| BAIN FAMILY HISTORY |
| Taken from www.tartans.com. While I am not sure exactly what clan the Bains originated from, this one is a very likely one. Arms: MacBain of Kinchyle Badge: A grey demi catamountain, salient, on his sinister foreleg a Highland targe, gules. Tartans: McBain Branches: MacBean of Kinchyle, MacBean of Drummond, McBean of Faillie, MacBean of Tomatin. Mottos: Touch not a catt bot a targe. Gaelic Name: MacBheathain (Son of the Lively One) Plant Badge: Boxwood (official) and Red Whortleberry (for Clan Chattan) Septs: Bean Bain Bane Bayne Vean Beth Beath Beene Binney MacBean Macbean Mackbean M'Bean MacVean MacIivain MacVain MacVane MacBain McBain MacBane MacBayne MacBeth MacBeath MacBan. The Clan MacBean is of ancient origin and is claimed, by some authorities, to have sprung from the ancient House of Moray. The name appears in different forms as MacBean, MacBain and McVean. An early scottish king was known as Donald Bane. Originally the MacBeans are said to have come from Lochaber in the suite of the heiress of Clan Chattan and settled in eastern Inverness-shire. Myles MacBean was a strong supporter of Mackintosh against the Red Comynn, and at the Battle of Harlaw in 1411, many of the MacBeans fell fighting for Mackintosh. The The principal family were the MacBeans of Kinchyle, and Kinchyle signs several important Clan Chattan agreements in 1609, 1664 and 1756. Other families were the MacBeans of Drummond in the parish of Dores, MacBean of Faillie in Strathnairn and MacBean of Tomatin in Strathdearn. The MacBeans were ever a war-like clan, and at the Battle of Culloden, Gillies MacBean, filling a breach in a wall, killed fourteen of the Hanoverian side before he fell. His feat was almost emulated over a century later by Major-General William MacBean, who enlisted in the 93rd regiment in 1873. He gained the V.C. for attacking and killing single-handed eleven of the enemy in the main breach of the Begum Bagh at Lucknow in 1858. Another member of the clan, Major Forbes MacBean of the Gordon Highlanders, gained the D.S.O. for his gallant conduct at the taking of the heights of Dargai in 1897. (from "The Clans and Tartans of Scotland" by Robert Bain) Clan MacBean's Moon Tartan Clan MacBean tartan is the ONLY tartan to have gone to the moon. Astronaut Alan Bean took some on Apollo 12's journey. Half was left there as a flag, the remainder returned for the clan archives. A small portion was attached to one of Alan's paintings (Clan MacBean Arrives on the Moon) which he presented to the Clan at its 1996 Gathering. No other clan can say that their tartan is "Out of this world!" (provided by the Clan MacBean in North America, Inc.) I have recently read an article that states that Napolean Bonaparte was a Bain. |
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| The Clan MacBean (MacBain) |
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| The song you hear is called "Scotland The Brave". an ancient pipe tune and stirring words from the heart of Scotland. Here are the lyrics: Hark when the night is falling Hear! hear the pipes are calling, Loudly and proudly calling, Down thro' the glen. There where the hills are sleeping, Now feel the blood a-leaping, High as the spirits of the old Highland men. Towering in gallant fame, Scotland my mountain hame, High may your proud standards gloriously wave, Land of my high endeavour, Land of the shining river, Land of my heart for ever, Scotland the brave. High in the misty Highlands, Out by the purple islands, Brave are the hearts that beat Beneath Scottish skies. Wild are the winds to meet you, Staunch are the friends that greet you, Kind as the love that shines from fair maiden's eyes. Towering in gallant fame etc. Far off in sunlit places, Sad are the Scottish faces, Yearning to feel the Kiss Of sweet Scottish rain. Where tropic skies are beaming, Love sets the heart a-dreaming, Longing and dreaming for the homeland again. Towering in gallant fame etc. |
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| Joseph Bain was a brother to Margaret Bain Griffiths |
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| James Bain Margaret Bain Griffiths' brother that was born in Illinois |
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| Elizabeth Bain (Aunt Lizzie) sister of Margaret Bain Griffiths |
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| Margaret Bain Griffiths |
