Born about in Claschscribie, Latheron, Caithness, Scotland
Ancestors 
Daughter of John Bain
and Catherine (Gray) Bain
Sister of
Donald Bain, John Bain, Elizabeth (Bain) Sutherland, James Bain, Margaret Bain, Barbara Bain, James Bain, Alexander Bain, Jane Bain and Jean Bain
Wife of
James McKenzie
— married
7 Jul 1854 in Par. of Latheron, Caithness, Scotland
Descendants 
Mother of
Margaret (McKenzie) Forbes
Died
at about age 82
in Clashmaharribeg, Lybster, Caithness, Scotland
Profile last modified
| Created 18 Oct 2011
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Biography
Janet Bain was born in 1822 at Clashscribie, Par. of Latheron, Caithness, Scotland to John Bain and Catherine Gray. She married James McKenzie in 1854, their respective parents having served in the Napoleonic wars together.
Baptized 14 JUN 1822 Latheron, Caithness, Scotland
Died 2 Dec 1904 Chashmaharribeg, Lybster, Caithness, Scotland
- cert reads: Janet MacKenzie married to James MacKenzie crofter, dtr of John Bain, crofter and Chelsea Pensioner, and Catherine Grey, dec. died 2 Dec 1904 at 7:45am at Chashmaharribeg, Lybster, aged 82, of debility from age, gradual, inf. widower, James MacKenzie, present[1]
Family
- Husband: James McKenzie
- Wife: Janet Bain
Married 7 Jul 1854 Latheron, Caithness, Scotland[2]
Children:
- Catherine (McKenzie) Shearer
- Jane (McKenzie) Sutherland
- John McKenzie
- Margaret (McKenzie) Forbes
- Barbara (McKenzie) Forbes
Census:
7 Apr 1861 Upper Lybster, Latheron Mission of Lybster under the Gen Assembly Scheme, Latheron, Caithness, Scotland [3]
| Name | Relation | Status | Sex | Age | Occupation | Birth Place |
| James McKenzie | Head | Married | M | 35 | Farmer of 10 acres | Lybster, Caithness, Scotland |
| Janet McKenzie | Wife | Married | F | 36 | Lybster, Caithness, Scotland | |
| Catherine McKenzie | Daughter | F | 6 | Lybster, Caithness, Scotland | ||
| Jane McKenzie | Daughter | F | 1 | Lybster, Caithness, Scotland | ||
| John McKenzie | Son | M | 1 | Lybster, Caithness, Scotland | ||
| Janet Bain | Servant | Unmarried | F | 14 | Domestic serv | Lybster, Caithness, Scotland |
2 Apr 1871 Upper Lybster, Latheron, Caithness, Scotland [4]
| Name | Relation | Status | Sex | Age | Occupation | Birth Place |
| James McKenzie Jr | Head | Married | M | 44 | Crofter | Lybster, Caithness, Scotland |
| Janet McKenzie | Wife | Married | F | 48 | Caithness, Scotland | |
| Catherine McKenzie | Daughter | F | 16 | Scholar | Lybster, Caithness, Scotland | |
| John McKenzie | Son | M | 11 | Scholar | Lybster, Caithness, Scotland | |
| Margaret McKenzie | Daughter | F | 7 | Scholar | Lybster, Caithness, Scotland | |
| Barbara McKenzie | Daughter | F | 5 | Scholar | Lybster, Caithness, Scotland |
3 Apr 1881 Upper Lybster, Latheron, Caithness, Scotland [5]
| Name | Relation | Status | Sex | Age | Occupation | Birth Place |
| James McKenzie | Head | Married | M | 54 | Farmer of 20 acres arable | Caithness, Scotland |
| Janet B McKenzie | Wife | Married | F | 60 | Farmer's wife | Caithness, Scotland |
| Barbara McKenzie | Daughter | Unmarried | F | 16 | Dom servt | Caithness, Scotland |
| Margaret McKenzie | Daughter | Unmarried | F | 17 | Dom servt | Caithness, Scotland |
5 Apr 1891 Up Lybster, Latheron, Caithness, Scotland [6]
| Name | Relation | Status | Sex | Age | Occupation | Birth Place |
| James McKenzie | Head | Married | M | 64 | Farmer | Latheron, Caithness, Scotland |
| Janet McKenzie | Wife | Married | F | 67 | Farmer wife | Latheron, Caithness, Scotland |
| Maggie McKenzie | Daughter | Single | F | 27 | Farmers daur | Latheron, Caithness, Scotland |
| Barbara Forbes | Daughter | Married | F | 25 | Farm servants wife | Latheron, Caithness, Scotland |
31 Mar 1901 Township of Upper Lybster, Latheron, Caithness, Scotland [7]
| Name | Relation | Status | Sex | Age | Occupation | Birth Place |
| James Mackenzie | Head | Married | M | 74 | Crofter | Latheron, Caithness, Scotland |
| Janet Mackenzie | Wife | Married | F | 78 | Crofter's wife | Latheron, Caithness, Scotland |
| Robert Forbes | Son-in-law | Married | M | 38 | Crofter's son in law | Latheron, Caithness, Scotland |
