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Alexander Bain 1844–1930 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 Nov 1844

Birth Location: Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Death Date: 10 Jun 1930

Death Location: Stuartfield, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Father: Robert (Mc)Bain

Mother: Catherine Kerr

Spouse(s): Harriet Tocher

Children(s): Alexander Bain, Maggie Bain, Jessie Bain, Mary Mackie, Helen Bain, Harriet Bain, Catherine Bain

Alexander Bain was born in 1844 in Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, the child of Robert Mc Bain And Catherine Kerr. In 1851, Alexander Bain resided in Landward, Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Alexander Bain married Harriet Forbes Stewart Tocher, and had children including Alexander Bain, Catherine Kerr Bain, Harriet Bain, Helen Bain, Jessie Tocher Collie Bain, Maggie Bain, Mary Mackie. Alexander Bain passed away in 1930 in Stuartfield, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • Alexander Bain was born in 1844 in Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, the child of Robert Mc Bain And Catherine Kerr.
  • In 1851, Alexander Bain resided in Landward, Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
  • Alexander Bain married Harriet Forbes Stewart Tocher, and had children including Alexander Bain, Catherine Kerr Bain, Harriet Bain, Helen Bain, Jessie Tocher Collie Bain, Maggie Bain, Mary Mackie.
  • Alexander Bain passed away in 1930 in Stuartfield, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Robert (Mc)Bain
1823–1892
Birth Location: Smiddyhill, Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Catherine Kerr
1823–
Birth Location: Lonmay, Aberdeenshire
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Spouses(s)

Harriet Tocher
1835–1920
Birth Location: New Pitsligo
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Children(s)

Alexander Bain
1874–1965
Birth Location: Greenbank, Fraserburgh
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Maggie Bain
1877–1898
Birth Location: Blackhills, Tyrie
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Jessie Bain
1882–1973
Birth Location: Tyrie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
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Mary Mackie
1858–
Birth Location: New Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire
MM
Helen Bain
1865–1950
Birth Location: Percyhomer, Fraserburgh
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Harriet Bain
1868–1959
Birth Location: Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Catherine Bain
1871–1888
Birth Location: Percyhomer, Fraserburgh
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Alexander Bain's Ancestors

Self
Alexander Bain
1844–1930
Birth Place: Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Parents
Robert (Mc)Bain
1823–1892
Smiddyhill, Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Catherine Kerr
1823–
Lonmay, Aberdeenshire
Grandparents
Hector McBain
1802–1885
Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire
Catherine (Kate) Burnett
1802–1885
Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Robert Burnett
1745–1815
Anne Lunan
1746–1791
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Burnett
1715–1767
Jane Simpson
1718–1796

Alexander Bain's Descendants

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Alexander Bain (30 Nov 1844–10 Jun 1930) m. Harriet (Forbes Stewart) Tocher (22 Aug 1835–23 Jun 1920)
  1. 1. Alexander Bain 1874–1965
  2. 2. Maggie Bain 1877–1898
  3. 3. Jessie (Tocher Collie) Bain 1882–1973
  4. 4. Mary Mackie 1858–
  5. 5. Helen Bain 1865–1950
  6. 6. Harriet Bain 1868–1959 m. Peter Simpson 1863–1954
    1. 1. Mary (Jane) Simpson 1894–1982 m. Angus (McKenzie) Leggat 1867–1938
      1. 1. Peter Simpson 1915–2009
      2. 2. Jane Leggat 1928–1928
      3. 3. Alastair Leggat 1923–
      4. 4. George Leggat 1920–2017 m. Alice Duffus 1924–2008
    2. 2. Nellie Simpson 1910–1998
    3. 3. Patrick (James) Simpson 1909–1912
    4. 4. Harriet Simpson 1901–1987
    5. 5. Alexander Simpson 1896–1958
    6. 6. Chrissie (Ann) Simpson 1902–1993
    7. 7. Charlotte Simpson 1906–1991
    8. 8. George Simpson 1898–1982
    9. 9. Jessie (Helen) Simpson 1904–
    10. 10. Henry Simpson 1889–1976
    11. 11. Isabella Simpson 1893–1961
    12. 12. Robert Simpson 1912–1913
    13. 13. Alexander Simpson 1897–
    14. 14. Isabella Simpson 1893–
    15. 15. Henry Simpson 1890–1978
  7. 7. Catherine (Kerr) Bain 1871–1888

Alexander Bain's Timeline

9 Records

1844
30 Nov 1844
Birth of Alexander Bain in Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
1844
2 Dec 1844
Alexander Bain was baptized in Lonmay, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Lonmay, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
1851
1851
Age 7
Alexander Bain resided here in Landward, Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Landward, Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
1861
1861
Age 17
Alexander Bain resided here in Grahamston, Falkirk Burgh, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Grahamston, Falkirk Burgh, Stirlingshire, Scotland
1871
1871
Age 27
Alexander Bain resided here in Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
1881
1881
Age 37
Alexander Bain resided here in Tyrie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Tyrie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
1891
1891
Age 47
Alexander Bain resided here in Tyrie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Tyrie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
1901
1901
Age 57
Alexander Bain resided here in Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
1930
10 Jun 1930
Age 86
Death of Alexander Bain in Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 Nov 1844
    Event Place: Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] 1851 Scotland Census
    [3] 1861 Scotland Census, Parish: Falkirk Burgh; ED: 9; Page: 11; Line: 25; Roll: CSSCT1861_64
    [4] 1901 Scotland Census
    [5] 1871 Scotland Census, Parish: Fraserburgh; ED: 5; Page: 15; Line: 7; Roll: CSSCT1871_37
    [6] 1891 Scotland Census, Parish: Tyrie; ED: 1; Page: 6; Line: 8; Roll: CSSCT1891_74
    [7] 1881 Scotland Census, Parish: Tyrie; ED: 1; Page: 8; Line: 8; Roll: cssct1881_70
    [8] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 2 Dec 1844
    Event Place: Lonmay, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950
    [2] Scotland, Extracted Parish Records, Extracted Church of England Parish Records; Title: Various publications of parish and probate records

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Landward, Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1851 Scotland Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: Grahamston, Falkirk Burgh, Stirlingshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1861 Scotland Census, Parish: Falkirk Burgh; ED: 9; Page: 11; Line: 25; Roll: CSSCT1861_64

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1871
    Event Place: Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1871 Scotland Census, Parish: Fraserburgh; ED: 5; Page: 15; Line: 7; Roll: CSSCT1871_37

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1881
    Event Place: Tyrie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1881 Scotland Census, Parish: Tyrie; ED: 1; Page: 8; Line: 8; Roll: cssct1881_70

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1891
    Event Place: Tyrie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1891 Scotland Census, Parish: Tyrie; ED: 1; Page: 6; Line: 8; Roll: CSSCT1891_74

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1901
    Event Place: Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1901 Scotland Census

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Old Deer
    Record Source: Aberdeenshire, Scotland, Poor Law Applications and Registers, 1818-1923, Aberdeen City Council; Aberdeen, Scotland; Poor Relief Records; Reference: ASAPodr12

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Jun 1930
    Event Place: Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [3] Scotland, National Probate Index (Calendar of Confirmations and Inventories)

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Stuartfield, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
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