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| The Bains on a fishing trip at Eel River. Uncle Joe is lying on the ground. James Bain is standing second from left (with the axe). Uncle Dan is seated next. Aunt Lizzie is standing beside him, Robert Bain is standing third from right. Aunt Mabel is in the picture - she is either standing next to Robert Bain or is the woman holding the two children. I think Anna Bain is seated to the left of her, and I'm guessing her husband, Edgar Lowery, is standing far right. Mom has written some names on the back, but doesn't say who's who. She says the children are Maggies ? children. She also says that Jim's wife, Fanny, and Joe's wife, Elsie are in the picture. The woman seated on the right must be Katherine (who mom says is Ada's girl). I think Ada was Aunt Lizzie's daughter. - Max |
| Origin of the Surname Bain John Bain's Death Certificate Elizabeth Bain's Marriage License More Bain Photos |
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| John Jr. "Cuddy" Bain Inside a coal mine |
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| Indexed by the FreeFind Search Engine. |
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| My father's mother was Margaret Bain, born May 24, 1866, in Dreghorn, Ayrshire Scotland, the daughter of John and Margaret Wylie Young Bain. John Bain, my great-grandfather, was born December 27, 1841 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire Scotland, the son of James and Elizabeth Davidson Murray Bain. His wife, Margaret Wylie Young, was born December 11, 1842, in Dreghorn, the daughter of Joseph Young and Elizabeth Love. The couple were married August 21, 1863, in Dreghorn. They had 2 daughters: Elizabeth, born June 12, 1864 and Margaret, born May 24, 1866, both born in Dreghorn. After coming to America the couple had three sons: James, born June 24, 1868, Joseph, born 1870 and John, born June 27, 1874. Margaret Wylie Young Bain’s mother, Elizabeth Love Young, was christened on June 12, 1824, the daughter of James Love(2) and Barbara Esdale. James Love(2) was born August 30, 1767, the son of James Love(1) and Jean Mour. Barbara Esdale was born in June of 1769, in Ardrossan. She was the daughter of Robert Esdale and Janet Auld. The couple were married in November of 1789, in Dreghorn, Ayrshire Scotland. James Love(1) was born about 1740, and his wife, Jean Mour, was also born about the same year. The couple were married on October 24, 1765, and had four children: James Love(2), Michael Love, born April 1770, Mary Love, born December 1777 and died before 1782, and a second Mary, born in September of 1782. James Bain, my great great grandfather, was born around 1813, in Kilmarnock. I am still working on proving who his parents were. His wife, Elizabeth Davidson Murray, was born February 15, 1812, in Kilmarnock. She was the daughter of Thomas and Margaret Templeton Murray, and was one of 16 children. I have no date of birth for my great-great great-grandfather Thomas Murray, but according to the LDS site, his wife, Margaret Templeton, was born about 1786 in Kilmarnock. My great-great grandparents, James Bain and Elizabeth Davidson Murray, were married November 14, 1832, and had at least eleven children: Margaret, born October 19, 1834, Thomas. born 1836, James, born July 31, 1838, John, born December 27, 1841, Robert born about 1843, Mary, born 1845, Francis, born July 1847, all born in Kilmarnock; Elizabeth, born June 30, 1852, and David, June 25, 1853 both in Riccarton; William, born October 2, 1855, and Agnes, born July 26, 1859, both in Dreghorn. The entire family of James and Elizabeth Bain immigrated to the United States around 1868, and settled in Braidwood, Will County, Illinois. My great grandfather, John, and his brother. James, were coal miners, and they moved around wherever they could find work. It was in the pursuit of employment that they came to Clay County, Indiana, and settled around Brazil. John later moved his family to the small mining village of Farnsworth, which was located between Jasonville and Dugger, Indiana. The family was living here when my grandmother, Margaret Bain, met my grandfather, John Lewis Griffiths. The couple were married on December 25, 1888. Three children were born to this marriage: William (my father), born August 11, 1889, Desdemona, born September 9, 1891, and Mabel, born September 22, 1895. Margaret Wylie Young Bain died July 19. 1890, in Linton, Indiana, and was buried in the Old Linton cemetery. John Bain died March 20, 1905, in Linton, and was laid to rest beside Margaret. My grandmother, Margaret Bain Griffiths, passed away, at the young age of 30 years on August 1, 1896, and was buried in the Samaria Cemetery, near Dugger, Indiana. |
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