McBAIN

The McKay - McBean - MacLeod Family History

Nicol Family History

 Inverness & The Black Isle
 


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Central School, Kenneth Street,
Inverness,
Attended by Catherine, John Angus, Dorothy, Christina, & Donald McBain

 

McBAIN / McBEAN

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No. 1 Kenneth Street Inverness, first home of John McBain &
Christina Nicol

 

The earliest McBean in this line that can be traced back to with certainty is:
Francis McBean of Dunmaglass b c 1790
married Anne MacIntosh 16 June 1816 
 in Daviot & Dunlichity

 

 




Tomnahurich
 Cemetery, Inverness

 John James Fraser McBain married Christina Nicol on December 12 1895 in Rosemarkie Church,
Ross & Cromarty
John was a journeyman  blacksmith to the McAndrew family in Foddarty, R&C and started his own business at  King Street, Inverness circa 1895.

John's fatherAngus McBean & his wife Catherine McKay were
crofters at "Crofthouse" Tore and family descendants still farm there today.

Angus father, Francis was a crofter at Dunmaglass, Inverness, however little is known of any history.







Killearnan Cemetery,Ross & Cromarty

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

Crofthouse, Tore R&C 1994

 

 

Crofthouse, Tore R&C  circa 1920

 






 


  
 Dorothy McBain Insch -
HeadstoneTomnahurich, Inverness

 

 

Obit for John Angus, son of the above JOhn James Fraser McBain, from The Press & Journal "Died at the Northern Infirmary Inverness on the 16th inst., John Angus, Jack, aged 17 yrs, dearly beloved eldest son of John McBain , Blacksmith. Funeral from 11 Duncraig St tomorrow (Wednesday) at the New Cemetery. All friends invited"

Will of John James Fraser  McBain  dated 06 May 1903
Blacksmith sometime of 1 Kenneth Street Inverness, bequeathed his estate to his wife Christina Nicol an estate valued at £2238 14s 10d

Will of the late Christina McBain dated 12 May 1953
Bequeathed an estate valued at £3313 2s to her daughter Catherine.
 

 

 

 

 


Christina McBean Ross Headstone.
Tomnahurich Invernes


Fraser Headstone
Killearnan, R&C

THE McKAY / FRASER FAMILIES

The McKay family were crofters of Balguneerie Ross & Cromarty and  descendants still farm there today.

Compiled for the 2007 Reunion


Fraser Headstone
Killearnan,
R&C

 

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Killearnan Church


McKay Family Grave, Killearnan
Links below to web site of Duncan McKay of Cambridge with more McKay information

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 © Wendy Margaret Brindle
this page is under construction - last updated13/11/07

Research & typographical errors may be found on this site.