Donald David Bain1,2

ID#14033, (18 August 1880 - after 1904)
Donald David Bain|b. 18 Aug 1880\nd. aft. 1904|p14033.htm|male Gray|b. cir. 1841||Catherine Bain|b. 4 Dec 1841\nd. 1 Jun 1904|p4257.htm|||||||Donald Bain|b. 13 Dec 1806\nd. 4 Mar 1892|p1830.htm|Margaret Taylor|b. 11 Feb 1802\nd. 12 Dec 1861|p1831.htm|
Fathermale Gray3 b. cir. 1841
MotherCatherine Bain1,3,2 b. 4 Dec 1841, d. 1 Jun 1904
ChartsBAIN
GRAY
TAYLOR
Relationship1st cousin 3 times removed of Lorna Henderson.
     
     Donald David Bain was born on 18 Aug 1880 at Westerdale, Halkirk, CAI, SCT, Cert reads: Donald David Bain, illeg. s/o Catherine Bain (illiterate). Registered 1 Sep 1880.3,1
     Donald David Bain was estimated to have died aft. 1904 ?CAI or ?OKI, SCT, (as Bain or Gray?).2
     As of 1881, Donald David Bain was also known as Donald D Gray.3
     The census of 3 Apr 1881 showed Donald in the household of his grandfather Donald Bain with his mother Catherine Bain at Westerdale, Halkirk, CAI, SCT, enumerated as BAIN (all b Halkirk): Donald, widower, 73, lab; dtr Catherine, unm, 36, grd son Donald D Gray, 7m (Catherine's son).3
     The census of 5 Apr 1891 showed Donald in the household of his grandfather Donald Bain with his mother Catherine Bain at Sibster, Halkirk, CAI, SCT, enumerated as listed as BAIN: Donald, head, widower, 82 (actually 85 as chr 1806), Gaelic & English, b Halkirk, no occupation given. Dtr Catherine, 47, dom. servant, Gaelic & English, b Latheron; Grdson Donald Bain, 10, scholar, b Halkirk. One room with 1 or more windows.4
     Donald Bain was the informant for the death of his mother Catherine Bain on 1 Jun 1904 at Fuarray, Kirkwall, OKI, SCT.2
Last Edited1 Dec 2005

Citations

  1. GRO, SCT, BDM searches at GRO SCT: Birth cert 1880 Donald D BAIN ex Robert McC Apr 2001.
  2. GRO, SCT, BDM searches at GRO SCT: Dth cert 1904 Catherine BAIN, trans. Stuart H Jul 2003.
  3. Census, 1881 UK census CD-ROM, FHL Film 0203400 GRO Ref Volume 037 EnumDist 7 Page 7 extracted c. 2001.
  4. BDM/CEN: Scots Origins, online at http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/index.php, 1891 Census Search Nov 2002: Dist 037A 004 Page 9 #38 Halkirk, p/copy held.

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