. The Bairds of Gartsherrie. Some notices of their origin and history . no issue. John Baird, the second son of William, lived a good dealabout Cuparhead and Kirkwood. In July, 1800, he appearsto have become tenant, by subset from his brother Alexander,of the lands of Souterhouse, in the parish of Old Monkland, ofwhich Alexander had just acquired a lease from Mr. Lawson. This John Baird married his cousin, Elizabeth Smellie,daughter of Thomas Smellie of Newarthill, by whom he hadsix sons and four daughters — viz., William, John, Janet,Thomas, Robert, Alexander, Helen, Elizabeth, Jean, and Jame
. The Bairds of Gartsherrie. Some notices of their origin and history . no issue. John Baird, the second son of William, lived a good dealabout Cuparhead and Kirkwood. In July, 1800, he appearsto have become tenant, by subset from his brother Alexander,of the lands of Souterhouse, in the parish of Old Monkland, ofwhich Alexander had just acquired a lease from Mr. Lawson. This John Baird married his cousin, Elizabeth Smellie,daughter of Thomas Smellie of Newarthill, by whom he hadsix sons and four daughters — viz., William, John, Janet,Thomas, Robert, Alexander, Helen, Elizabeth, Jean, and these William, Thomas, and Robert died without was drowned at New York. He left two children,Helen and Alexander. The other children of John Baird arein Canada. Janet married William Colines or Collings. Hedied before 1863, leaving no issue. Elizabeth married ThomasConvay, and has issue. Jean married Thomas Russell, whodied a few years ago leaving issue. William, the third son of William Baird, was a cabinet-maker in Glasgow. He died $&*/& Sa^ THE BAIRDS OF GARTSHERRIE. 27 To return to Alexander, the eldest son of William. Hewas born at Woodhead on the 12th of May, 1765. Theannexed portrait is from a picture at Strichen, copied by of Glasgow from an original painting at Lochwood. Although Alexander, in his youth, had been subjected tothe same hard labour as was afterwards kept up on his farm;he received a tolerably good education at the parish schoolof Old Monkland, under a very excellent teacher named HarryPeat, for whom he always retained an affectionate regard. Hehad many stories to tell of his school-days, and of his oldschoolmaster, and how he kept at the top of his class. He wasa good writer, and his ability in figures was far beyond anyof his compeers of that day. He could make mental calcula-tions to almost any amount, and among his companions hestood alone as an expert in figures. In the year 1785, when he was only twenty yea
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