Andrew Geddes Bain

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Andrew Geddes Bain, 19, Saddler, arrived at the Cape in 1816 on the Princess Charlotte.

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BAIN, Andrew Geddes; p. Independent; r. Captain of levies in the Sixth Kaffir War, 1834. As an explorer he penetrated as far as the Molopo River. Road engineer who constructed the Queen's Road, the Katberg Pass, Oudeberg and van Ryneveld Passes, Mitchell's Pass, and Bain's Kloof Pass. Also the Father of South African Geology, his labours in this field being recognized by the Queen, the British Museum, and several international scientific institutions. Compiled the first geological map of South Africa. Wrote Journals on his travels, a burlesque, Kaatjie Kekkelbek, and a poem, British Settlers.

Source: The Story of the British Settlers of 1820 in South Africa, Second Edition and Revised, 1966. Pg 205.

Added by Y. DROST on 5 AUG 2012

Fossil named after him (Dicynodon Bainii) also a freshwater fish, Eastern Cape Rocky (Sandelia Bainsii). He produced South Africa's first comprehensive geological map in 1852.

Source: British 1820 Settlers to South Africa Some Frontier Families, I Mitford-Barbeton & Violet White

Added by Carolle Marquard (Malan) 6 Aug 2012

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von BACKSTROM. Azure, three escallops argent. Motto: Spes mea in patria (fig 248). [25] Johann George Friedrich von Backstrom, fr. Wesel (Germ.), b. 1764, d. 7.1.1812; in 1795 translator of the Council of Justice. Marr. 18.6.1797 Johanna Georgina SPRENGLER. His only child, Maria Elizabeth, bapt. 6.5.1798, marr. 16.11.1818 Andrew Geddes BAIN.

Heraldry of South African Families by C. PAMA. pg. 27

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Of Bainskloof fame.

http://bainskloof.org.za/history/history-3/index.html