Sir David Baird, 2nd Baronet, of Newbyth (1795 – 8 January 1852) was a British baronet and captain in the

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Life

David Baird was born in 1795, the son of Robert Baird and Hersey Christina Maria Gavin. On 10 August 1821 he married Lady Anne Kennedy, daughter of Sir Archibald Kennedy, 1st Marquess of Ailsa and Margaret Erskine. Together they had ten children: *Alice Anne (d. 16 January 1908), married Rev. Hon. Arthur Charles Baillie-Hamilton, son of

George Baillie-Hamilton, 10th Earl of Haddington George Baillie-Hamilton, 10th Earl of Haddington DL (14 April 1802 – 25 June 1870), known as George Baillie until 1858, was a Scottish Conservative politician. Life Haddington was the son of George Baillie and his wife Mary (née Pringle). C ...

. They had one daughter. *Robert Wynne (d. 15 October 1845). *Archibald (d. 15 October 1845) *Hersey Maria Christina Elizabeth (4 June 1908). Unmarried. *Margaret (c. 1831 – 24 March 1903), married Lord Gilbert Kennedy, son of Archibald Kennedy, Earl of Cassillis and had issue. *

Sir David Baird, 3rd Baronet Sir David Baird, 3rd Baronet, of Newbyth, DL (26 January 1832 – 12 October 1913) was a Scottish army officer and landowner. Life David Baird was born on 21 January 1832 in Prestonkirk, Haddingtonshire to Sir David Baird, 2nd Baronet, a ...

(26 January 1832 – 13 October 1913), who married the Hon. Ellen Stuart, daughter of

Charles Stuart, 12th Lord Blantyre Charles Walter Stuart, 12th Lord Blantyre, DL (21 December 1818 – 15 December 1900), styled Master of Blantyre from birth until 1830, was a Scottish politician and landowner with . Born at Lennoxlove House, Stuart was the second son of Rober ...

and Lady Evelyn Sutherland-Leveson-Gower (daughter of

George Sutherland-Leveson-Gower, 2nd Duke of Sutherland George Granville Sutherland-Leveson-Gower, 2nd Duke of Sutherland, KG (8 August 178627 February 1861), styled Viscount Trentham until 1803, Earl Gower between 1803 and 1833 and Marquess of Stafford in 1833, was a British Whig MP and peer fro ...

). They had six children. * Adm. Sir John Erskine Kennedy KCB (16 September 1833 – 8 December 1908), married Constance Barbara Clarke, but died without issue. *Capt. William Arthur (b. 1839), served in the

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. He fought in the

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, and died from wounds sustained in them. Unmarried. *Capt. Frederick (1841–1884), served as a lieutenant in the

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Regiment, and as a captain in the Haddington Militia. Unmarried. *Jonathan Peel (9 January 1844 – 22 April 1915), married Emily Diana Frances Maude, daughter of Col. Sir George Ashley Maude. They had nine children. He was JP of

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. Baird succeeded to the title of 2nd Baronet Baird, of Newbyth, county Haddington on 18 August 1829, on the death of his uncle

Sir David Baird, 1st Baronet General Sir David Baird, 1st Baronet, of Newbyth, GCB (6 December 1757 – 18 August 1829) was a British Army officer. Military career He was born at Newbyth House in Haddingtonshire, Scotland, the son of an Edinburgh merchant family, and enter ...

References

* 37Charles Mosley, editor, Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th ed., 3 vols. (Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd., 2003) vol. 1, p. 225. * 37Charles Mosley, Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 107th ed., vol. 1, p. 224. * 8Charles Mosley, editor, Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 106th edition, 2 vols. (Crans. Switzerland: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd., 1999), vol. 1, p. 42.
"Death of Sir David Baird"
''The Glasgow Herald''. Friday, 9 January 1852. p. 5.

External links

* Lundy, Darryl, ed. (2019)

''The Peerage''. Retrieved 22 May 2022. 1795 births 1852 deaths Scots Guards officers

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