Catherine Bain1 
ID#10998, (22 Feb 1846 - 1 Jan 1907)
Catherine Bain|b. 22 Feb 1846\nd. 1 Jan 1907|p10998.htm|James Bain|b. cir. 1822\nd. 1 Mar 1879||Helen Andrew|b. cir. 1821\nd. 29 Nov 1896||John Bain|b. cir. 1784\nd. 17 Jun 1853||Catherine Gray|b. 11 Sep 1785\nd. 8 Jan 1865||Thomas Andrew|b. cir. 1760\nd. bef. 1896||Margaret Custer|b. cir. 1771\nd. bef. 1896||
- Father: James Bain b. cir. 1822, d. 1 Mar 1879
- Mother: Helen Andrew b. cir. 1821, d. 29 Nov 1896
- Charts: BAIN
- Relationship: 1st cousin 4 times removed of Lorna Henderson.
- Birth*: Catherine Bain was born on 22 Feb 1846 at Tannach, Par. of Wick, CAI, SCT, Catherine 22 Feb 1846 Daughter of James & Helen in Tannach, Wick Parish, Witness Elizabeth Bain Parisher of Wick & George DUNNETT from Tannach.2,3
- Christening: She was christened on 9 Mar 1846 Wick, CAI, SCT; Catherine to James BAIN and Helen ANDREW.1
- Marriage*: Catherine Bain married James Sutherland on 28 Dec 1893 at ..hill, Par. of Latheron, CAI, SCT, cert. shows Catherina as 45, dom serv resid Sth Dunn, Par. of Watten, d/o James BAIN crofter, dec'd and Helen m.s. ANDREW; James as 60 crofter & mason, resid ..hill Latheron, s/o John SUTHERLAND crofter and Christian m.s. McDONALD, both dec'd; Wit: Alexander BAIN and Christina ST..., reg. Dec 29th Latheron.4,5

- Death*: Catherine Bain died on 1 Jan 1907 at Watten, CAI, SCT, at age 60; cert apparently shows Catherine as Bain, wife of James SUTHERLAND, crofter, aged 60, inf brother Thomas BAIN.6,4
- LetterFull: Catherine Bain was mentioned in the letter Hannah Bain sent to William Thomas Kerr on 1 Apr 1924 from 24 High St, Wick, CAI, SCT; having been informed by him of his mother/her sister, Joanna's dth. Hannah says she last heard from her sister at New Year, and had she told her about Will's wife and children, refers to the sudden death "the dear lady" she was with for so long (I assume she was a companion/housekeeper or some such?);
Hannah says she was some years younger than Johanna and doesn't remember her at all, as she had left (for America) so young.
"Aunt Kate", had kept Hannah updated about the family. Although Johanna had never returned to Scotland, Alexander, Will's father had been in Edinburgh at some stage where Hannah had met hem "many years since".
She had obviously moved from Edinburgh back to Wick: "caithness is verry cold poor country".. "we dont have much of a summer here Wick is verry dirty town ben a fishing place".
"tell Mrs McKay I was asking for hir does she ever come home to see her friend nan"
"Jan" was going to be called and Will had said she would help if Hannah needed anything. More than one sister was obviously still iving in Scotland as "my sisters all sends their kind sympathy"... signed Hannah Bain.7





- Last Edited: 14 Aug 2008
Family: James Sutherland (excluded)
Citations:
- BAIN, International Genealogical Index (IGI), Batch C110432.
- Letter, Robert B to Lorna Henderson, Jun 2003.
- 1851 Census, CAI, SCT, Latheron, entry #3, transcr. Sep 1994.
- Letter, Robert B to Lorna Henderson, Dth 1 Jan 1907 Catherine SUTHERLAND nee BAIN, Sth Dunn, Watten, CAI, extract rcvd Aug 2008.
- BDM/CEN: Scots Origins, online at http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/index.php, Marr. 28 Dec 1893 Catherina BAIN & James SUTHERLAND, ..lett, Latheron, CAI Dist 38 Pg 11 #22, copy d/loaded Aug 2008.
- 1901 Census, ENG, Via Ancestry.com, Paddockfield, Watten, CAI, hsehold of Margaret BAIN, extracted Aug 2008.
- Livy Revits, "EM BAIN/KERR NJ, USA ex Livy R," e-mail to Lorna Henderson, Letter 1 Apr 1924 from Hannah BAIN, Wick, to Will KERR (s/o her sister Johanna), NJ, USA, copy rcvd Aug 2008.
E. & O. E. Some/most parish records are rather hard to read and names, places hard to interpret, particularly if you are unfamiliar with an area.