David White Finlay Finlay was born on 1 September 1840 to James Finlay (died 13/5/1849) and Isabella White. He had 4 brothers, John (1830-1854), Alexander (1833-1895), James (1836-1910) and William Neilson (1842-1903). John died aged 23 in Malta when on a trip to the Holy Land. Alexander was a Seascape Painter. James was a GP in Helensburgh when A J Cronin (writer of Dr. Finlay's Casbook) was in his youth in Helensburgh. In Aug 1878 in Marylebone, London David married Catherine Mary Thompson, daughter of the shipowner, Stephen Thompson. They had four sons and four daughters viz. Ronald Stephen (1879-1884), Brenda Mary (1880-1952),
Morgan Finlay from the "Uppercut" EP, and four songs from "Splice", it also featured two songs which were recorded in Toronto with Justin Abedin on electric guitar, Chris Lamont on drums, and Peter Murray on bass. Finlay toured this album for nearly two years, beginning in the fall of 2005. In December 2005, Finlay opened for Roger Hodgson in Heilbronn, Germany. His second full album release, 2007's "Shifting Through the Breakers", saw Finlay continuing with a contemporary rock sound. The album was recorded at SmartArts Studio in Moosburg, Germany, and was produced by Peter Murray, who once again played bass. The album