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William BAIN; b. 1877 Scotland; son of William BAIN & Jessie MACGREGOR; emigrated to Punta Arenas; 1896 to Santa Cruz; shepherd; 1905 Argentina, sheep farmer, founded Estancia Josefina near Cabo Blanco, Puerto Deseado; 1913 founder member of Sociedad Rural; d. 1938

m.

Elizabeth SINCLAIR

Children:
1. Jessie McGregor, b. 1912
2. William, b. 1914
3. Angus Sinclair, b. 1915
4. Jorge Jofre
5. Elizabeth Barbara, b. 1916; d. 1917
6. Rebecca Sinclair, b. 1918, bapt. 1919
7. Mauricio, b. 1921; d. 1930
8. David James, b. 1924; d. 1978
9. Roberto, b. 1926; d. 1990; m. Anne HEWLETT, 3 daughters
10. Dora, b. 1929; d. Buenos Aires

Thanks: Mónica Vivian Bain (VIII-2003), Fred Madelin (VIII-2011)
Sources:
(1) "Cuadernos Culturales Deseadenses", No. 18, May 2009
(2) "Return to Patagonia", Greta Mackenzie, The Islands Book Trust, 2010
Photo: Boletín de la Sociedad Rural de Deseado", No. 115, Nov-1946
Last updated: 26-XII-2011