Brief Life History of James
When James Baird was born on 19 October 1849, in Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, his father, James Baird, was 23 and his mother, Janet Wylie, was 23. He married Margaret Morrison on 7 June 1872, in Campsie, Stirlingshire, Scotland, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 7 daughters. He lived in Calton, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom in 1881 and Saint Rollox, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom in 1891. In 1901, at the age of 52, his occupation is listed as carding contractor's foreman. He died in 1934, in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, at the age of 85.
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Sources (21)
- James Baird, "Scotland Census, 1881"
- James Baird, "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950"
- James Baird, "Scotland Marriages, 1561-1910"
Spouse and Children
1849–1934 Male
1852–1933 Female
Children (12)
1872–1885 Male
1874– Female
1876– Male
1877–1880 Female
1880–1882 Female
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Parents and Siblings
1826–1900 Male
1826–1890 Female
Siblings (9)
1848– Female
1849–1934 Male
1852– Female
1854– Male
1856–1918 Female
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World Events (8)
1854 · Great North of Scotland Railway
Age 5
1857 · Police (Scotland) Act 1857
Age 8
1874 · Patronage abolished in the Church of Scotland.
Age 25
Name Meaning
Scottish:
from a common pronunciation of Bard in Scotland.
occupational name from Gaelic bàrd ‘bard, poet, minstrel’, or of Gaelic Mac an Baird ‘son of the bard’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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