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Alexander Bain 1827–1902 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1827

Birth Location: Leslie, Fife, Scotland

Death Date: 16 Jun 1902

Death Location: Inveresk, Midlothian, Scotland

Father:

Mother: David Bain

Spouse(s): Lillias Gillies

Children(s): John Bain, Jean Bain, Alexander Bain, James Bain

Alexander Bain was born in 1827 in Leslie, Fife, Scotland, the child of Margaret Bell And David Bain. In 1861, Alexander Bain resided in Inveresk, Midlothian, Scotland. In 1871, Alexander Bain resided in Inveresk, Midlothian, Scotland. Alexander Bain married Lillias Gillies, and had children including Alexander Bain, James Bain, Jean Bain, John Bain. Alexander Bain passed away in 1902 in Inveresk, Midlothian, Scotland.

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Biography

  • Alexander Bain was born in 1827 in Leslie, Fife, Scotland, the child of Margaret Bell And David Bain.
  • In 1861, Alexander Bain resided in Inveresk, Midlothian, Scotland.
  • In 1871, Alexander Bain resided in Inveresk, Midlothian, Scotland.
  • Alexander Bain married Lillias Gillies, and had children including Alexander Bain, James Bain, Jean Bain, John Bain.
  • Alexander Bain passed away in 1902 in Inveresk, Midlothian, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

David Bain
1783–
Birth Location: South Leith, Midlothian, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Lillias Gillies
1828–1907
Birth Location: Leslie,Fife,Scotland
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Children(s)

John Bain
1854–1926
Birth Location: Lochgelly, Fife, Scotland
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Jean Bain
1860–
Birth Location: Inveresk, edinr
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Alexander Bain
1857–
Birth Location: Lochgelly, fifeshire
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James Bain
1863–1939
Birth Location: Inveresk, Edinburghshire
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Alexander Bain's Ancestors

Self
Alexander Bain
1827–1902
Birth Place: Leslie, Fife, Scotland
Parents
David Bain
1783–
South Leith, Midlothian, Scotland
Grandparents
David Bain
1763–
Gladsmuir, East Lothian, Edinburgh
Susanna Henderson
1763–
Midlothian, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Alexander Bain's Descendants

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Alexander Bain (1827–16 Jun 1902) m. Lillias Gillies (13 Aug 1828–26 Jun 1907)
  1. 1. John Bain 1854–1926 m. Mary Milne 1854–1933
    1. 1. Mary Bain 1881–1918 m. Robert Philp 1880–1956
      1. 1. Elizabeth (Moir) Philp 1918–2008 m. Robert (Gourdie) Kirk 1914–1994
        1. 1. Archibald Kirk 1941–2021
        2. 2. Mary (Ann) Kirk 1942–1942
      2. 2. Robert Philp 1904–1976 m. Margaret McHale 1905–2003
        1. 1. Robert Philp 1934–1986
        2. 2. Margaret (Hunter) Philp 1927–2002
      3. 3. Mary Philp 1906–2000 m. Matthew (Gardiner) Turnbull 1904–1969
        1. 1. James Turnbull 1930–2003 m. Jessie (Moore) McAvoy 1934–2020
      4. 4. John (Bain) Philp 1910–1983
      5. 5. William (Moir) Philp 1913–1916
    2. 2. Peter Bain 1896–1980
    3. 3. Alexander Bain 1877–1957 m. Lily Campbell 1884–1947
      1. 1. Hector (Campbell) Bain 1916–1986 m. Stella Graham 1922–1985
        1. 1. James Bain 1950–2021
      2. 2. Alexander Bain 1906–
      3. 3. James Bain 1912–1942
      4. 4. Peter Bain 1904–
      5. 5. John Bain 1905–1984 m. Maggie Bell 1909–2001 m. Janet (McCartney) Lees 1905–1938
        1. 1. June (Paterson) Bain 1936– m. James (Kinnell) Lumsden 1932–2001
        2. 2. Alexander Bain 1935–1935
      6. 6. Margaret (Gillies) Bain 1908–1988 m. Andrew Brown 1894–1967
        1. 1. Lily Brown
      7. 7. Thomas Bain 1914–1969
      8. 8. Bain 1904–
    4. 4. James Bain 1879–1967 m. Isabella Downie 1877–
      1. 1. Isabella (Wilkie) Bain 1907–
      2. 2. Lillias Bain 1909–
      3. 3. Mary (Milne) Bain 1905–
      4. 4. Catherine (Ann Meiklejohn) Bain 1903–
    5. 5. Thomas Bain 1885–1977 m. Joan Davies 1881–1958
      1. 1. Janet Bain 1915–1967 m. Allan (J) Smart 1920–1998
        1. 1. Joan (Henderson) Colebrook 1948–1999
    6. 6. Lillias Bain 1891–1964 m. Alexander Mitchell 1893–1969
      1. 1. Robert (Grieg) Mitchell 1918–1985 m. Ann (Wood Hotchkies) Bennie 1918–1979
        1. 1. Janet (Hotchkies) Hackett 1941–1998 m. William Hackett 1938–2012
    7. 7. John Bain 1883–
  2. 2. Jean Bain 1860–
  3. 3. Alexander Bain 1857–
  4. 4. James Bain 1863–1939

Alexander Bain's Timeline

5 Records

1827
1827
Birth of Alexander Bain in Leslie, Fife, Scotland
Leslie, Fife, Scotland
1861
1861
Age 34
Alexander Bain resided here in Inveresk, Midlothian, Scotland
Inveresk, Midlothian, Scotland
1871
1871
Age 44
Alexander Bain resided here in Inveresk, Midlothian, Scotland
Inveresk, Midlothian, Scotland
1881
1881
Age 54
Alexander Bain resided here in Beath, Fife, Scotland
Beath, Fife, Scotland
1902
16 Jun 1902
Age 75
Death of Alexander Bain in Inveresk, Midlothian, Scotland
Inveresk, Midlothian, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1827
    Event Place: Leslie, Fife, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: Inveresk, Midlothian, Scotland
    Record Source: 1861 Scotland Census, Parish: Inveresk; ED: 5; Page: 8; Line: 8; Roll: CSSCT1861_130

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1871
    Event Place: Inveresk, Midlothian, Scotland
    Record Source: 1871 Scotland Census, Parish: Inveresk; ED: 3A; Page: 24; Line: 7; Roll: CSSCT1871_167

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1881
    Event Place: Beath, Fife, Scotland
    Record Source: 1881 Scotland Census, Parish: Beath; ED: 1; Page: 37; Line: 5; Roll: cssct1881_114

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Jun 1902
    Event Place: Inveresk, Midlothian, Scotland
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