Finlay, Private James

1887 - 1918  (30 years)

• Name	Finlay, James
  Prefix	Private
  Birth	Apr-Jun 1887	Gosforth, , Northumberland, England   [1]
  	FINLAY, JAMES    LAVERICK  GRO Reference: 1887  J Quarter in CASTLE WARD  Volume 10B  Page 293 First name(s)James Last nameFinlay Birth registration year1887 Registration quarter2 Mother's maiden name- DistrictCastle Ward CountyNorthumberland CountryEngland Volume10B Page293 Record setEngland & Wales Births 1837-2006 CategoryBirth, Marriage & Death (Parish Registers) SubcategoryCivil Births Collections fromUnited Kingdom, England © brightsolid online publishing ltd
  Gender	Male
  Burial	Mar 1918	Gosforth (St. Nicholas) Churchyard, Gosforth, , Northumberland, England
  Death	10 Mar 1918	Castle Ward, , Northumberland, England   [2]
  	First name(s)James Last nameFinlay SexMale Birth year1888 Age30 Death quarter1 Death year1918 DistrictCastle Ward CountyNorthumberland Volume10B Page426 CountryEngland Record setEngland & Wales Deaths 1837-2007 CategoryBirth, Marriage & Death (Parish Registers) SubcategoryCivil Deaths & Burials Collections fromUnited Kingdom, England © Findmypast First name(s)James Last nameFinlay RankPrivate Service number51461 Battalion3rd Battalion (Special Reserve). RegimentNorthumberland Fusiliers Birth placeGosforth, Northumberland Residence- Enlistment placeElswick, Northumberland Death day10 Death month3 Death year1918 Death placeHome Theatre of warHome Cause of deathDied Record setSoldiers Died In The Great War 1914-1919 CategoryMilitary Service & Conflict SubcategoryFirst World War Collections fromUnited Kingdom, Overseas / Unknown Soldiers Died in the Great War database © Naval and Military Press Ltd 2010 First name(s)James Last nameFinlay Birth year1888 Age30 Death year1918 Death date10 Mar 1918 WarFirst World War, 1914-1918 Number51461 RankPrivate Unit3rd Bn. RegimentNorthumberland Fusiliers Grave referenceI. 8. 7. Cemetery or memorialGosforth (St. Nicholas) Churchyard Burial countryUnited Kingdom Additional informationHusband of Phyllis Finlay, of 2, Gibson's Cottage, South Gosforth, Neecastle-on-Tyne. Linkhttps://www.cwgc.org/find/find-war-dead Record setCommonwealth War Graves Commission Debt Of Honour CategoryMilitary Service & Conflict SubcategoryFirst World War Collections fromUnited Kingdom, Overseas / Unknown © Commonwealth War Graves Commission
  Person ID	I84557	The Maw Genealogy
  Last Modified	5 Mar 2026

  
  

  Family	Bousfield, Phyllis,   b. 3 Jan 1889, Elswick, , Northumberland, England d. Jul-Sep 1969, Bedford, , Bedfordshire, England (Age 80 years)
  Marriage	Jul-Sep 1912	Castle Ward, , Northumberland, England   [3]
  	First name(s)James Last nameFinlay Marriage quarter3 Marriage year1912 Registration month- MarriageFinder™James Finlay married Phyllis Bousfield Spouse's last nameBousfield DistrictCastle Ward District number- CountyNorthumberland CountryEngland Volume10B Volume as transcribed10B Page number667 Record setEngland & Wales Marriages 1837-2005 CategoryBirth, Marriage & Death (Parish Registers) SubcategoryCivil Marriage & Divorce Collections fromUnited Kingdom, England © brightsolid online publishing ltd
  Children	1. Finlay, James William,   b. 16 Aug 1916, Gosforth, , Northumberland, England d. Dec 1999, Bedford, , Bedfordshire, England (Age 83 years)
  Family ID	F30178	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	5 Mar 2026

  
  

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  Birth - Apr-Jun 1887 - Gosforth, , Northumberland, England  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S118] England and Wales, Civil Registration Index: 1837-1983, (FreeBMD. England and Wales, Civil Registration Index: 1837-1983. [database online] Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 2001. Original data: Microfilm and microfiche of the England and Wales, Civil Registration Indexes created by the General Register Office, in London, England.), GRO Reference - District Castle Ward - Volume 10b Page 293 (Reliability: 3). [S118] England and Wales, Civil Registration Index: 1837-1983, (FreeBMD. England and Wales, Civil Registration Index: 1837-1983. [database online] Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 2001. Original data: Microfilm and microfiche of the England and Wales, Civil Registration Indexes created by the General Register Office, in London, England.), GRO Reference - District Castle Ward - Volume 10b Page 426 (Reliability: 3). [S118] England and Wales, Civil Registration Index: 1837-1983, (FreeBMD. England and Wales, Civil Registration Index: 1837-1983. [database online] Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 2001. Original data: Microfilm and microfiche of the England and Wales, Civil Registration Indexes created by the General Register Office, in London, England.), GRO Reference - District Castle Ward - Volume 10b Page 667 (Reliability: 3).