Historically it has been identified that the Bain name originates from Scotland (for more information check out the Bain Name Meaning). Research to date has identified the earliest ancestore of our line of the Bain family as being Robert Bain of Clackmannan, Scotland. It is his grandson James Bain who emigrates to Australia in 1862.

The current ancestry goes back 7 generations, with biographies for relevant family members indicated via link

• Robert Bain & Rachel McFarlane
  • Robert Alexander Bain & Margaret Cairns
    • James Bain 1836 - 1892 & Elizabeth McPherson McFarlane
      
      • James Cairns Bain 1870 - 1945 & Sarah Ann Bashford
        • James Bashford Bain 1893 - 1971 & Eva Mary Yates

          • Doreen Bain 1921 - 2000 & Douglas James Hardie

            • My father

      • Roderick Bain