| Maggie Forbes | Daughter | Married | F | 36 | Crofters daughter | Latheron, Caithness, Scotland |
| Alexander Forbes | Grandson | M | 7 | Scholar | Latheron, Caithness, Scotland | |
| Jessie Forbes | Granddaughter | F | 6 | Scholar | Latheron, Caithness, Scotland | |
| Jessie Forbes | Granddaughter | F | 4 | Latheron, Caithness, Scotland | ||
| Jamesina Forbes | Granddaughter | F | 2 | Latheron, Caithness, Scotland | ||
| Maggie Forbes | Granddaughter | F | 0 | Latheron, Caithness, Scotland |
Sources
- ↑
Death Registration:
"Statutory Register of Deaths"
National Records of Scotland, Ref: 038/77
ScotlandsPeople (accessed 20 December 2023)
Janet Mckenzie death registered 1904 in Latheron (age 82, mother's maiden name Grey). - ↑
Marriage:
"Church of Scotland: Old Parish Registers - Banns and Marriages"
National Records of Scotland, Parish Number: 038; Ref: 30/124
ScotlandsPeople (accessed 20 December 2023)
Janet Bain marriage to James Mckenzie on or after 7 Jul 1854 in Latheron, Caithness, Scotland. - ↑ 1861 Census: "1861 England, Wales & Scotland Census", Reference: -; Piece number: -; Folio: -; Page: -; Schedule: 88, FindMyPast Transcription (accessed 20 December 2023), Janet McKenzie (36), wife, in household of James McKenzie (35) in Upper Lybster in Latheron registration district in Caithness, Scotland.
- ↑ 1871 Census: "1871 England, Wales & Scotland Census", Reference: -; Piece number: -; Folio: -; Page: -; Schedule: 1, FindMyPast Transcription (accessed 20 December 2023), Janet McKenzie (48), wife, in household of James McKenzie Jr (44) in Upper Lybster in Latheron registration district in Caithness, Scotland.
- ↑ 1881 Census: "1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census", Reference: -; Piece number: -; Folio: -; Page: -; Schedule: 95, FindMyPast Transcription (accessed 20 December 2023), Janet B McKenzie (60), wife, Farmer's wife, in household of James McKenzie (54) in Upper Lybster in Latheron registration district in Caithness, Scotland. Born in Scotland.
- ↑ 1891 Census: "1891 England, Wales & Scotland Census", Reference: -; Piece number: -; Folio: -; Page: -; Schedule: 45, FindMyPast Transcription (accessed 20 December 2023), Janet McKenzie (67), wife, Farmer wife, in household of James McKenzie (64) in Up Lybster in Latheron registration district in Caithness, Scotland. Born in Scotland.
- ↑ 1901 Census: "1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census", Reference: RG13; Piece number: -; Folio: -; Page: -; Schedule: 39, FindMyPast Transcription (accessed 20 December 2023), Janet Mackenzie (78), wife, Crofter's wife, in household of James Mackenzie (74) in Township of Upper Lybster in Latheron registration district in Caithness, Scotland. Born in Scotland.
- WikiTree profile Bain-275 created through the import of HENDERSONLornaAncestorsPlus1Desc4WikiTree.ged on Oct 18, 2011 by L Henderson. (Reference: 24648)
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Janet by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Janet:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Janet by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Janet:
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~3.12%
I H McKie
:
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T883411 [compare]
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~1.56%
Margo (Falconer) Mackay :
23andMe, GEDmatch M543750 [compare]
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A300780 [compare]
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~1.56%
Lorna Henderson :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member LornaHenNZ
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch PY346656C1 [compare]
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Autosomal DNA Test, GEDmatch PY346656C1 [compare]
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~1.56%
R Bain :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T721742 [compare]
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~0.78%
Anonymous (McRae) Johnson :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A795063 [compare]
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