William MAIN [12377]
(Abt 1805-1878)
Elizabeth MASSON [12378]
(Abt 1802-1875)
John CRAIG [12489]
(Bet 1812/1816-)
Barbara MOOR [12490]
(Bet 1812/1816-)
William MAIN [12261]
(1831-1892)
Margaret CRAIG [12262]
(Abt 1834-1866)
John MAIN [4425]
(1859-1910)

 

Family Links

Spouses/Children:
1. Isabella RITCHIE [12258]

2. Margaret BRUCE [4426]

John MAIN [4425]

  • Born: 6 Mar 1859, Nigg, Kincardine 3 4
  • Marriage (1): Isabella RITCHIE [12258] on 5 May 1877 in Torry, Kincardine 1
  • Marriage (2): Margaret BRUCE [4426] on 28 Mar 1881 in Torry, Kincardine 2
  • Died: 9 Mar 1910, 105, Glasgow Road, Clydebank, DNB aged 51 5

  Noted events:

John worked as a fisherman, whitefisher. 6

7 Apr 1861 census: age 2, son of William Main at Burnbank Village, Nigg, Kincardine. 7

2 Apr 1871 census: age 12, son of William Main at Burnbank Village, Nigg, Kincardine. 8

3 Apr 1881 census: age 22, white fisher, head of household at Ferry Road New Buildings, Nigg, Kincardine. 9

25 Sep 1881: registered death of grandson, John Morrice Main, Torrywood, Torry, Nigg, Kincardine. 10

5 Apr 1891 census: age 32, whitefisher, head of household at Burnbank Village, Nigg, Kincardine. 11

31 Mar 1901 census: age 42, ship rigger, head of household at 132, Glasgow Road, Clydebank, LKS. 12


John married Isabella RITCHIE [12258] [MRIN: 3535], daughter of Andrew RITCHIE [12388] and Mary MASON [12389], on 5 May 1877 in Torry, Kincardine.1 (Isabella RITCHIE [12258] was born on 16 Aug 1856 in Pitsligo, Aberdeen 13 and died on 16 Jun 1880 in 6, Well Street, Rosehearty, Pitsligo, ABD 14.)


John next married Margaret BRUCE [4426] [MRIN: 1308], daughter of William BRUCE [12256] and Ann BUCHAN [12257], on 28 Mar 1881 in Torry, Kincardine.2 (Margaret BRUCE [4426] was born on 9 May 1855 in Peterhead, ABD 15 and died on 18 May 1928 in 9, Kitchener Street, Dalmuir, Clydebank, West DNB 16.)


Sources


1 Nigg Marriages 1877 266/02 (John Main, Isabella Ritchie).
married 5 May 1877 at Torry, Nigg after banns of Established Church of Scotland
JOHN MAIN whitefisher, bachelor age 18
Torry, Nigg
father William Main whitefisher
mother Margaret Main ms Craig
ISABELLA RITCHIE domestic servant, spinster age 19
Torry, Nigg
father Andrew Ritchie whitefisher
mother Mary Ritchie ms Mason.

2 Nigg Marriages 1881 266/02 (John Main, Margaret Bruce).
married 26 March 1881 at Torry, Nigg, Kincardineshire
after Free Church banns
JOHN MAIN whitefisher, widower age 22
Torry, Nigg
father William Main whitefisher
mother Margaret Main ms Craig deceased
MARGARET BRUCE
domestic servant, spinster age 25
father William Bruce whitefisher
mother Jane Bruce ms Buchan*
witnesses Alexander Bruce, George Main.
*[the marriage register definitely has Margaret's mother as JANE, but I believe her name was ANN BUCHAN.]

3 LDS Batch C112661 Nigg, Kincardine 1855-1867.

4 Nigg (Kincardine) Births 1859 266/20 (John Main 2nd of that name).
JOHN MAIN male
born 6 March 1859 at Burnbank, Nigg
father William Main whitefisher
mother Margaret Main ms Craig
informant William Main grandfather, not present.

5 Old or West Kilpatrick Deaths 1910 501/97 (John Main).
JOHN MAIN fisherman, latterly storeman, age 51
married (1) Isabella Ritchie, (2) Margaret Bruce
died 105 Glasgow Road, Clydebank
father Thomas [sic, should be William] Main fisherman deceased
mother Margaret Main ms Craig deceased
informant William B. Main son present
4 Wallace Street, Clydebank.

