BAIN Colin

Name	Colin BAIN
Country Of Origin	Scotland
Born	1823
Died	1903
Birth/Baptism	Born approx. 1823, Edinburgh, Scotland
Parents	George (clock & watchmaker) Isabella Bain (formerly Ogilvy)
Apprenticeship	With his father
Skills	Clockmaker, Watchmaker, Jeweller, Chronometer Maker
Work Locations	Hobart, Launceston
Street Address	Liverpool Street, Hobart Murray Street, Hobart De Witt Street, Battery Point Elizabeth Street Hobart Charles Street, Launceston
Marriage/Spouse	28 February 1848, St Johns Church, New Town, Hobart, to Mary Robe (daughter of James and Elizabeth Robe)
Trial	28 April 1842, Court of Justiciary, Perth, Scotland March 1868, Hobart December 1870, Hobart July 1873, Hobart November 1880, Hobart
Sentence	1842: Ten years transportation for housebreaking 1868: Three months imprisonment for illegally pawning watches. 1870: 18 months imprisonment with hard labour for illegally pawning clocks. 1873: 12 months imprisonment with hard labour for illegally pawning watches. 1880: Six months imprisonment with hard labour for illegally pawning a watch and chain left with him for repair.
Arrival	June 1842, Van Diemen’s Land (Tasmania) on the convict ship, Emily (1)
Police Number	7325
Convict Assignment	James Robe, watchmaker, Hobart James Matthews, watchmaker and jeweller, Launceston James Puckridge, clock and watchmaker, Launceston Ferdinand Riva, watchmaker, Launceston
Ticket of Leave	23 November 1847
Conditional Pardon	4 December 1849
Other	1841 Scotland Census: Recorded as a clockmaker’s apprentice. Early 1850s: Lived and worked in Melbourne, Victoria. 1854: Insolvency, Melbourne. Approx. 1855: Returned to Hobart. The Hobarton Mercury 2 May 1856: ‘Having purchased Mr Colin Baines’s business next to Mr Marshall, Saddler, Liverpool Street the customers of Mr Baines are requested to call and point out any watches that may have been left with him for repairs. The business in future will be carried on by T A Hamilton, Jun. 30^th April 1856.’ May 1857: Colin advertised commencing business from his private residence at De Witt Street, Battery Point. 1858: Death of father George Bain, Scotland. He left Colin a clock engine he had manufactured. Approx. 1860: Elizabeth Street, Hobart 1866: Insolvent court. Tasmanian Morning Herald 14 September 1866: ‘In re Colin Bain. This as an adjourned first meeting and for discharge. The insolvent appeared in person. In reply to the learned Commissioner the insolvent said he was a watchmaker and kept a shop. He never had much property in this colony, but in Victoria he had. The Commissioner said it appeared no debts had been proved, though the amount seemed large. Still he had no materials before him; no creditors came forward, and therefore the insolvent must take his discharge. Discharged accordingly.’
Death	30 April 1903, Invalid Depot, New Town, Hobart, Tasmania
References
Colin Bain to Graham Mulligan, emails 13 March 2017, 26 November 2018. The Life and Times of Colin Bain (1823 to 1903), prepared by Colin Bain with Todd Bain, Maurice Robe, and Caroline Haigh, 2018. TAHO: CON33/1/31, CON18/1/34, CON14/1/17, CON28/1/1, RGD37/1/7 no1803 Marriage 1848, RGD33/1/7 no2837 Birth 1859, AE764/1/9 Bankruptcy 1866. Web: National Records of Scotland 1841 Census 275/3/17; Founders & Survivors database. The Examiner (Launceston) 8 December 1849; Banner 23 May 1854; Geelong Advertiser and Intelligencer 30 September 1854; Argus 28 September 1854, 29 September 1854; Tasmanian Daily News 7 May 1857; The Hobart Town Advertiser 24 August 1860; The Tasmanian Times 25 March 1868, 8 December 1870; The Mercury (Hobart) 15 January 1869, 24 June 1873, 6 November 1880, 19 July 1866, 16 August 1866, 1 May 1903; The Tasmanian Tribune 1 July 1873; The Hobart Town Herald 2 November 1880.