. The Bairds of Gartsherrie. Some notices of their origin and history . l master,Gartcloss, by whom he had issue:— Alexander, died s. p. William, now of Elie, b. 1848. John George Alexander, b. 1854. James Douglas, b. 1856. Henry Kobert, b. 1861. Edward William David, b. 1864. Jane, married (1862) James George BairdHay, Esq. of Belton. Janet Ann, d. 1868. Charlotte. Mary Elizabeth. Cecilia Margaret. The position to which the family of the Bairds had attained,and the extent of their territorial possessions, having made itproper that there should be assigned to them appropriatearmorial bearings,
. The Bairds of Gartsherrie. Some notices of their origin and history . l master,Gartcloss, by whom he had issue:— Alexander, died s. p. William, now of Elie, b. 1848. John George Alexander, b. 1854. James Douglas, b. 1856. Henry Kobert, b. 1861. Edward William David, b. 1864. Jane, married (1862) James George BairdHay, Esq. of Belton. Janet Ann, d. 1868. Charlotte. Mary Elizabeth. Cecilia Margaret. The position to which the family of the Bairds had attained,and the extent of their territorial possessions, having made itproper that there should be assigned to them appropriatearmorial bearings, there were granted to them by the LordLyon, as already mentioned, the same arms as those borneby the Bairds of Auchmedden, with a distinctive differ-ence. Those granted to the present Mr. Baird were asfollows :- 98 THE BAIRDS OF GARTSHERRIE. Arms—^er pale gules and or, a boar passant —a griffins head erased — Dominus fecit. The annexed portrait is that of the present Mr. Baird ofElie, who is one of the Trustees of the Baird John $aitb of ^Eochtooob anb Sric. He was born at Woodhead, on the 19th of February, 1798,a short time before the family left that place for was first sent to the Parish school, then kept by , and afterwards to the school at Langloan, of whichMr. Robert Black was master; but as neither of theseschools was at that time considered very superior, he wassent for one summer to the Parish School at New Monk-land, of which the teacher was Mr. Watt. In his attendanceat this school he was accompanied by the youngest son of Cap-
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