of St Andrew's Church, Brighton, then choirmaster of St John's Church, Toorak. In 1933 he founded, in Adelaide, Australia's first branch of the School of English Church Music, and served as its hon. secretary. From 1927 he served as precentor and from 1936 organist of St Peter's Cathedral as well as teaching music at Pulteney Grammar School. He composed music for a Nativity play a recessional hymn an anthem and hymn tunes. Family Finnis married violinist (Marion) Dora Barrow (24 June 1880 – 24 February 1944) on 11 October 1909 in Brighton, Victoria. He married again, to Dorothy Kell Simpson (10 March 1903 – 19 May 1970) in Adelaide on 6 January 1945. He had three children: Dora Felicia Finnis (1911 – 7 April 1932) Maurice Meredith Steriker Finnis MA (6 August 1914 in Meredith, Victoria – 13 October 1995) married Margaret Mackellar Stewart MA in Adelaide on 11 August 1939 and had four children and divorced in 1976. He was a senior lecturer in Philosophy at the University of Adelaide. Lynette Elizabeth Finnis (May 1916 – ) married Charles Everson Gardner, son of Walter Everson Gardner of Broken Hill in July 1938 References 1883 births 1960 deaths People educated at Brighton Grammar School Australian classical organists Male classical organists Australian classical composers Australian Anglican priests 20th-century organists 20th-century Australian male musicians 20th-century Australian musicians Musicians from Tasmania People educated at Trinity College (University of Melbourne)