. The Bairds of Gartsherrie. Some notices of their origin and history . e lands of Souterhouse by tack from Captain George Lawsonof Cuparhead, dated 26th July in that year. Captain Lawsonhad recently before acquired these lands from Mr. AndrewStirling of Drumpellier. The rent was £5 for the first twoyears, £40 for the next eight years, and £50 for the remainingnine years of the lease. By a separate letter, of the samedate as the lease, Captain Lawson consented to Mr. Bairdsubletting this land to his brother John, in consequence ofwhich the latter, as already mentioned, became his sub-tenantin
. The Bairds of Gartsherrie. Some notices of their origin and history . e lands of Souterhouse by tack from Captain George Lawsonof Cuparhead, dated 26th July in that year. Captain Lawsonhad recently before acquired these lands from Mr. AndrewStirling of Drumpellier. The rent was £5 for the first twoyears, £40 for the next eight years, and £50 for the remainingnine years of the lease. By a separate letter, of the samedate as the lease, Captain Lawson consented to Mr. Bairdsubletting this land to his brother John, in consequence ofwhich the latter, as already mentioned, became his sub-tenantin Souterhouse. In 1804, the lease of High Cross being about to expire,Alexander Baird, on the 4th of August in that year, enteredinto an agreement with Miss Douglas for a nineteen years tackof the lands of Heigh Cross, at the rent of £45 sterling. Aformal lease was executed on 6th July, 1807. This lease was superseded by another, executed by MissDouglas, on 27th April, 1811, of the same lands of High Cross,for nineteen years from the term of Martinmas, 1808, at the. QO oa. THE BAIRDS OF GARTSHERRIE. 31 increased rent of £51—which is as high as the farm is rentedfor at present. On 15th August, 1808, Alexander Baird entered into anagreement with Mr. Robert MNair of Belvidere, for the leaseof a farm in the Kirkwood, from 70 to 80 acres—thelease to be for nineteen years from Martinmas, 1808, at therent of £2, 5s. per Scots acre, and the tenant to be allowed£100 sterling for the purpose of repairing the houses atWoodhead. Alexander Baird and his family left Kirkwood and removedto High Cross at Whitsunday, 1808, and there the remainingchildren, George and David Buchanan, were born. DouglasBaird was named after the family who are proprietors of thelands of High Cross, part of the Rosehall estate, which, sinceit was acquired by the Douglas family, is designated DouglasSupport. George was named after Captain Lawson, of SouterHouse ; and David Buchanan was named after the then l
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