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James ( Jas ) Blain 1855–1931 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 AUG 1855

Birth Location: Indented Head, Victoria, Australia

Death Date: 29 AUG 1931

Death Location: Warrnambool Cemetery, Victoria, Australia

Father: Joseph Blain

Mother: Janet Caldow

Spouse(s): Janet Sommerville

Children(s): Agnes Blain, Annie Blain, Leslie Blain, Rupert Blain, Alice Blain, Jessie Blain

In 1855, James ( Jas ) Blain entered the world in Indented Head, Victoria, Australia, born to Joseph Blain And Janet Caldow. James ( Jas ) Blain married Janet Sommerville, and had children including Agnes Amelia Mcfarlane Blain, Alice Maud Mary Blain, Annie Sommerville Blain, Jessie Caldow Blain, Leslie Sydney Blain, Rupert Harcourt Blain. James ( Jas ) Blain passed away in 1931 in Warrnambool Cemetery, Victoria, Australia.

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Biography

  • In 1855, James ( Jas ) Blain entered the world in Indented Head, Victoria, Australia, born to Joseph Blain And Janet Caldow.
  • James ( Jas ) Blain married Janet Sommerville, and had children including Agnes Amelia Mcfarlane Blain, Alice Maud Mary Blain, Annie Sommerville Blain, Jessie Caldow Blain, Leslie Sydney Blain, Rupert Harcourt Blain.
  • James ( Jas ) Blain passed away in 1931 in Warrnambool Cemetery, Victoria, Australia.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joseph Blain
1833–1896
Birth Location: Colmonell, Ayr, Scotland
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Janet Caldow
1833–1918
Birth Location: Langton, Dunlop, Ayr, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Janet Sommerville
1855–1932
Birth Location: Wangoom, Victoria, Australia
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Children(s)

Agnes Blain
1878–1920
Birth Location: Yanks Creek, New South Wales, Australia
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Annie Blain
1882–1967
Birth Location: Glencoe, New South Wales, Australia
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Leslie Blain
1885–1959
Birth Location: Hay, New South Wales, Australia
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Rupert Blain
1887–1952
Birth Location: Terang, Victoria, Australia
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Alice Blain
1889–1964
Birth Location: Garvoc, Victoria, Australia
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Jessie Blain
1881–1946
Birth Location: Hay, New South Wales, Australia
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James Blain's Ancestors

Self
James Blain
1855–1931
Birth Place: Indented Head, Victoria, Australia
Parents
Joseph Blain
1833–1896
Colmonell, Ayr, Scotland
Janet Caldow
1833–1918
Langton, Dunlop, Ayr, Scotland
Grandparents
James Blain
1811–1849
Dromara, County Down, Ireland
Morland Aitken
1811–1885
Dromara, County Down, Ireland
John (Smith) Caldow
1799–1875
Stewarton, Ayrshire, Scotland
Agnes Gibson
1801–1873
Dunlop, Ayreshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
James Blain
1770–1856
Rosanna Gracey
1780–1823
David Aitken
1777–1859
Helen Blain
1787–1861
Adam Caldow
1770–1850
Elizabeth Smith
1771–1806
John Gibson
1776–1836
Mary Boys
1778–1838
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Blain's Descendants

1.
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James (( Jas )) Blain (29 AUG 1855–29 AUG 1931) m. Janet Sommerville (1855–22 MAR 1932)
  1. 1. Agnes (Amelia McFarlane) Blain 1878–1920 m. Edward (John) Cummerford 1872–1934
    1. 1. Edward (John) Cumerford 1907–1983 m. Victoria (Alexandra) Holloway 1908–1970
      1. 1. Michael (John) Cummerford 1946–1946
      2. 2. Nanette (Rose) Cummerford 1943–2013 m. Geoffrey (Maxwell) Fletcher 1941–2013
    2. 2. James (Rupert) Cummerford 1909–1973 m. Joan Gladman 1924–2015
    3. 3. Roy (Phillip) Cummerford 1911–1967
    4. 4. Margaret Cummerford 1917–1920
    5. 5. Jean (Sommerville Blain) Cummerford 1919–1920
    6. 6. Joseph (Patrick) Cummerford 1913–1968
    7. 7. Leslie (Sydney) Cummerford 1916–1980
  2. 2. Annie (Sommerville) Blain 1882–1967 m. James (Atkins) Chard 1870–1948
    1. 1. Vera (Annie Ellen) Chard 1902–1985 m. Charles (George) Harberger 1902–1981
    2. 2. Frederick (James) Chard 1904–1984 m. Margaret McLeod 1903–1992
    3. 3. Ina (Jean) Chard 1906–1999
    4. 4. Doris (Blain) Chard 1909–1995
    5. 5. Russell (Alexander) Chard 1913–1977
  3. 3. Leslie (Sydney) Blain 1885–1959 m. Daisy (Ann) Philpott 1888–1959
    1. 1. Lorna (( Bettie ) Gladys) Blain 1912–2007 m. John (Vivian) Wear 1909–1990
    2. 2. Keith (James) Blain 1920–2004 m. Ivy (Lillian) Ibbs 1921–2009
    3. 3. William (Ross) Blain 1920–1944
    4. 4. Phyllis (Joan) Blain 1916–2011
  4. 4. Rupert (Harcourt) Blain 1887–1952 m. Olive (Emily) Bell 1893–1986
    1. 1. Walter (Leslie) Blain 1916–1933
    2. 2. Kenneth (Gerald) Blain 1920–2008
    3. 3. Eric (Stuart) Blain 1920–1999
  5. 5. Alice (Maud Mary) Blain 1889–1964 m. Kenneth (John) Campbell 1887–1959
  6. 6. Jessie (Caldow) Blain 1881–1946

James Blain's Timeline

2 Records

1855
29 AUG 1855
Birth of James ( Jas ) Blain in Indented Head, Victoria, Australia
Indented Head, Victoria, Australia
1931
29 AUG 1931
Age 76
Death of James ( Jas ) Blain in Warrnambool, Victoria, Australia
Warrnambool, Victoria, Australia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 AUG 1855
    Event Place: Indented Head, Victoria, Australia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 AUG 1931
    Event Place: Warrnambool, Victoria, Australia

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Warrnambool Cemetery, Victoria, Australia
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