Jane (Jinny) Hendrie (nee Bain) (16 May 1890 - 20 Mar 1968)
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| Jane (Jinny) Bain |
Jinny is my great grandmother.
Jinny, born Jane Bain was born on 16 May 1890 at Yetti Creek or "Yatta Creek near Williamstown", South Australia, Australia to William Bain and Jane Bain (nee Pascoe). The name of Jinny was probably given to her to cause less confusion with her Mother, also Jane. In any case, it suited her really well. This date was according to her birth certificate but the family always celebrated her birthday on the 9th May. Her birth had not been registered until June 7th and as often happened, dates were wrongly given at times.
Jinny's father William Bain came to Australia with his parents in 1855 when he was 2. Her Grandfather, John Bain, "a remarkably quiet, steady man" was killed within 3 years after arrival whilst at work on a property known as Glen Para when a log cross cut by him and another, rolled unexpectedly onto him as he ran to escape it. This must have had a serious effect on little William and the rest of the family. Many Bains reside in Williamstown still today and Jinny woudl loften want to visit her relatives there.
Her mother Jane, nee Pascoe, was a tiny lady but Jinny took after her father who was taller. She was of stocky build, round and rotund, always with a double chin as Doreen could recall. Perhaps people would have seen her as dour - her Scottish ancestry shining through or maybe just not a talker.
The family was large. Jinny was one of 14 children. Some of her schooling would have been done in Williamstown and I suspect this would have been watched over by her now Grandmother Margaret Bain, nee McLaren, a widow, from a wealthy and noble family in Scotland. We do know that Jinny went with her parents as a child to Western Australia for a time where her father William was a tree feller. No doubt this is where oldest sister Lizzie met her husband, then stayed in Western Australia. Places like Katanning, Midland Junction and Albany were often mentioned. They would also visit Albany when Jinny was still living with them. Probably Jinny later lived at Plympton with her parents after Williamstown, and when older she took on work as a housemaid in Oaklands Park, then later was a "live-in housemaid" in a two storey house in Ascot Park near Hendrie Street where she was employed at the time she met George Hendrie. Her sister Ida was a housemaid in Plympton at the time, and together they went one morning to the central market in the city. The girls were in the sideshows section of the market when George sidled up to Jinny and asked her if she'd like him to have a shot for her on the sideshow (something similar to the open mouthed clown seen these days). He won her a washbowl set (these had a large jug, bowl and toilet bowl), very fashionable then. So the romance began.
Once engaged, she wore a beautiful gold engagement ring with 5 Ceylon sapphires, still held in the family to this day.
Jane married George Hendrie on 27 April 1912 at the Methodist Church, Plympton, Adelaide, South Australia. It was on the corner of Mooringe Avenue. Reverend T. Geddes White solemnised the marrage and a union of almost 56 years began. Witnesses were George's brother, John, and Jinny's sister Ida.
They bought a house from Mr Pyman, the builder, at 1 Albert Street, Edwardstown where they remained until about 1960 when they sold out to the Avoca Hotel and moved to 11 Price Street, Edwardstown, the street opposite Castle Plaza. At Albert Street, George had built a shed, a backyard toilet and a backyard aviary. They had a wonderful garden which allowed them to be reasonably self-sufficient.
Jinny, born Jane Bain was born on 16 May 1890 at Yetti Creek or "Yatta Creek near Williamstown", South Australia, Australia to William Bain and Jane Bain (nee Pascoe). The name of Jinny was probably given to her to cause less confusion with her Mother, also Jane. In any case, it suited her really well. This date was according to her birth certificate but the family always celebrated her birthday on the 9th May. Her birth had not been registered until June 7th and as often happened, dates were wrongly given at times.
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| The house at Yetta Creek Road near Williamstown where Jinny was born and raised |
Jinny's father William Bain came to Australia with his parents in 1855 when he was 2. Her Grandfather, John Bain, "a remarkably quiet, steady man" was killed within 3 years after arrival whilst at work on a property known as Glen Para when a log cross cut by him and another, rolled unexpectedly onto him as he ran to escape it. This must have had a serious effect on little William and the rest of the family. Many Bains reside in Williamstown still today and Jinny woudl loften want to visit her relatives there.
