Grace Kathleen Marion Biddulph [1904-1998]

 Grace Kathleen Marion Biddulph was the fifth daughter of William Biddulph and Rebecca Clarke. She was born on the 12^th of January 1904 in Bray, County Wicklow.

In the 1911 Census she was aged 7 and living with her family in Park Avenue, Sandymount, Dublin.

She married Hubert Satchwell Finney in Rathvilly, County Carlow on the 30^th June 1926.  Her place of residence was given as Knockevagh, Rathvilly, County Carlow.

Hubert Finney’s occupation was given as gentleman farmer. He was born at Eyrecourt, Donanaghta, County Galway, on 31 October 1892. In the 1901 Census his father, Charles Austin Finney, is recorded as gentleman farmer. In the 1911 Census Hubert is 19, still living with his family, and recorded as a farmer’s son. Charles Austin Finney and his family lived at Grouse Lodge, Banagher, County Offaly.

Grace’s brother in law, husband of her sister Caroline, the Reverend Cyril du Cros, officiated at the wedding. The witnesses were Francis Finney [younger brother of Hubert], Patricia Biddulph [Grace’s unmarried sister Violet Sarah Margaret Patricia], W. E. Head [Grace’s half cousin William Edward Head who was married to her aunt Dora Clarke] and Maude Biddulph [Grace’s unmarried sister Aileen Maude Beatrice].

They had five children.

Charles William Finney was born on the 7^th of March 1927 in Banagher. He was educated at Wilson's Hospital and Trinity College Dublin. He was Rector of Edenderry, Offaly. He died on the 7^th of March 1992and is buried in Abbeyleix Churchyard.

Sheila Maude Finney [1930-1971] is buried at St.Mary's & Nicholas, Oxford.

Noel Hubert Finney [1937-2013] is buried at Eyrecourt, County Galway. His gravestone has the following inscription:

Late of Shannon Grove Eyrecourt Galway

Ár nAthair atá ar neamh,

go naofar d'ainm

Go dtaga do ríocht

Go ndéantar do thoil

ar an talamh mar a dhéantar ar neamh.

ár n-arán laethúil tabhair dúinn inniu

Agus maith dúinn ár bhfiacha

Mar a mhaithimidne ár bhféichiúnaithe féin

Agus ná lig sinn i gcathú

ach saor sinn ó olc. (Amen).

óir is leatsa an ríocht

agus an chumhacht agus an ghlóir

Trí shaol na saol. Amen.[1]

A daughter born in 1932.

A daughter born in 1944.

Hubert Satchwell Finney died in 1954 at Shannongrove, Banagher. He is buried at Eyrecourt.

Grace died on the 25th of October 1998. She too is buried at Eyrecourt.

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[1] The Lord’s Prayer