Brief Life History of William
William Bain was born on 24 December 1805, in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom as the son of Daniel Bain and Jean Laidlaw. He married Janet McCulloch on 5 August 1833, in Saint Cuthberts, Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom in 1851 and Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland, United Kingdom in 1861. He died on 7 September 1869, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 63, and was buried in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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- Willm Bain, "Scotland Census, 1861"
- Legacy NFS Source: William Bain - Individual or family possessions: birth-name: William Bain
- William Bain, "Scotland Marriages, 1561-1910"
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World Events (8)
1808
Atlantic slave trade abolished.
1811 · The Tron Riot
The Tron riot was a riot which occurred in Edinburgh, Scotland on New Year's Eve. A group of young men attacked and robbed wealthier passers-by. One police officer was killed in the riot. Though the total count of participants is unknown, sixty-eight youths were arrested, with five sentenced to death for their actions during the riot.
1822 · Visit of King George IV to Scotland organized by Sir Walter Scott.
The Visit of King George IV was organized by Sir Walter Scott two years after the Radical War ended. For the celebration of the visit, the creation of the Tartan Kilts came about and were worn by all men attending the celebration. These types of kilts have become part of Scotland's national identity.
Name Meaning
Scottish, Manx, and Irish: nickname for a fair-haired man, from Gaelic bàn, Irish bán ‘white, fair’. This surname is common in the Highlands, first recorded in Perth in 1324. It is also found as a shortened form of McBain , from Mac B(h)eathain. As a Manx name (spelled Bane) this may be a shortened form of Manx Macguilley Vane, equivalent to Irish Mac Giolla Bháin ‘son of the fair youth’. Compare Irish Kilbane .
English (northern) and Scottish: nickname for a hospitable person, from northern Middle English beyn, bayn ‘welcoming, friendly’ (Old Norse beinn ‘straight, direct’).
English (northern) and Scottish: nickname from northern Middle English bān, bain ‘bone, leg’ (Old English bān, Old Norse bein), perhaps denoting someone with a gammy leg. In northern Middle English -ā- was preserved, whereas in southern dialects (which later became standard), it was changed to -ō-.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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The passenger list for the voyage to America.
http://mormonmigration.lib.byu.edu/mii/voyage/49
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