Individual Details
George Robert Finch
(26 August 1906 - 23 September 1975)
Events
| Birth | 26 August 1906 | Glanford Township, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada |  | ||
| Census-shared | 1911 | (Jonathan Wesley "Nicolas" Finch) Marquette, Manitoba, Canada | | ||
| Census-shared | 1916 | (Jonathan Wesley "Nicolas" Finch) Birtle, Manitoba, Canada | | ||
| Census-shared | 1921 | (Jonathan Wesley "Nicolas" Finch) Glanford Township, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada | | ||
| Census-shared | 1931 | (Jonathan Wesley "Nicolas" Finch) Glanford Township, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada |  | | |
| Death | 23 September 1975 | Brantford, Ontario, Canada | | ||
| Burial | North Glanford Cemetery, North Glanford, Ontario, Canada | | |||
| Occupation | 3rd class engineer - Brantford General Hospital, Brantford, Ontario, Canada | |
Families
| Spouse | Roxaine Daphine Wheatley (1907 - 1985) |
| Father | Jonathan Wesley "Nicolas" Finch (1866 - 1947) |
| Mother | Nancy Ellen Reed (1881 - 1917) |
| Sibling | Margaret May "Maggie" Finch (1906 - 2002) |
| Sibling | Nile Nathaniel Finch (1908 - 1990) |
| Sibling | Charity Mary Catherine "Cassie" Finch (1914 - 1999) |
| Sibling | Erick Clifford Finch (1917 - 1987) |
Notes
Census-shared
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 Births, 1832-1916," database, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.ca/search/collections/8838/: accessed 30 March 2022), imaged birth registration 045946, George Robert Finch, born Wentworth County, 26 August 1906; citing Archives of Ontario, Toronto.
2. 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).
3. 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).
4. 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).
5. 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).
6. "Public Member Tree," database, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com: accessed 12 October 2021), "Verna_ Granatier_Finch_Ancestry" family tree by Verna Loewith, profile for George Robert Finch.
7. George Robert Finch obituary, The Hamilton Spectator, Hamilton, Ontario, 24 September 1975, page 53.
8. Find A Grave, database and images (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed 26 March 2022), memorial page for George R Finch, Find A Grave Memorial # 160749518, citing North Glanford Cemetery (North Glanford, Ontario).
9. Verna Loewith, "Uncle George and Aunt Daphine," e-mail message from (, Port Dover, Ontario), to Robert Finch, 24 March 2021.