919-)
. . . . . . . . 3-Leslie Keith Finn (20 Jan 1923-1998)
. . . . . . . . 3-Victoria June Finn (25 Jun 1924-)
. . . . . . . . 3-Richard Maxwell Finn (31 Dec 1925-)
. . . . . . . . 3-Peter Finn (26 May 1927-16 Oct 2002)
. . . . . . . . 3-Gary Finn (2 Mar 1930-30 Sep 1930)
. . . . . . . . 3-Leonard Anthony Finn (22 May 1930-1985)
. . . . 2-James Dodd Finn (13 Jan 1875-19 Mar 1946)
. . . . +Jane Hunt (19 Mar 1877-)
. . . . . . . . 3-Elsie Ellen Finn (21 Jun 1903-)
. . . . 2-Stephen Goldup Finn (11 Feb 1877-13 Nov 1957)
. . . . +Elsie Ellen Hunt (-2 May 1970)
. . . . . . . . 3-Ronald Alexander Stephen Finn (1 Apr 1904-1977)
. . . . . . . . 3-Henry Herbert James Finn (8 Dec 1905-1987)
. . . . . . . . 3-Eric William George Finn (23 Jun 1907-1988)
. . . . . . . . 3-Ruby Elsie Ellen (Finn) Pavlich (6 Jun 1909-2001)
. . . . . . . . 3-Mavis Alice (Finn) Goodger (6 Jun 1913-1997)
. . . . . . . . 3-Joseph Ernest Finn (30 Dec 1914-1992)
. . . . . . . . 3-Vera Gladys Finn (6 Mar 1918-1994)
. . . . 2-Mildred Frances (Finn) Kite (14 Sep 1878-2 Jul 1951)
. . . . 2-Elijah john Finn (6 Dec 1879-17 Jun 1885)
. . . . 2-Rachel May Finn (26 Apr 1886-28 Apr 1886)
. . . . 2-John Edward Farina Finn (26 Apr 1886-10 Aug 1962)
. . . . 2-Florence Jane Finn (3 Oct 1887-28 Mar 1888)
. . . . 2-Elizabeth Blanche Finn (11 Sep 1889-12 Sep 1889)

Nathaniel Finn purchased a house in Farina in 1889 with his brother James, and they were joined by their brother David in 1896. The allotment was in the Farina Township, Lot 381.

Nat was a rouseabout and general labourer at Mt Lyndhurst and Mt Nor-West Stations and prospected around Marree and Broken Hill. He also trained camels for transport and used them for patrolling the dog fence between Lake Torrens and Broken Hill. Nat admired the Afghans and learnt a little of their language. His brothers ran donkeys, camels and later motor transports from Lyndhurst siding up the Strzelecki Track until the 1930s.

Nat married Lucy Evans in 1896 and raised a family of seven girls — Everleen, Ivy, May, Jane, Edith, Dolly (Dorothy) and Connie in the Farina township.
The site of the Finn”s house is marked by a square water tank with the family names painted on the side. His grave in the cemetery is marked with the wrought iron cross in which is centered the shape of the camel.

Nathaniel and his brother William purchased Lot 381 in the Farina Township in 1889. In 1891 the land was transferred to the ownership of Nathaniel and his brother James.  

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