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William Finlayson (1813 – 18 December 1897) was a churchman and farmer in the early days of South Australia, and father of nine children including two sons prominent in the early days of that colony. ==William Finlayson== Born in Glasgow, he and his wife, née Helen Harvey (born Edinburgh 1811 – 20 October 1884), arrived at Holdfast Bay on the ''John Renwick'' around 7 February 1837, just seven weeks after Governor Hindmarsh.〔(Departure of J Harvey Finlayson ) ''South Australian Register'' 24 June 1899 p.8 accessed 24 July 2011 a poor original - replace when better quality reproduction of source found〕 as missionaries with the Baptist Missionary Society of England.〔(The Late Mr. William Finlayson ) ''South Australian Register'' 18 December 1897 p.7 accessed 24 July 2011〕 Somehow his missionary ambitions failed to materialise. He found employment with the South Australian Company, keeping sheep at Brownhill Creek with Samuel Sleep.〔(Brown Hill Creek ) City of Mitcham〕 He leased a nearby property of 164 acres from the South Australian Company, which he farmed while living in a cottage in Adelaide. By 1853 he had built a substantial residence "Helenholm" (frequently "Helenholme"), named for his wife,〔(Baptist Churches in Mitcham ), Mitcham Local History Service and Heritage Research Centre, July 2006, last updated 3/12/2009, accessed 17 September 2011 "Helenholm" still stands at 1 Finlayson Street, Netherby〕 and in 1855 converted his land title to freehold.〔(Netherby ) City of Mitcham〕 He was a member of Robert Cock's 1937 exploration party that climbed Mount Barker and reached Lake Alexandrina. They were fearful of encountering the warlike Peramangk and Kaurna inhabitants, but never saw one, though no doubt their progress was being closely observed.〔 Adelaide's first Strict Baptist church meeting was held in July or September 1838 at his cottage in Rundle Street (later the site of Charles Birks' shop〔(Correspondence ) ''South Australian Register'' 21 July 1887 p.4 accessed 20 July 2011〕) with David McLaren acting as pastor.〔(The Baptist Association ) ''South Australian Register'' 31 October 1863 p.2 accessed 20 July 2011〕 He was one of the founding members of the first Congregational Church under the leadership of T. Q. Stow,〔 then from 27 September 1857 acted as pastor (initially co-pastor) of Zion Chapel in Hanson Street (later renamed as part of Pulteney Street), a position he held for 40 years.〔(Churches and Church Affairs ) ''The Register'' 9 August 1924 p.4 accessed 23 July 2011〕 Jacob Abbott was co-pastor for some years before moving to the new church at Stepney 1860 to 1877. He was, with Thomas Playford (1795 – 1873) and Thomas Mugg (1794 – 1880), a founding trustee of the Mitcham General Cemetery.〔 In October 1895, he donated around 2 acres of land at Mitcham for the benefit of the destitute elderly, on which the 'Andrews Homes' were built, using money left by Mrs E.W. Andrews of Glenelg.〔(Manning, Geoffrey H. ''A Colonial Experience'' ) accessed 25 July 2011〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「William Finlayson (churchman)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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