William Thain

  General Notes:

source: Sue Cudmore who notes:
I am a descendant of Helen Riach by a son she had out of wedlock before she married George and came to Australia.
This child was left behind in Scotland in the care of her parents. His name was James Thain.
He emigrated later in his life to Adelaide, South Australia.
William married later and had a daughter and another son

  Noted events in his life were:

• connection.

William had a relationship with Helen (Ellen) Eleanor Riach, daughter of James Riach and Mary Chapman, circa 1837. (Helen (Ellen) Eleanor Riach was born on 12 Aug 1816 in Forgue, near Banff, Scotland Parish of Banchory Ternan, christened on 17 Aug 1816 in Church of Scotland, Forgue Parish County, Aberdeen Scotland, died on 15 Jan 1892 in Appin, Campbelltown, Sydney, NSW Australia and was buried on 16 Jan 1892 in Congregational Cemetery, Campbelltown, Sydney, NSW Australia (now adjacent to the catholic school).). The cause of her death was influenza.

William next married Mary Dingwall, daughter of Robert Dingwall and Jean Anderson, on 13 Jul 1865 in Blackmill, Logie Coldstone, Aberdeenshire Scotland.⁵⁹⁷ (Mary Dingwall was born on 4 Aug 1818 in Migvie, Aberdeenshire Scotland and died on 14 Aug 1889 in Kildrummy, Aberdeenshire Scotland ⁵⁹⁷.)