Bayne of Tulloch – The Wolf’s Head
Sir Donald Bayne of Tulloch, Dingwall first registered the coat of arms in 1672 as a Wolf’s head erased and the crest a dexter arm grasping a dirk proper. Motto: […]
The Bain’s of Docharty.
I spent quite a considerable time trying to track down the booklet “The Bain’s of Docharty” by Hugh Urquhart written in 1913. The Bains of Dochcarty I had come across […]
McKenzie, Fraser & Bain??
Our own little version of Outlander, well at least connection to the main families portrayed the Clans Fraser of Lovat and Clan McKenzie. You will have already noted from previous […]
The Baynes of Tulloch, by Donald Mackinnon
I had come across various articles which mentioned the research Donald Mackinnon had done on the Baynes of Tulloch, but until recently I had not read any of the information […]
A ship called .. Tulloch Castle.
Has any of you ever heard of the ship called Tulloch Castle? I came across a couple of articles in respect of ship called Tulloch Castle (503 ton ship) which […]
David Wise Bain – The Richest Man in Cornwall
David Wise Bain is another contender for the Bain Hall of Fame. By 1889 David Wise Bain is said to be the Richest man in Cornwall The family lived at […]
Update
Family Reunion – October 2017 Tulloch Castle and the Family Reunion were fantastic and I will post on this shortly, but before I do I will introduce my next post […]
Clan Bain DNA Project
Well the results from my Y DNA test (or actually dads DNA as its only the male line that can take the Y DNA test) are in and I am still […]
St Clements Church Dingwall
Bayne/Bain and McKenzie Graves and Burial Chambers at St Clements Church, Dingwall, Scotland
DNA Testing for Genealogy
They say curiosity killed the cat, but that hasn’t stopped me being curious as to the world of DNA testing particularly in the remit of genealogy. DNA testing seems complex […]
Family Research Update
Life has taken over again at time has just flown passed since my last post. As I sit here and look at the pile of reports I have to do […]
Scottish Traditional Naming Patterns, can they tell us about our ancestors?
You may have noted from looking into your own family trees, you have come across numerous people with the same or similar names which makes our research a little more complex. […]
Alexander Bain (1818-1903) – Philosopher and Educationalist
Alexander Bain (1818-1903) was a famous Scottish Philosopher and Educationalist. He was born in Aberdeen in June 1818 and died in Aberdeen in 1903. His parents were George Bain and […]
On This Day – 271 Years Ago – Battle of Culloden
Culloden Battle Anniverary 16/04/2017
John Grieve – Ship Master
John Grieve is my 4th great-grandfather and the father of Euphemia Grieve the wife of Hugh Bain, hence the connection to the Bain family. Whilst Hugh Bain and Euphemia Grieve […]
Our Scottish Clan 