James Baird

1868 - 1959  (90 years)

• Name	James Baird
  Born	12 Mar 1868	Dreghorn, , Ayr, Scotland   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  Employer	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	Cowan and Company
  		Cowan and Company William Cowan, second from right, joined Cowan & Company employees Alex Baird, superintendent; James Baird, foreman; Albert Burnham and Tom Randall beside some of the firm' products - City of Cambridge Archives
  Immigration	1880	, Canada   [3]
  Occupation	1881	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Carder
  Occupation	1901	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Draughman
  Occupation	1911	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Foreman, Machine Shop
  Residence	1911	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Methodist
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-60156
  Died	1959  [5]
  Buried	Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Person ID	I60156	Generations
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2025

  
  

  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	Margaret Rachel Amos,   b. Dec 1873, Garafraxa Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario ,   d. 1946  (Age ~ 72 years)
  Married	8 Oct 1901	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2025
  Family ID	F221371	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S259] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1901, Galt (Town/Ville) C-3 Page 5. [S336] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1881, Galt Division 1 Page 15. [S572] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1911, Div. 19 Page 9. [S1609] Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950, Indexing Project (Batch) Number C11589-1 System Origin Scotland-ODM GS Film number 6035516. James Baird Gender Male Birth Date 12 Mar 1868 Birthplace DREGHORN,AYR,SCOTLAND Father's Name Robert Baird Mother's Name Christina Ledgerwood [S2697] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge, Mount View Cemetery Internet Link. [A] James BAIRD/ 1868-1959/ [S2488] aaa Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, marriage certificate. Name:Margaret Rachel Amos Age:26 Birth Year:abt 1875 Birth Place:Garafraxa, Ontario Marriage Date:8 Oct 1901 Marriage Place:Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Father:Bronchard Thring Mother:Margaret Amos Spouse:James Baird

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 12 Mar 1868 - Dreghorn, , Ayr, Scotland Employer - Cowan and Company - - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Immigration - 1880 - , Canada Occupation - Carder - 1881 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Draughman - 1901 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 8 Oct 1901 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Foreman, Machine Shop - 1911 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Methodist - 1911 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth