General Notes

ROBERT BOYD HAINING was born 15 January 1887 in Fairlie, Dundonald, Ayrshire, Scotland, the son of shoemaker Robert Boyd Haining (1856 –1939) and his wife, Elizabeth Allan Balmer.  He worked as a grocer's apprentice in 1901 in Kilmaurs, Ayrshire, Scotland.

On 15 June 1910, at Astarta Cottage in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland, Robert married his wife, Elizabeth Gowans, daughter of Walter Gowans and Mary Hendrie.  She worked as a dressmaker.  They soon emigrated to West Victoria, Australia, where Robert worked as a grocer in Dean's Marsh.  Later he worked as a clerk for the State Coal Mine which was owned by the Victorian Railways. 

Robert and Elizabeth had three still-born children in addition to their two surviving daughters.  In 1948, at the age of 61 years old, Robert died of angina heart.  His gravestone lists the date of death as the 24th of November 1948, but according to the notice in the local newspaper, he died on the 25th.  He was laid to rest at Wonthaggi Cemetery on the 27th of November, 1948.  A few months later, his elder daughter Mamie died and she was buried next to him.  Robert's widow Elizabeth lived another 24 years before she died of heart failure at the age of 87 years old, then she was laid to rest in Wonthaggi Cemetery next to Robert.
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The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848-1954, Friday, 26 November 194, Page 10 of 16, Columns 1 and 2:

DEATHS

HAINING.-On November 25, at Wonthaggi District Hospital, Robert, the dearly beloved husband of Elizabeth, and fond father of Mamie and Bet, aged 61 years.

FUNERAL NOTICES

HAINING. - The Friends of the late Mr. ROBERT HAINING are respectfully invited to follow his remains to the place of interment, the Wonthaggi Cemetery.  The Funeral is arranged to leave his late residence, Drysdale street, Wonthaggi, TOMORROW (Saturday), at 2 p.m. 
JOHN D. KEADY, Wonthaggi. 

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  Death Notes

Wonthaggi District Hospital

  Burial Notes

Wonthaggi Cemetery (Methodist section)

  Recorded Events in His Life

• He worked as a grocer, Dean's Marsh; later a clerk for the State Coal Mine which was owned by the Victorian Railways.

• Gallery: Birth Certificate, on 15 January 1887, in Dundonald, Ayrshire, Scotland.

• He appeared on the 1891 Census of Scotland on 5 April 1891 in Kilmaurs, Ayrshire, Scotland. ⁷
  

1891 Census:  Kilmaurs, Ayrshire, Scotland
    Address:  Main Street (Schedule No. 80)
                                                                                         Estimated
Name                Position   Status     Sex   Age   Occupation   Where Born            Birth Year
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Robert Haining      Head*      Married     M     34   Shoemaker    Ayrshire, Symington   about 1856
Elizabeth Haining   Wife       Married     F     33   --           Ayrshire, Tarbolton   about 1857
Elizabeth Haining   Daughter   Unmarried   F     14   --           Ayrshire, Symington   about 1876
George Haining      Son        Unmarried   M     10   Scholar      Ayrshire, Symington   about 1880
Jane Haining        Daughter   Unmarried   F      8   Scholar      Ayrshire, Dundonald   about 1882
Maggie Haining      Daughter   Unmarried   F      6   Scholar      Ayrshire, Dundonald   about 1884
Robert Haining      Son        Unmarried   M      4   --           Ayrshire, Dundonald   about 1886
John Haining        Son        Unmarried   M      2   --           Ayrshire, Dundonald   about 1888
  *House has 2 rooms with one or more windows
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GROS Number 598/00 001/000 16

• He appeared on the 1901 Census of Scotland on 31 March 1901 in Kilmaurs, Ayrshire, Scotland. ⁸
  

1901 Census:  Crosshouse, Kilmaurs, Ayrshire, Scotland
    Address:  Douglas Cottage

Name             Age Position    Status    Occupation              Where Born            Parish     Remarks
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Robert Haining    45   Head      Married   Boot-maker (master)     Ayrshire, Symington   598008 8     *
E. B. Haining     43   Wife      Married   --                      Ayrshire, Tarbolton   598008 8
George Haining    20   Son       Single    Journeyman Boot-maker   Ayrshire, Symington   598008 8   worker
Maggie Haining    16   Daur      Single    Domestic Help           Ayrshire, Dundonald   598008 8
Robert Haining    14   Son       --        Grocer's Apprentice     Ayrshire, Dundonald   598008 8   worker
John Haining      11   Son       --        Scholar                 Ayrshire, Dundonald   598008 8
James Haining      9   Son       --        Scholar                 Ayrshire, Kilmaurs    598008 8
Lily Haining       7   Daur      --        Scholar                 Ayrshire, Kilmaurs    598008 8
Agnes Haining      4   Daur      --        --                      Ayrshire, Kilmaurs    598008 8
William Haining    2   Son       --        --                      Ayrshire, Kilmaurs    598008 8
Ellen Haining      0   Daur      --        --                      Ayrshire, Kilmaurs    598008 8
     *employer; working at home; 3 rooms with one or more windows
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• Gallery: the Robert Boyd Haining family, about 1908, in Kilmaurs, Ayrshire, Scotland.

• He emigrated to West Victoria, Australia before 1926 from Scotland.

• He resided at Drysdale street in Wonthaggi, Victoria, Australia in 1948. ⁹

• He has conflicting death information of 24 November 1948 and Dandenong, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ⁴ Wonthaggi District Hospital

• He was buried at the Wonthaggi Cemetery in Wonthaggi, Victoria, Australia on 27 November 1948.