Individual Details
Jonathan Wesley "Nicolas" Finch
(10 December 1866 - 1 February 1947)
Events
| Birth | 10 December 1866 | Glanford Township, Wentworth, Canada, British North America |  | ||
| Census-shared | 1881 | (Elijah Wright Finch) Glanford Township, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada | | ||
| Census-shared | 1891 | (Elijah Wright Finch) Glanford Township, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada | | ||
| Census-shared | 1901 | (Almira Marilla Kelly) Glanford Township, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada | | ||
| Marriage | 22 April 1903 | Hamilton, Wentworth County, Ontario, Canada - Nancy Ellen Reed | | ||
| Census | 1911 | Marquette, Manitoba, Canada | | ||
| Census | 1916 | Birtle, Manitoba, Canada | | ||
| Census | 1921 | Glanford Township, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada | | ||
| Census | 1931 | Glanford Township, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada |  | | |
| Death | 1 February 1947 | of chronic nephritis - West Flamborough, Wentworth County, Ontario, Canada | | ||
| Occupation | a farmer | ||||
| Burial | North Glanford Cemetery, North Glanford, Ontario, Canada | |
Families
| Spouse | Nancy Ellen Reed (1881 - 1917) |
| Child | Margaret May "Maggie" Finch (1906 - 2002) |
| Child | George Robert Finch (1906 - 1975) |
| Child | Nile Nathaniel Finch (1908 - 1990) |
| Child | Charity Mary Catherine "Cassie" Finch (1914 - 1999) |
| Child | Erick Clifford Finch (1917 - 1987) |
| Father | Elijah Wright Finch (1840 - 1898) |
| Mother | Almira Marilla Kelly (1834 - 1902) |
| Sibling | Robert Kelly Finch (1862 - 1946) |
| Sibling | Sarah H Finch (1864 - 1865) |
Notes
Census
His racial origin is listed as German in this census. There is no consistency with regards to racial origin throughout the censuses.Endnotes
1. "Ontario, Canada, Deaths and Deaths Overseas, 1869-1948," database, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.ca/search/collections/8946/: accessed 30 March 2022), death registration 006372, Jonathan Wesley Finch, died Wentworth County, 1 February 1947; citing Archives of Ontario; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Collection: Registration of Deaths.
- Ontario, Canada, Deaths and Deaths Overseas, 1869-1948 (Ancestry)
- Death Registration of Jonathan Wesley Finch (Ancestry)
2. "Canada, Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1784216: accessed 30 March 2022), marriage registration 019966, Jonathan Wesley Finch and Nancy Ellen Reed, married Wentworth County, 22 April 1903; citing Archives of Ontario, Toronto.
3. 1881 Canada Census, Glanford Township, Ontario, Nominal Return of the Living, district 147, subdistrict D, division 1, page 12, dwelling 52, family 55, household of Elijah Finch ; digital images, Library and Archives Canada, Canada Census, 1881 (https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/1881 : accessed 12 October 2021).
4. 1891 Canada Census, Glanford Township, Nominal Return of the Living, district 129, subdistrict D, page 33, family 158, Elijah Finch Household ; digital images, Library and Archives Canada, Canada Census, 1891 (https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/1891 : accessed ).
5. 1901 Canada Census, Glanford Township, Ontario, nominal return of living persons, district 128 Wentworth South, subdistrict G, page 7, dwelling 63, family 63, household of Almira Finch ; digital images, Library and Archives Canada, Census of Canada, 1901 (https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/1901/ : accessed 6 May 2021); Reference: RG31 - Statistics Canada, Microfilm: T-6505.
6. "Canada, Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1784216: accessed 30 March 2022), marriage registration 019966, Jonathan Wesley Finch and Nancy Ellen Reed, married Wentworth County, 22 April 1903; citing Archives of Ontario, Toronto.
7. 1911 Canada Census, Marquette, Manitoba, Population Schedule, district 19, subdistrict 14, page 5, dwelling 38, family 38, household of Matham [Jonathan] W Finch ; digital images, Library and Archives Canada, Census of Canada, 1911 (https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/1911/ : accessed 12 October 2021).
8. Census of the Prairie Provinces, 1916, Marquette, Manitoba, Population by Name, Personal, Description, etc., district 5, subdistrict 18, page 22, family 238, household of Jonathan Finch ; digital images, Library and Archives Canada, Census of the Prairie Provinces, 1916 (https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/1916/ : accessed 12 October 2021).
9. 1921 Canada Census, Wentworth County, Ontario, population schedule, district 141, subdistrict 30, page 15-16, dwelling 192, family 200, Jonathan Finch household ; digital images, Government of Canada, Library and Archives Canada (https://library-archives.canada.ca/ : accessed 28 December 2025).
10. 1931 Canada Census, Wentworth County, Ontario, population schedule, district 169, subdistrict 33, page 1, dwelling 6, family 7, Jonathan Finch household ; digital images, Government of Canada, Library and Archives Canada (https://library-archives.canada.ca/ : accessed 28 December 2025).
11. "Ontario, Canada, Deaths and Deaths Overseas, 1869-1948," database, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.ca/search/collections/8946/: accessed 30 March 2022), death registration 006372, Jonathan Wesley Finch, died Wentworth County, 1 February 1947; citing Archives of Ontario; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Collection: Registration of Deaths.
12. Find A Grave, database and images (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed 26 March 2022), memorial page for Jonathan Wesley Finch, Find A Grave Memorial # 160749521, citing North Glanford Cemetery (North Glanford, Ontario).