6 Old Kilpatrick Marriages 1908 501/133 (William Bruce Main & Louisa Lewis).
14 August 1908 at 250 Glasgow Road, Clydebank, in the parish of Old Kilpatrick, after C.of S. banns
WILLIAM BRUCE MAIN 20 bachelor, ship rigger
105 Glasgow Road, Clydebank
father John Main fisherman
mother Margaret Main ms Bruce
LOUISA LEWIS 20 spinster, needlemaker
250 Glasgow Road, Clydebank
father John Lewis engineer (journeyman)
mother Edith Letitia Lewis ms Banks deceased
witnesses Alexander Bruce Main [groom's brother], Edith Lewis [bride's sister].

7 1861 census of Scotland, Kincardine, Volume 266 Nigg, enumeration district (ED) 8, page 23, schedule no. 39, household of William Main (14 Burnbank Village);
Wm Main 30 M fisherman, Banchory Devenick
Margaret Main 26 M wife, Banchory Devenick
Elizabeth Main 7 daughter, Nigg
Wm Main 5 son, Nigg
John Main 2 son, Nigg
Jean Wood 22 servant

8 1871 census of Scotland, Kincardine, Volume 266 Nigg, enumeration district (ED) 16, page 9, schedule no. 71, household of John Main 914 Burn Banks);
William Main 40 M white fisher, Banchory Devenick
Hellen C Main 28 wife, Nigg
Elizabeth Main 17 Banchory Devenick
William Main 15 son, Nigg
John Main 12 son, Nigg
George Main 3 son, Nigg
Helen Main 4months, daughter, Nigg

9 1881 census of Scotland, Kincardine, Volume 266 Nigg, enumeration district (ED) 1, page 33, schedule no. 166, household of John Main (Ferry Road New Buildings);
John Main 22 M whitefisher, Nigg
Margaret Main 26 wife, Peterhead Aberdeen

10 Nigg Deaths 1881 266/42 (John Morrice Main).
JOHN MORRICE MAIN male age 3
died 25 September 1881 at Torrywood Torry, Nigg
father John Main whitefisher
mother Isabella Main ms Ritchie deceased
cause: enteric fever
informant William Main grandfather present.

11 1891 census of Scotland, Aberdeen, Volume 232/1 Peterhead, enumeration district (ED) 10, page 2, schedule no. 8, household of John Main (5a Main Road);
John Main 32 M whitefisher, Burnbank Nigg, Kincardine
Margaret Main 38 wife, Buchanhaven East, Aberdeen
Margaret A Main 9 daughter, Torry Kincardine
Agnes W Main9 daughter, Torry Kincardine
William B Main2 son, Buchanhaven East
Adam Flucker 22 boarder

12 1901 census of Scotland, Dumbarton, Volume 501 Old Kilpatrick, enumeration district (ED) 17, page 7, schedule no. 28a, household of John Main (132 Glasgow Road, Clydebank);
John Main 42 M shipyard rigger, Nigg Kincardine
Margaret Main 46 M wife, Peterhead, Aberdeen
Agnes Main 19 daughter, French polisher, Peterhead
William Main 12 son, Peterhead
Alexander Main 9 son, Peterhead
.. and two lodgers

13 "LDS Batch C112331 Pitsligo, Aberdeen 1855-1875".

14 Pitsligo Aberdeen Deaths 1880 233/20 (Isabella Main).
ISABELLA MAIN age 23
married to John Main whitefisher
died 16 June 1880 at 6 Well Street, Rosehearty
usual residence Tory, Kincardine
father Andrew Ritchie whitefisher
mother Mary Ritchie ms Mason
cause phthisis (TB) 6 months
informant John Main husband present.

15 Peterhead Burgh Births 1855 232-01/79 (Margaret Bruce).
MARGARET BRUCE female
born 9 May 1855 at Buchanhaven
father William Bruce fisherman, 35 years resident in Buchanhaven
mother Ann Bruce ms Buchan, 32 years resident in Inverallochie
This is her 10th child, already 4 girls living and 2 dead, and 3 boys dead.
married 1839 Peterhead
informant Ann Bruce (made her x mark) mother.

16 Scotstoun & Yoker Deaths 1928 644-23/295 (Margaret Main).
MARGARET MAIN age 73
widow of John Main ship rigger
died 18 May 1928
Blairhill Hospital, Glasgow
usual residence 9 Kitchener Street, Dalmuir
father William Bruce fisherman deceased
mother Ann Bruce ms Buchan deceased
informant Alexander Main son, present.

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