Looking for a death for Samuel McMail

[loobylooayr]

Hi,

Samuel Hughes McMaill is born at Stranraer on March 22nd 1863 - the son of John McMaill and Margaret McMaill ms. Brown.
Margaret McMaill dies later that same year.
I can't find John and Samuel on the 1871 or 1881 Census.
Samuel marries on 1st August 1884 
He marries using the name Samuel Cain McMail to Mary Dorman at Stranraer. His address on the marriage certificate is Lodge, Lochnaw Castle, Leswalt and he is a Mason Journeyman aged 22 (he's actually 21) . His parents names are as above. Only his mother is noted as deceased. The spelling of his surname has lost an L.
The marriage did not last long before the couple separated.
I believe I have found Samuel on the 1891 Census at Drummore in the parish of Kirkmaiden.
Samuel McMail  lodger   married   aged 28   mason  born in Stranraer
He is lodging in the household of a family called Johnstone.

I am looking for Samuel's death. I can't find him on the 1901 Census and I suspect he may have died young. I have reason to believe from a newspaper article he was sometimes known by the surname Cain. I have looked for his father John's death too and can't find him either.
Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks for reading,
Looby

[mckha489]

Have you ruled out this death?

CAIN
SAMUEL
87
1947
899/ 34
Stranraer

[Ladyhawk]

Is this him ?

Samuel Cain Age:   7
Estimated Birth Year:   abt 1864
Relationship:   Foster Son
Where born:   Stranraer, wigtonshire
Registration Number:   899
Registration district:   Stranraer
Civil parish:   Inch
County:   Wigtownshire
Address:   31 Dalrymple St
Occupation:   Scholar
ED:   1
Household schedule number:   58
Line:   9
Jane Cain 29   Head
Thomas Cain 27   Brother
Samuel Cain   7   Foster Son
Jannet Beggs 1   Boarder

Samuel Cain Age:   18
Estimated Birth Year:   abt 1863
Relationship:   Adopted Son
Gender:   Male
Where born:   Inch, Wigtownshire
Registration Number:   899
Registration district:   Stranraer
Civil parish:   Inch
County:   Wigtownshire
Address:   31 Dalrymple St
Occupation:   Mason
ED:   2
Household schedule number:   51
Line:   10
Roll:   cssct1881_335

James Comaskey 28   Head
Jane Comaskey 34   Wife
John Comaskey 4   Son
Thomas Comaskey 2   Son
Thomas Cain 32   Brother-in-law
Samuel Cain   18   Adopted Son
Mary Mullen 72   Visitor

There’s this burial

Samuel Cain Age:   83
Death Place:   52 John Simpson Dr
Burial Date:   11 Mar 1947
Burial Place:   Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland
Cemetery Section:   M
Grave Number:   101
Interment Number:   2

[Gadget]

Have you ruled out this death?

CAIN
SAMUEL
87
1947
899/ 34
Stranraer

This one is single, an ag Lab and mother is listed as Jessie Frederick Harkness

[Gadget]

Looby ~

Have you looked for emigation or a move to Ireland or England?

[loobylooayr]

Thank you both for your prompt replies.

Ladyhawk - thank you - those two census entries do indeed look to be Samuel. I had wrongly assumed he would be with his father , but it looks like his dad must have been unable to rear him and fostered him out, and that is how he picked up the name Cain (which he used as a middle name when he married).

Gadget - thanks for the death but as you say wrong mother's name. Samuel might be recorded as single by the time he dies as his marriage was so brief it would be possible the informant of death wouldn't know about him being married.
I haven't looked at Ireland or England yet - it is, of course, possible he moved to either place. Thank you for the suggestion.

Looby

[loobylooayr]

Have you ruled out this death?

CAIN
SAMUEL
87
1947
899/ 34
Stranraer

Thank you for the suggestion. But it seems this person has a different mother's name.

Looby

[Gadget]

Forgot to add that the informant was a David Cain, brother.

[loobylooayr]

Forgot to add that the informant was a David Cain, brother.

 

Thanks Gadget. I think that confirms that the death on 1947 is not for my Samuel.

Looby