Hi Alastair,
I recently started work on my family tree, and stumbled across your 2001 posting whilst looking for information about Jeremiah Bain, who was my great great great grandfather.
Did you ever find out any more? I have run into a bit of a blockage.
I know he was married to Janet Millie, who died in Kirkcaldy in 1857. However, in the census of 1861, there is at least one son (Robert) in the household who was born after that (in 1859), and, indeed, my GGGF, Andrew Bain was born in 1862. So I think Jeremiah may have married again, as my GGGF has Mary Bain (m.s. Thom) listed on both his marriage and death cert.
I think Jeremiah spent some time in Australia. Although I am not sure. I wonder if he was there in fact when Janet Millie died, as her death was witnessed by John Bain, who, was her eldest son, as opposed to Jeremiah himself. Maybe they had split up?
I can find no record of Jeremiah's death, nor any record of Mary Thom at all. I am wondering if he emigrated either to Australia or America and ended his days there?
Andrew, my GGGF certainly spent all of his adult life at least in Scotland.
Do you have anything at all?
Cheers,
ken.