| Collection | Civil Registers of Avondale |
| Record type | Marriage |
| Name | John Finlayson Bain |
| Marriage | 3 Dec 1881 |
| Place | Greenside, Common Green, Strathaven, Lanark |
| Age | 48 Years |
| Gender | M |
| Status | Widower |
| Residence | 11 Elder Street, Edinburgh |
| Occupation | Silversmith (Master) |
| Father's name | George Bain (Deceased) |
| Father's occupation | Painter |
| Mother's name | Mary Dickson (Deceased) |
| Spouse's name | Christina Mann |
| Spouse's age | 37 Years |
| Spouse's gender | F |
| Spouse's status | Spinster |
| Spouse's residence | 6 Atholl Crescent, Edinburgh |
| Spouse's father | John Mann (Deceased) Butler (Domestic Servant) |
| Spouse's father's occupation | Butler (Domestic Servant) |
| Spouse's mother | Christina Anderson |
| Marriage church | United Presbyterian Church |
| Marriage witnesses | Susan McInroy, John Paton |