William Baird^[1]

1860 - 1919  (58 years)

• Name	William Baird
  Born	25 Apr 1860	Dreghorn, , Ayr, Scotland   [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
  Gender	Male
  Immigration	1880	, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Occupation	1881	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Laborer
  Occupation	1891	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Bookkeeper
  Residence	1891	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Methodist
  Elected Office	1897	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	councillor in Galt
  Occupation	1901	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Traveller
  Occupation	1911	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Traveller, Machinery
  Residence	1911	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Anglican
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-52549
  Died	12 Feb 1919	Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Cause: myocardial degeneration (years)
  Buried	Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6, 8]
  Person ID	I52549	Generations
  Last Modified	17 Feb 2026

  
  

  Father	Robert Baird,   b. 4 May 1832, Kilmaurs, , AYR, Scotland ,   d. 26 Sep 1909, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 77 years)
  Mother	Christina Ledgerwood,   b. 16 Jul 1830, Newton Stewart, , Wigtown, Scotland ,   d. 12 Jun 1910, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 79 years)
  Married	8 Aug 1851	Kilwinning, , AYR, Scotland
  Family ID	F15743	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Agnes "Agnes" Aiken,   b. Nov 1865, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1930  (Age ~ 64 years)
  Children	1. Mabel Baird,   b. 7 May 1884, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Catharine Lamont "Kate" Baird,   b. 3 Jan 1886, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Nellie "Nell" Baird,   b. 8 Nov 1887, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 20 Jan 1975, Buffalo, Erie, New York, United States  (Age 87 years)   4. Robert C. L. Baird,   b. 13 Apr 1891, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. Helene Baird,   b. 1896, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 12 Mar 1975, Buffalo, Erie, New York, United States  (Age 79 years)   6. Mary Francis Baird,   b. 31 Aug 1896, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	24 Feb 2026
  Family ID	F13539	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S101] Church Records - ON, Waterloo - Wesleyan Methodist Baptismal Register - transcript of cards, Kitchener Public Library. Robt. C.L. BAIRD born 13 Apr 1891 Galt baptised 19 Jun 1891 Galt Volume 4 Page 328 child of Wm. BAIRD & Agnes BAIRD Res: Galt baptized by Rev. A. CUNNINGHAM [S259] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1901, Galt (Town/Ville) C-9 Page 8. [S336] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1881, Galt Division 1 Page 15. [S572] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1911, Div. 17 Page 21. [S1800] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1891, Sec. 1 Page 144. [S713] Vit - ON - Death Registration, death certificate (1919), William Baird. William Baird Event Type: Death Event Date: 12 Feb 1919 Event Place: Toronto, York, Ontario Gender: Male Age: 59 Birthplace: Scotland Birth Year (Estimated): 1860 Occ: Salon Manager Burial Place: Galt Co. Father's Name: Robert Baird Mother's Name: Christina Ledgerwood Cause: myocardial degeneration (years) [S1609] Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950, Indexing Project (Batch) Number C11589-1 System Origin Scotland-ODM GS Film number 6035516. William Baird Gender: Male Birth Date: 25 Apr 1860 Birthplace: DREGHORN,AYR,SCOTLAND Father's Name: Robert Baird Mother's Name: Christina Ledgerwood [S2697] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge, Mount View Cemetery Internet Link. [B] William BAIRD/ 1860-191(broken)/ [Ontario deaths #0018787-19, age 59, died February 12, 1919]

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 25 Apr 1860 - Dreghorn, , Ayr, Scotland Immigration - 1880 - , Ontario, Canada Occupation - Laborer - 1881 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Bookkeeper - 1891 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Methodist - 1891 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Elected Office - councillor in Galt - 1897 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Traveller - 1901 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Traveller, Machinery - 1911 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Anglican - 1911 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - Cause: myocardial degeneration (years) - 12 Feb 1919 - Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada Buried - - Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth