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William Bain 1784–1866 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1784

Birth Location: Salterhill Farm, Drainie, Moray, Scotland

Death Date: 1866

Death Location: Lachute, Québec

Father: Alexander Bain

Mother: Margaret Shand

Spouse(s): Mary Bain

Children(s): Robert Bain, Alexander Bain, John Bain

In 1784, William Bain entered the world in Salterhill Farm, Drainie, Moray, Scotland, born to Alexander Bain And Margaret Shand. In 1841, William Bain resided in Rafford, Moray, Scotland. William Bain married Mary Bain, and had children including Alexander Bain, Elizabeth Bain, John James Bain, Mary Ann Bain, Robert Bain. William Bain passed away in 1866 in Lachute, Québec.

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Biography

  • In 1784, William Bain entered the world in Salterhill Farm, Drainie, Moray, Scotland, born to Alexander Bain And Margaret Shand.
  • In 1841, William Bain resided in Rafford, Moray, Scotland.
  • William Bain married Mary Bain, and had children including Alexander Bain, Elizabeth Bain, John James Bain, Mary Ann Bain, Robert Bain.
  • William Bain passed away in 1866 in Lachute, Québec.

Immediate Family

Parents

Alexander Bain
1755–1804
Birth Location: Tullock, Rafford, Moray, Scotland
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Margaret Shand
1756–1837
Birth Location: Drainie, Moray, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Mary Bain
1790–1826
Birth Location: Rafford,Morayshire,Scotland
MB

Children(s)

Robert Bain
1820–
Birth Location: Forres, Morayshire
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Alexander Bain
1817–1910
Birth Location: FORRES, Scotland
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John Bain
1806–1874
Birth Location: Forres, Moray, Scotland
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William Bain's Ancestors

Self
William Bain
1784–1866
Birth Place: Salterhill Farm, Drainie, Moray, Scotland
Parents
Alexander Bain
1755–1804
Tullock, Rafford, Moray, Scotland
Margaret Shand
1756–1837
Drainie, Moray, Scotland
Grandparents
Donald Bain
1719–1803
Rafford, Moray, Scotland
Margaret Muir
1720–
Rafford, Moray, Scotland
Alexr. Shand
1723–1802
Drainie, Moray, Scotland
Elspet Shand
1732–1784
Nether Newtown Drainie
Great-Grandparents
Daniel McBain
1697–1738
Margaret Templeton
1698–1738
Andrew More
Jean Hutcheon
1771–
William Shand
1698–1730
Jean Allan
1705–1730
Alexander Young
1701–
Marjory James
1702–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Daniel 1669
1669–1697
Jenat Harvie
1667–1698
Robert Templetown
1673–1711
Margaret Cudbertson
1661–1711
John More
1660–1699
Jean Taylor
1665–
John Hutcheon
1734–
Margaret Falconar
1743–1800
William Shand
1669–1709
Janet Layng
1677–1717
JOHN ALLAN
1686–1705
Margaret Pattons
1676–
Joseph Young
1750–1806
Margaret Meals
1746–1818
John JAMES
1672–1752
Elspet Thomson
1678–1753

William Bain's Descendants

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William Bain (1784–1866) m. Mary Bain (31 May 1790–24 May 1826)
  1. 1. Robert Bain 1820– m. Christana Hendric 1831–1886
    1. 1. Wm Bain 1861–
    2. 2. Jane (B) Bain 1855–
  2. 2. Alexander Bain 1817–1910 m. Eleanor A 1824–1888
    1. 1. Maria (J) Bein 1846–
    2. 2. Catharine (E) Bein 1847–
    3. 3. Mary (Ann Mckenzy) Bein 1852–
    4. 4. Lelia Bein 1852–
    5. 5. Mary (J) Mccune 1845–
    6. 6. Bertha (E.) Bain 1861–
  3. 3. John (James) Bain 1806–1874
    1. 1. John (A) Baine 1843–1894
      1. 1. William Baine 1877–1946
        1. 1. John (Alexander) Baine 1901–

William Bain's Timeline

6 Records

1784
1784
Birth of William Bain in Salterhill Farm, Drainie, Moray, Scotland
Salterhill Farm, Drainie, Moray, Scotland
1784
01 May 1784
William Bain was baptized in Drainie,Moray,Scotland
Drainie,Moray,Scotland
1841
1841
Age 57
William Bain resided here in Rafford, Moray, Scotland
Rafford, Moray, Scotland
1851
1851
Age 67
William Bain resided here in Rafford, Moray, Scotland
Rafford, Moray, Scotland
1861
1861
Age 77
William Bain resided here in Argenteuil, Canada East, Canada
Argenteuil, Canada East, Canada
1866
1866
Age 82
Death of William Bain in Lachute (Presbyterian Church), Argenteuil County, Quebec, Canada
Lachute (Presbyterian Church), Argenteuil County, Quebec, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1784
    Event Place: Salterhill Farm, Drainie, Moray, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] 1841 Scotland Census, Parish: Rafford; ED: 3; Page: 11; Line: 540; Year: 1841
    [2] 1851 Scotland Census, Parish: Rafford; ED: 2; Page: 21; Line: 5; Roll: CSSCT1851_32; Year: 1851
    [3] 1861 Census of Canada, Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Census Returns For 1861; Roll: C-1260-1261
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [5] Moray, Scotland, Local Heritage Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 01 May 1784
    Event Place: Drainie,Moray,Scotland
    Record Source: Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1841
    Event Place: Rafford, Moray, Scotland
    Record Source: 1841 Scotland Census, Parish: Rafford; ED: 3; Page: 11; Line: 540; Year: 1841

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Rafford, Moray, Scotland
    Record Source: 1851 Scotland Census, Parish: Rafford; ED: 2; Page: 21; Line: 5; Roll: CSSCT1851_32; Year: 1851

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: Argenteuil, Canada East, Canada
    Record Source: 1861 Census of Canada, Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Census Returns For 1861; Roll: C-1260-1261

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1866
    Event Place: Lachute (Presbyterian Church), Argenteuil County, Quebec, Canada
    Record Source:
    [1] Quebec, Canada, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1968
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [3] Moray, Scotland, Local Heritage Index

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Lachute, Québec
    Record Source: Quebec, Canada, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1968
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