. The Bairds of Gartsherrie. Some notices of their origin and history . ssue—one child, George Alexander, born 1861. Arms and motto same as Elie, with the difference of thepartition line being indented. Crest—A griffins head, couped or. Slaftft) tfhtrimmm $atrb of Sikhill Was born at High Cross, 18th November, 1816. He was namedafter Mr. David Buchanan of Drumpellier. His father, Baird, was always very loyal to his landlords, by whomhe was much liked; and he gave to the youngest three of hissons the names of the gentlemen of whose land he was was a very precocious chi
. The Bairds of Gartsherrie. Some notices of their origin and history . ssue—one child, George Alexander, born 1861. Arms and motto same as Elie, with the difference of thepartition line being indented. Crest—A griffins head, couped or. Slaftft) tfhtrimmm $atrb of Sikhill Was born at High Cross, 18th November, 1816. He was namedafter Mr. David Buchanan of Drumpellier. His father, Baird, was always very loyal to his landlords, by whomhe was much liked; and he gave to the youngest three of hissons the names of the gentlemen of whose land he was was a very precocious child, and being so much youngerthan the others, he was a favourite with his brothers and sisters,as well as with his parents. His brother William, in particular,evinced much interest in him, and, as soon as he was ablefor it, took him about with him a good deal—even on journeys ofsome length. He was first sent to Old Monkland School; but hewas there only a very short time. He was afterwards sent to aschool in Langloan, where he proved an apt scholar. Subsequently. /0/x^t^C THE BAIRDS OF GARTSHERRIE. 121 he was sent to Glasgow ; but he was not kept so regularly at schoolthere as he should have been. His fathers health having begun tofail, and all his other children being away from the house, he wasdesirous of having David beside him; and for the last three orfour years of his life David was with him. As his father fre-quently drove or rode to Lochwood, David used to accompanyhim on a pony, and became an excellent rider. He was quickof apprehension, and was expert in picking up and telling manycurious stories of what he heard passing between his father andthe people with whom he daily came in contact. He lived atNewmains till his fathers death in 1833. He was then seven-teen years of age, and finding himself not so well educated ashe wished to be, he was, at his own desire, sent to a boardingschool in Edinburgh, where he made great progress. He con-tinued to be very studious,
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