John Bain (abt. 1832 - 1909)

Born about Nov 1832 in Gerston, Par. of Halkirk, Caithness, Scotland

Ancestors

Husband of Sinclair (Manson) Bain — married 24 Nov 1854 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland

Descendants

Died 23 Apr 1909 at about age 76 in Caversham, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand

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Biography

Baptized 11 Nov 1832 Halkirk, Caithness, Scotland

entry reads: Bain, John, lawful son of Donald Bain and Margaret Taylor at Gerston was baptised 11th Nov 1832. Margaret Manson there and John Bain in Clayock witnesses (assumed to be mother's sister-in-law and father's brother respectively)

Buried 24 Apr 1909 Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand

Family

Census

1861 Gallowhill, Wick, Caithness, Scotland

BAIN: John 28 ploughman b Halkirk; Sinclair 33 b Watten; Children: Donald 6, Isabella 4, Margaret 2, Jemima 1mth, all b Wick ^[1]

1871 Gallowhill, Hill of Noss, Wick, Caithness, Scotland

BAIN: John 38 farm servant b Halkirk; wife Sinclair 43 b Watten; Children: Isabella 13, Jamesina 10, John 7 all b Wick; (dtr Margaret & son Donald, a 16 yr old farm servant, were at Gersay with their uncle James and grandmother Isabella Manson) ^[2]

Links

John on Lorna's web pages

Sources

1. ↑ 1861 census: Wick, CAI Reg. 43/2 ED 1 Sched. 124, hsehold of John & Sinclair BAIN, transcription available Ancestry.com / FindMyPast
2. ↑ 1871 census: Gallowhill, Hill of Noss, Wick, CAI Reg. 43/1 ED 1 Sched 18, hsehold of John & Sinclair BAIN transcription available Ancestry.com / FindMyPast

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