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William Bain (abt. 1834 - 1895)

William Bain
Born about in Gerston, Halkirk, Caithness, Scotlandmap
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Husband of — married 14 Nov 1856 in Wick, Caithness, Scotlandmap
Descendants descendants
Died at about age 60 in Pulteneytown, Wick Caithness, Scotlandmap
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Biography

William Bain son of Donald Bain & Margaret Taylor

Born abt Feb 1834 Gerston, Halkirk, CAI, SCT

Baptized 12 Feb 1834 Halkirk, CAI, SCT

Buried: 15 JAN 1895 Wick, CAI, SCT

Married 14 Nov 1856 Wick, CAI, SCT

William, 21 living Haxigoe Field, farm servant, single, s/o Donald BAIN and Margaret MS TAYLOR. Jessie DAVENDER, 18, living Staxigoe, single. Witnesses Donald TAYLOR (assumed to be Margaret's step brother) and John BEGG [1]

Census

1881 Wick, CAI, SCT

BAIN: William, labourer, 42 b Latheron , wife Jessie, 39 b Wick. Children: Margt. unm, 21; Diana, 18; Matild (sic), 16 all "works at the fishing"; Jessie, 9, scholar; Jemima, 4. Grandchild: Isabella 3 (dtr of Hughina), all b Wick [2]

Sources

  1. Source #S1: Marr. 14 Nov 1856 William s/o Donald BAIN & Margaret TAYLOR, Wick, CAI, :Dist 43-1 #41. C of S.
  2. Source #S2:
  • Source S1: Scotlands People: BDM entries 1855+
  • Source S2: Census transcripts for Scotland via Ancestry.com




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