George McBain
- Born: 21 Apr 1890, Sunny Corner, Portsoy, Banffshire Scotland
- Marriage (1): Helen Mair on 27 Jan 1920 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland UK
- Died: 17 Aug 1980, Ellesmere Port, Cheshire England at age 90
Research Notes:
Jean Cameron wrote:
Did I ever tell you about my grandfather, John Donald McBain, son of Susan Riach, wonderful sea captain and once given an award for the
speediest run between Scotland and Buenos Aires in a double topsail schooner, sometime in the early 1900s, being before the Panama Canal
opened when ships had to round Cape Horn to reach the Pacific.
But when the committee arrived to present whatever it was, he couldn't be found. Had gone drinking with some of his buddies.
My father did go round Cape Horn with Grandad, but only once - a martinet on board. So when they returned to Scotland after what used to be a two year trip, my father went as an apprentice in a Glasgow dockyard and ended up as Chief Engineer with the RFA but he always wished he'd become a Captain.
Noted events in his life were:
• source.
• connection.
George married Helen Mair, daughter of Captain George Mair and Mary Sutherland, on 27 Jan 1920 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland UK. (Helen Mair was born on 4 Sep 1895 in Portknockie, Banffshire, Scotland UK and died in Nov 1968 in Wirral District, Cheshire England.)
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