John Bain (1863 - 1928)

Born 29 Aug 1863 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Husband of Margaret (McMillan) Bain — married 16 Nov 1887 in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand

Descendants

Died 19 May 1928 at age 64 in Oamaru, Otago, New Zealand

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Biography

John Bain was born in 1863 to John Bain (abt.1832-1909) and Sinclair Manson (1828-1893). He died in 1928.^[1]

Born Gallowhill, Wick, Caithness, Scotland

Died 19 May 1928

WATERSIDER SEVERELY INJURED. RUN OVER BY TRUCK

(PRESS ASSOCIATION TELEGRAM.) OAMARU, May 18. When the steamer Wingatui was being loaded this afternoon at Holmes Wharf, a railway truck passed over John Bain, a married, watersider, aged 65, who suffered shocking injuries, both legs being broken. It appears that Bain went to remove a sling out of the way of a rake of tallow trucks being shunted up to the hatch when he was struck down by the front truck. Bain was removed to hospital and his right leg was amputated. His condition is critical. ^[2]

RAILWAY FATALITY

OAMARU, This Day. A railway fatality occurred yesterday. John Bain, a. railway employee (46 - sic, other papers more accurately have 65) fell under a truck on the wharf: both his legs were badly injured, and he was taken to hospital, where one leg was amputated. He died this morning.^[3]

Buried 21 MAY 1928 Oamaru, Otago, New Zealand

Family

Husband: John Bain

Wife:Margaret McMillan

Married 16 Nov 1887 Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand

NB John's death cert implies 1888/9^[4][5]

Children:

John Sinclair Bain (1888-1915)

James Bain

GeorgeBain

Margaret Ethel (Bain) Meldrum

Bella Manson (Bain) Watts

Alexander Frederick Bain

Lily (Bain) Guthrie Bain

Albert Victor Bain

Harold Bain

Leslie Donald Bain

Census:

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) ^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ 1928 Death 19 May: John s/o John BAIN & Sinclairina MANSON, Oamaru, OTG. Printout from Registrar General's office held.
2. ↑ "Railway Fatality" John BAIN (46 !), railway employee, from Evening Post, Volume CV, Issue 117, 19 May 1928, Page 10
3. ↑ "Watersider severely injured" John BAIN (65), a married watersider, from the Press, Volume LXIV, Issue 19314, 19 May 1928, Page 20
4. ↑ Knox records: 16 Nov 1887, ref 19/10/2. John age 24yr, Margaret 20.
5. ↑ 1887 Marrriage: NZ BDM Fiche index: Folio #3280 1887 Margaret McMILLAN to John BAIN
6. ↑ 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

Acknowledgements

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