FINNAN, John Murray

  General Notes:

John was a coal miner (hewer) according to the marriage certificate of his son, Patrick, in 1932.

John married Isabella FRAME on 24 Mar 1907 in St Mary's Church, Larkhall, Lanarkshire, Scotland. (Isabella FRAME was born on 20 Oct 1887 in Coalburn, Lanarkshire, Scotland and died in 1966.)

  Marriage Notes:

The marriage was celebrated according to the rites and forms of the Roman Catholic Church by Father Francis Anselm Steven. The witnesses were Patrick Finnan and Ellen Finnan.

The groom, John Finnan was an unmarried man aged 31, of High Shawburn, Dalserf. He worked as a coal miner. Both of his parents were deceased.

Isabella Frame, of the same address, was also unmarried. She was 20 years old and was a domestic servant. her parents were both alive.

The marriage was registered on March 26 at Larkhall, the registrar being Robert Nicol.

John next married.¹

  Marriage Notes:

"She (Margaret Gordon daughter of George Gordon 2nd of Lesmoir) married thirdly John Gordon of Birsemoir, in the parish of Birse, the second son of John Gordon of Cluny : by this marriage she had two sons, Patrick of Birsemoir and John. Patrick married Jean, daughter of Patrick Leslie, Provost of Aberdeen."

from Lesmoir

Note:

If Jean Leslie, mentioned above, had been the daughter of Provost Leslie, then she would have been the sister of her own son's wife. The dating also suggests she was of at least one generation earlier. She has been placed here as the sister of the Provost. ¹