Richard Finch (1860-1934)

Richard Finch (1860-1934) is a little bit of an enigma in that he disappears from the family in Burnley after the death of Nancy Jane Finch in 1917.

My older relative who oftens acts as an informant in these matters seems to have forgotten where Richard died. Despite a vague recollection of a death on Gloucestershire. Now, this is a little odd becasue Richard had no apparent links with the South West of England unless those links were formed resulting from employment on the railways. The links with the South-West may also have come from a second wife. A second wife may also account for the disappearance from the family and a certain ambiguity surrounding his death. My hunch is "Ellen Adams" who married a Richard Finch in Burnley although the story grows....

An 'Adams' woman has two children by a Richard Finch in Bristol before Richard's death in Thornbury and it seems unlikely to see this as based on simple coincidence. The interesting feature of the two births is that 'Thornbury' seen as the possible place of death of 'our' Richard Finch is very close to Bristol which sees the birth of two Finch children.

This needs to be investigated further. I add this story here and would appreciate any information or advice about a second marriage