Her mother Jane, nee Pascoe, was a tiny lady but Jinny took after her father who was taller. She was of stocky build, round and rotund, always with a double chin as Doreen could recall. Perhaps people would have seen her as dour - her Scottish ancestry shining through or maybe just not a talker.
The family was large. Jinny was one of 14 children. Some of her schooling would have been done in Williamstown and I suspect this would have been watched over by her now Grandmother Margaret Bain, nee McLaren, a widow, from a wealthy and noble family in Scotland. We do know that Jinny went with her parents as a child to Western Australia for a time where her father William was a tree feller. No doubt this is where oldest sister Lizzie met her husband, then stayed in Western Australia. Places like Katanning, Midland Junction and Albany were often mentioned. They would also visit Albany when Jinny was still living with them. Probably Jinny later lived at Plympton with her parents after Williamstown, and when older she took on work as a housemaid in Oaklands Park, then later was a "live-in housemaid" in a two storey house in Ascot Park near Hendrie Street where she was employed at the time she met George Hendrie. Her sister Ida was a housemaid in Plympton at the time, and together they went one morning to the central market in the city. The girls were in the sideshows section of the market when George sidled up to Jinny and asked her if she'd like him to have a shot for her on the sideshow (something similar to the open mouthed clown seen these days). He won her a washbowl set (these had a large jug, bowl and toilet bowl), very fashionable then. So the romance began.
Once engaged, she wore a beautiful gold engagement ring with 5 Ceylon sapphires, still held in the family to this day.
Jane married George Hendrie on 27 April 1912 at the Methodist Church, Plympton, Adelaide, South Australia. It was on the corner of Mooringe Avenue. Reverend T. Geddes White solemnised the marrage and a union of almost 56 years began. Witnesses were George's brother, John, and Jinny's sister Ida.
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| This photo was taken in 1985 of the church where George Hendrie and Jane (Jinny) Bain were married at. Uniting Church, Mooringe Avenue, Plympton. The original church was the marriage place. They were married in 1912. |
They bought a house from Mr Pyman, the builder, at 1 Albert Street, Edwardstown where they remained until about 1960 when they sold out to the Avoca Hotel and moved to 11 Price Street, Edwardstown, the street opposite Castle Plaza. At Albert Street, George had built a shed, a backyard toilet and a backyard aviary. They had a wonderful garden which allowed them to be reasonably self-sufficient.
Jinny and George had four children:
Dulcie Gladys Hendrie - Born 17 Apr 1913 at Edwardstown, Adelaide, South Australia. Died 3 June 2007 on Yorke Peninsula, South Australia, Australia.
Harry William Hendrie - Born 10 July 1916 at Edwardstown, Adelaide, South Australia. Died 18 May 2000 at Christies Beach Nursing Home, Christies Beach, Adelaide, South Australia.
Ida Joyce Hendrie - Born 1 Jun 1918 at Edwardstown, Adelaide, South Australia. Died 7 September 2008 at Woodcroft, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.
Margaret May Hendrie - Born 3 Nov 1923 at Edwardstown, Adelaide,
South Australia. Died 24 February 2006.
Harry adored his mother and on occasions when she was unwell, would "organise" to find a fowl which he would pluck and use to make her chicken broth - said it fixed her without question! He would also pick any fruits available in the district, chop the wood for her and do many other tasks as needed.
Ida Joyce Hendrie - Born 1 Jun 1918 at Edwardstown, Adelaide, South Australia. Died 7 September 2008 at Woodcroft, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.
Margaret May Hendrie - Born 3 Nov 1923 at Edwardstown, Adelaide,
South Australia. Died 24 February 2006.
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| Around 1916 - George and Jinny Hendrie with Dulcie and Harry |
Harry adored his mother and on occasions when she was unwell, would "organise" to find a fowl which he would pluck and use to make her chicken broth - said it fixed her without question! He would also pick any fruits available in the district, chop the wood for her and do many other tasks as needed.
