Alexander Bain (1852 - 1911)

Born 13 Oct 1852 in Wick Caithness Scotland

Ancestors

Husband of Margaret (Robertson) Bain — married 17 Sep 1877 in Thurso, Caithness, Scotland, United Kingdom

Descendants

Died 8 Mar 1911 at age 58 in Wick Caithness Scotland

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Biography

When Alexander Bain was born on October 13, 1852, in Caithness, Scotland. He married Margaret Robertson on September 17, 1877, in Thurso, Scotland. They had 10 children in 12 years. He died on March 8, 1911, in Caithness, Scotland, at the age of 58.^[1][2][3]

Sources

• Scottish SI Marriages - 1877 041/ 28 (Margaret/Maggie Robertson)

1. ↑
   Scotland, Births and Baptisms

   Name: Alexander Bain • Gender: Male • Spouse: Margaret Robertson • Child: Jane Bain

2. ↑
   Royal Naval Reserve Service Records (1860-1955).

   Name: Alexander Bain • Birth Date: 1854 • Birth Place: Wick, County Caithness • Date: 1888-1892 • Service number: 505 O • The National Archives of the UK (TNA), Kew, Surrey, England. Series BT 164 and 377. nationalarchives.gov.uk: accessed 7 November 2013.

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   1861 Scotland Census

   Name: Alexander Bain • Age: 10 • Estimated birth year: abt 1851 • Relationship: Son (Child) • Father's name: William Bain • Mother's name: Jane Bain • Gender: Male • Where born: Pulteney, Caithness • Registration Number: 43/1 • Registration district: Wick • Civil Parish: Wick • County: Caithness • Address: Macrae St • ED: 7 • Household schedule number: 140 • LINE: 9 • Roll: CSSCT1861_6
   Household Members:

   1. William Bain Age 42
   2. Jane Bain Age 36
   3. John Bain Age 12
   4. Alexander Bain Age 10
   5. Henrietta Bain Age 08
   6. William Bain Age 06
   7. James Bain Age 04
   8. Donald Bain Age 02
   9. Margaret Bain Under 5 Mo