Waterloo Region Generations
A record of the people of Waterloo Region, Ontario.

Family: Robert Baird / Elizabeth Jane "Eliza" Knowles (F15843)

m. 20 Jun 1888


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  • Father | Male
    Robert Baird

    Born  29 Mar 1866  Dreghorn, , Ayr, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  19 Oct 1948  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Married  20 Jun 1888  [1, 2]  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  [1, 2] Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  Robert Baird | F15743 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Christina Ledgerwood | F15743 Group Sheet 

    Mother | Female
    Elizabeth Jane "Eliza" Knowles

    Born  23 Jun 1865  West Garafraxa Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  19 Mar 1943  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried  20 Mar 1943  Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  Jesse Knowles | F16122 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Ann Isabella "Isabella" Cardy | F16122 Group Sheet 

    Child 1 | Male
    Cecil Thomas Baird

    Born  6 May 1889  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  27 Apr 1910  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 2 | Male
    Robert Stanley Baird

    Born  6 Sep 1894  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Yes, date unknown   
    Buried     
    Spouse  Elizabeth Adelaide Jones | F290866 
    Married  25 Mar 1914  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Private James Cardy "Cardy" BairdChild 3 | Male
    Private James Cardy "Cardy" Baird

    Born  5 Oct 1895  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  18 Jun 1917  Vimy Ridge, Pas De Calais, France Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Petit-Vimy British Cemetery, , Pas de Calais, France Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 4 | Female
    Isobelle Christine Baird

    Born  26 Oct 1897  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Yes, date unknown   
    Buried     
    Spouse  Austin Theodore Williams | F48476 
    Married  18 Jun 1927  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 5 | Male
    Gordon Ledgerwood "Ledge" Baird

    Born  19 Nov 1899  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Apr 1964  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Eileen Elenora Knipfel | F34079 
    Married  10 Feb 1926  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 6 | Male
    John Cameron Baird

    Born  24 May 1906  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Yes, date unknown   
    Buried     

  • Sources 
    1. [S1338] News - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Galt Reporter (1846-1973), Marriage of Robert Baird and Elizabeth (Eliza) J. Knowles - 29 Jun 1888, pg 8.

    2. [S2488] aaa Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, marriage certificate 001952 (1888).
      Name:Robert Baird Age:22 Birth Year:abt 1866 Birth Place:Draghoree Scotland Marriage Date:20 Jun 1888 Marriage Place:Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Father:Robert Baird Mother:Christina Baird Spouse:Eliza Jane Knowler