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| Jinny and George with Ida. Place unknown perhaps Granite Island, Victor Harbour. |
Jinny's care of her parents was paramount, sending son Harry to check on them every day. He would ride his bike from Albert Street to Plympton each time unless he had misbehaved and lost the use of his bike as punishment - then he would have to walk because Jinny was still wanting to check on her parents. After the death of her mother, Jinny brought the rocking chair used by her Mother home for herself and we all remember Nanna sitting in it in the corner of the Albert Street house. This house had helped her care for her own family, firstly raising her own children, then each of the girls in turn as they suffered sadnesses or waited for homes to be built. For instance, Dulcie's son, Bill, lived there for a time and Joyce and her baby Beverley also after the death of Joyce's husband during the War. Now, a widower, William her father was brought home to live with her and the family.
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| About 1931 - Jinny and sisters Margaret Ann (Annie) and Myrtle Ida (Ida) |
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| Around 1931 - Back Dulcie, Jinny's unmarried brother James, William Bain who is Jinny's father, Harry Hendrie, then Joyce, then front is Jinny, Margaret, Annie, Thelma and Ida |
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| Early 1930's - Jinny and George Hendrie on their way to watch South Adelaide at Adelaide Oval.
At some stage, probably during the 1930's, George took Jinny on a well remembered holiday aboard the "Gem" paddlesteamer on the River Murray. Photos indicate that they spent time at Mannum, we think leaving for the trip from Renmark. George wears his elaborate gold fob watch in one of the photos. This is now in the hands of son Harry's family and will be a true family heirloom.
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| George and Jinny Hendrie with eldest grandchildren William and niece Yvonne around 1938 at 1 Albert Street, Edwardstown, Adelaide
Jinny was dismayed when son Harry moved to Melbourne to find work in November 1938. In those days Melbourne was far away. During the year of Harry and Nita's marriage (1940) Jinny visited them in Binnie Street, Brighton.
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| Jinny Hendrie (nee Bain), Neighbour Jean and Harry William Hendrie in 1940 on the steps of 32 Binnie Street, East Brighton, Melbourne where Nita and Harry Hendrie lived. |
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| Nita Hendrie (Harry's wife) and Jinny Hendrie (nee Bain) on the steps of 32 Binnie Street, East Brighton, Melbourne in 1940. |
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| Nita Hendrie (Harry's wife) and Jinny Hendrie (nee Bain) on the steps of 32 Binnie Street, East Brighton, Melbourne in 1940. |
Jinny's habit till almost the day she died was to get up 5am on Monday mornings to begin the washing. The copper would be lit and work would begin out in the shed where the trough was found. George and Bill had built the back area onto the house and a kitchen and bathroom took this space. The toilet was an outside toilet, kept as neat and clean as possible. Even though electricity was connected to houses in Edwardstown when Harry was a young teenager, Jinny always chose to have a gas stove. In Nanna's kitchen were the most delicious cooking smells and we all loved to gather there, knowing that she would have baked her famous apple and apricot pies which she lashed with real cream. Her sponge cakes decorated with homegrown passionfruit were amazing.
Through the back corner gate was the Church property and Jinny would wander slowly through there every Sunday to Church or to the women's groups during the week. She sat in Church in the centre of the congregation and would always wear a close fitting hat, often thiel in colour. She liked to hold her hands in her lap and would watch very proudly when any of the few grandchildren attending would perform on special occasions. Jinny kept a family bible with details of births of her children and grandchildren. Doreen has her family Bible, and knows that to see Nanna's proud face in the congregation was a treat.
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| 1943 - George and Jinny Hendrie in the backyard at Albert Street, Edwardstown |
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| Jane (Jinny) Bain with granddaughter Janice Margaret DeBoo in the backyard of Albert Street, Edwardstown |
The Hams lived next door to Jinny and George in Albert Street, Edwardstown. Occasionally they would picnic together. We believe the below photo is taken at Mitcham Reserve in Adelaide. It was for a Sunday School picnic.
