surname FINNIS

[finnisfinder]

 Thanks for that AJ.

 I think I have gone as far as I can with William Henry b 1810.

 I'm now looking at Mildred Barber Finnis b 1811. The elusive person on this line is Sarah Mercy Mildred Pearson d/o Mildred Finnis.
 I have Sarah's marriage Q3 1863 Canterbury 2a 949 to Samuel Dixon but then nothing more on the census or anything else for
 that matter.

 So if there is anyone who has her on their line I would love to know!

 It was interesting to read AJ about the Selth/Seath name.

 Ingram Bromley Finnis' youngest daughter was named Mary Ann Selth Finnis. Could not find any reason for Selth in her name until I found her great aunt Mary Ann Marsh of Deal 1805-1889 married Christopher Thomas Selth also of Deal 1813-1899. Marriage Q2 1840 Eastry R D

Regards
Finnisfinder

[AJ100]

Hello, Finnisfinder,
Can't be much helps as it appears all the people you are searching for moved out of the area.
There are no children recorded as baptised for Sara & Samuel Dixon or fro Christopher Selth & Mary Marsh.
I looked in Deal, Walmer and Shiolden records. All I found was the marriage of Mary Ann.

St Leonard's 14 July 1840 Christopher Thomas SELTH, Ironmonger of Beach Street, s/o Zachariah SELTH, Publican
                                     to Mary Ann MARSH of Silver Street, d/o William MARSH, Mariner
                      Witnesses:  William Bailey MARSH, Jane Lang MARSH, Mary Ann SELTH

Sorry can't be more help

Regards

AJ

[finnisfinder]

 I have only birth of Sarah Finnis 1835 Deal, daughter of John Belsey Finnis and Mildred Susannah and her death in 1863 in Deal.
 Can't find baptism so hoping someone might be able to help please.

 Finnisfinder

[AJ100]

Hi Finnisfinder

Can find no record of Sarah FINNIS baptised in Deal, Walmer or Sholden to John & Mildred.
Their other offspring are listed below, all baptised at St George's.

John & Mildred FINNIS, Mariner of Lower Street, later Oak Street

  5/8/1810  William Henry FINNIS  Cordwainer of Oak Street married Mary Selth NORRIS of Farrier Street 2/4/1839 at St Leonard's
13/10/1811  Mildred Barber FINNIS
10/11/1813  John Middleton FINNIS    died 15/12/1817
  3/11/1815  Thomas James FINNIS    died 30/3/1816
21/4/1821  Ingram Bromley FINNIS     died 5/9/1821
21/4/1821  John Belsey FINNIS    Flyman of Middle Street married Mary Ann KEMP of Nelson Street 4/2/1847 at St Leonard's
25/6/1824  Ann Mercer FINNIS
21/4/1826  Ingram Bromley FINNIS  Butcher of Oak Street married Julia Margaret MARSH of Beach Street 15/12/1851
11/2/1829  Susanna FINNIS

Burials:

21/3/1852  John FINNIS    Wood Yard   aged  67 buried at St Leonard's
23/2/1868  Mildred FINNIS  Wood Yard           80                St George's
18/2/1865  John Belsey FINNIS  Beach Street                     St George's
27/6/1901  Mary Ann FINNIS      Farrier Street                    St George's

24/2/1863  Sarah FINNIS   Farrier Street         74

Regards

AJ                                       
Beach Street

[finnisfinder]

I think I have "found" Sarah Finnis.

1841 Census Wood Yard Deal John Finnis mariner, Mildred his wife, Sarah Finnis born 1835 aged 6
1851 Census Beach St Deal, Sarah Pearson 16 born abt 1835, niece. With John Belsey Finnis b 1821, uncle.

A Sarah Pearson baptised 7th January 1835 Canterbury. So Sarah Finnis daughter of Mildred Barber Finnis 1811-1894?

After a lot of searching came across this from Kent P Rs
 
Marriage of John Marshall of Barham widower and Mercy Finniss of Northbourne widow at Northbourne 24th December 1830.

Mercy widow of John Finnis 1759-1824?

Might well have solved these frustrating gaps!

Regards

Finnisfinder

[finnisfinder]

 Just realised, made a mistake, Sarah Mercy Mildred Pearson bap 7th Jan 1835 at Deal not Canterbury.

[AJ100]

Quite right, finnisfinder, Sarah Mercy Mildred PEARSON was baptised at St George's 7 Jan 1835 d/o Henry & Mildred PEARSON, Grocer of Oak Street.
Can't find a marriage between Pearson & Finnis in this area. Strikes me as odd that no Finnis ever had the middle name of Pearson.
AJ

[finnisfinder]

 Morning AJ

 Found marriage of Mildred Finnis to Henry Pearson 14th February 1833 Canterbury.

 Along with Sarah, daughters Mercy Ann b 1836, Ann Elizabeth b 1845.

 Son John Finnis Pearson 1840-1842.

 Mercy married a Charles Lamberton and Annie was unmarried. No Finnis/Pearson name handed down through Mercy's children.

 Finnisfinder

[AJ100]

Thanks for that, finnisfinder.
As far as I can see, Henry Pearson didn't stay long in Deal. He wasn't baptised here and only had the one child Sara before moving, as you say, to Canterbury. There was another Pearson family, a Waterman in Walmer, don't know if there's a connection.

Regards

AJ