Edward Finn was born in 1839 to John and Jane Finn in Hawkinge, Folkestone
1841 Census
This is the 1841 census for the family
John Finn – 28 (1813) – Agricultural labourer – Folkestone, Kent
Jane Finn – 28 (1813) – Folkestone, Kent
Edwd Finn – 2 (1839) – Folkestone, Kent
Harriette Finn – 5 Months – Folkestone, Kent
Class: HO107; Piece: 478; Book: 2; Civil Parish: Hawkinge; County: Kent; Enumeration District: 3; Folio: 4; Page: 16; Line: 21; GSU roll: 306873
1851 Census
Here is the family in the 1851 census living in the same area of Hawkinge.
John Finn – Head – 39 (1812) – Agricultural labourer – Alkham, Kent
Jane Finn – Wife – 39 (1813) – Eastry, Kent
Edward Finn – Son – 11 (1840) – Folkestone, Kent
Harriett Finn – Daughter – 10 (1841) – Hawkinge, Kent
Stephen Finn – Son – 7 (1844) – Hawkinge, Kent
Mary Finn – Daughter – 5 (1846) – Hawkinge, Kent
Jane Finn – Daughter – 3 (1848) – Hawkinge, Kent
Thomas Finn – Son – 1 (1850) – Hawkinge, Kent
Class: HO107; Piece: 1633; Folio: 15; Page: 22; GSU roll: 193536
1861 Census
Here is the 1861 census for the family living in the same area. Harriett Finn is a servant in Hawkinge Hall.
John Finn – Head – 50 (1811) – Agricultural labourer – Coldred, Kent
Jane Finn – Wife – 47 (1814) – Eastry, Kent
Edward Finn – Son – 21 (1840) – Agricultural labourer – Folkestone, Kent
Thomas Finn – Son – 11 (1850) – Hawkinge, Kent
Sarah Finn – Daughter – 8 (1853) – Hawkinge, Kent
George Finn – Son – 6 (1855) – Scholar – Hawkinge, Kent
William Finn Son – 3 (1858) – Hawkinge, Kent
Class: Rg 9; Piece: 551; Folio: 235; Page: 2; GSU roll: 542660
I am unsure what has happened to the other children from the 1851 census, it is likely that they have died.
1871 Census
In 1863 Edward married Maria Lincoln, here they are living in the Hawkinge area.
Edward Finn – Head – 32 (1839) – Agricultural labourer – Folkestone, Kent
Maria Finn – Wife – 29 (1842) – Barweston, Kent
William Finn – Son – 8 (1863) – Scholar – Folkestone, Kent
Elizabeth Finn – Daughter – 6 (1865) – Folkestone, Kent
Thomas Finn – Son – 3 (1868) – Folkestone, Kent
Frederick Finn – Son – 1 (1870) – Folkestone, Kent
1871 England Census; Class: RG10; Piece: 1016; Folio: 9; Page: 10; GSU roll: 827264
1881 Census
Here is the family in 1881 living in the same area
Edward Finn – Head – 48 (1833) – Agricultural labourer – Folkestone, Kent
Maria Finn – Wife – 38 (1843) – Barfreston, Kent
Thomas Finn – Son – 13 (1868) – Hawkinge, Kent
Frederick Finn – Son – 11 (1870) – Scholar – Hawkinge, Kent
Alfred Finn – Son – 9 (1872) – Hawkinge, Kent
Jane Finn – Daughter – 8 (1873) – Hawkinge, Kent
Phoebe Finn – Daughter – 6 (1875) – Hawkinge, Kent
Edmund Finn – Son – 4 (1877) – Folkestone, Kent
Dick Finn – Son – 3 (1878) – Folkestone, Kent
George Finn – Son – 5 Months – Hawkinge, Kent
William Brisby – Servant – 42 – Farm Servant (Indoor) – Margate, Kent
Charles Birch – Servant – 15 – Farm Servant (Indoor) – Swingfield, Kent
Class: RG11; Piece: 1011; Folio: 15; Page: 19; GSU roll: 1341240
1891 Census
It took me a while to find the 1891 census return as the surname had been mistranscribed as ‘Feuss’
Edward Finn – Head – 52 (1839) – Folkestone, Kent
Maria Finn – Wife 48 (1843) – Barferstone, Kent
Dick Finn – Son – 13 (1878) – Scholar – Hawkinge, Kent
George Finn – Son – 10 (1881) – Folkestone, Kent
Albert Finn – Son – 9 (1882) – Dullingver, Kent
Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891; Class: RG12; Piece: 751; Folio: 61; Page: 2; GSU roll: 6095861
1901 Census
By the 1901 census all the children have left and Edward and Maria are living in Capel le Ferne which is only a few minutes away from their previous residence in Hawkinge.
Edward Finn – Head – 62 (1839) – Agricultural labourer – Folkestone, Kent
Maria Finn – Wife – 58 (1843) – Barkestone, Kent
Class: RG13; Piece: 845; Folio: 23; Page: 3
In 1902 Maria Finn died.
1911 Census
This is an interesting census, Edward Finn is in Woking with his two sons and married daughter.
Charles Partington – Head – 45 (1866) – Plate Layer (L. S. W. R) – Yetminster, Dorset
Annie Partington – Wife – 43 (1868) – Folkestone, Kent
Cissie Partington – Daughter – 12 (1899) – School – Woking, Surrey
Arthur Partington – Nurse Child – 18 Months – Guildford, Surrey
Edward Finn – Visitor (Relative) – 72 (1838) – Farm Labourer (Widowed) – Folkstone, Kent
George Finn – Visitor (Relative) – 29 (1882) – Railway Porter – Folkstone, Kent
Charles Finn – Visitor (Relative) – 24 (1887) – Butchers Assistant – Folkestone, Kent
Class: RG14; Schedule Number: 271
Annie Partington (nee Finn) married Charles Partington in 1890 and only has one child.
I believe Annie is possibly Elizabeth Finn from the 1871 census going by her middle name, or she is an older daughter that was not living at home during the 1871 census.
There is history of family members changing their names, Edward and Maria’s eldest child is shown as William Finn but his name was registered at birth as George Edmund Finn. An article in the 1892 London Gazette confirms this.
Postmen, William George Finn, otherwise George Edmund Finn (Pontypridd) […]
The London Gazette, October 14, 1892; Issue: 26334; Page: 5752;
Edward Finn died in April 1911 aged 72