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| Hams and Hendrie Sunday School Picnic |
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| 1948 - Jane (Jinny) Hendrie with grandson Kenneth George Bain standing amongst George Hendrie's prized dahlias in the backyard of Albert Street, Edwardstown |
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| Around 1948. Jinny back left, George front right with Morris, Yvonne, Margaret, Ida, Charlie, Janice and Robert in the Adelaide Botanic Gardens. |
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| 1956 - Margaret May Hendrie, Dulcie Gladys Hendrie, Harry William Hendrie, Jane (Jinny) Hendrie (nee Bain), Ida Joyce Hendrie at Yvonne's 21st |
Every Christmas there would be a marvellous meal with the women helping and the children running around the garden paths and hiding in the shed or the toilet. Then we would all be seated at the wonderful table made by George (now in possession of Great Grandson Warren) and George would announce "Look what I started" as he proudly viewed us all. Jinny would chuckle to herself. She would have shopped for lovely well thought-out gifts and for the children in similar age, there would be like gifts. Granddaughters Janice and Doreen were each given items such as a china teaset, a warm bed jacket, not to mention at age 1, a gold brooch and chain with names inscribed therein. When the two last grandchildren arrived (Joan and Kathryn), they too would have similar gifts.
Even though electricity was connected to houses in Edwardstown when Harry was a young teenager, Jinny always chose to have a gas stove.
When Jinny became tired of eating the rabbits Harry caught, she's make him sell them to the neighbours for 1 penny each.
She made two huge stoneware jars of Damson plum jam every year. Harry has picked them at Mrs Moody's.
Because Jinny's siblings were scattered, some on the other side of Adelaide, and telephones were not common, it was not easy for her to meet up with them much. There were times when she would go to Western Australia on the train. Eldest granddaughter Yvonne can recall going to see her off at the train station for her visits interstate. At times there would be family picnics to Williamstown where Jinny would meet up with cousins and sister Annie. Her brother Jim and sister Ida remained unmarried and lived with the parents at Plympton, so they were far easier to keep in touch with. Brother Bob had lived for a time on South Road nearby.
When she and George moved to Price Street, they were ageing but still enjoyed seeing the family come to visit. Mostly the girls' families went on Sundays, but Harry chose to take his family more often on Friday nights as the crowd was ever growing and he could then sit more peacefully and chat to his Dad. They had a very smelly kerosene heater which left a strong memory for some of us.
Jinny proudly watched as her grandchildren started to marry and begin their own families. By late 1967 she had attended at least 6 of these functions. For all that, we have very few photos of Jinny and in particular, of her in childhood and at marriage.
Jinny is remembered by granddaughter Doreen as being a devoted, loving wife, a stable and quietly strict Grandmother known as Nanna to all the grandchildren, a loyal and supportive family member, devout Christian Methodist Church attender, a wonderful cook with family favourite recipes, and the roudiest supporter of South Australia Footballers ever known. She loved her Gilda Puff Ball Lily that grew by the front fence, was always patient with George as he sat tempting a bird into his catching cage, loved to have her parents' things about her and sat, mostly listening, when the family came to visit. Doreen was always a little in awe of her, even afraid of her at times when she just looked, without comment, at her. Was she tired or just not much of a chatterer?
Nanna had a very dry sense of humour (as did her husband) and she would often chuckle under her breath when she said something dry and saw the reaction from the child in question.
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| 1958 - Last known photo of Jane (Jinny) Bain with granddaughter Heather Joan (Joan) Hendrie |
During a Pacific cruise holiday that Harry and Nita were enjoying, Jinny took ill, and when Harry finally reached the mainland and heard this news, he came post haste back to his mother's side. She died in the Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia on the 20 March 1968, aged 78 and was buried the following day. Cause of death was "Malignant pleural effusion". Harry, who organised the official paperwork, was rightly upset. It states that Jinny was 44 when first married!
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