Jean Baird

1798 - 1889  (91 years)

• Name	Jean Baird
  Birth	1798	Barony Parish, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
  Christening	25 Nov 1798	Barony Parish, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland   [1, 2]
  	BAIRD JEAN JAMES BAIRD/JEAN BAIRD FR950 CHILD 2 (FR950) F 25/11/1798 622 40 / 90 BARONY
  Gender	Female
  Immigration-Witness	1820	Canada   [3, 4]
  	3 sons and 4 daughters; ship Brock; Abercrombie Street - Trans Atlantic Bridgeton Society
  	Role: Witness "Abercrombie Street - Trans Atlantic Bridgeton - sailed with 7 children; wife arrived later. James Baird came from Glasgow but was originally from Perthshire Scotland. He appears to have sailed with seven children but without his wife, Janet King. She appears to be buried with him at Hopetown so possibly she remained behind and joinde him in 1821. Some women, pregnant or with a sick child, did this." The Lanark Society Settlers, Carol Bennett
  Census	1871	Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Canada
  Religion	1871	Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Congregationalist
  Census	1881	Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
  	Canada
  FamilySearch ID	GMJS-HRJ
  	https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/GMJS-HRJ
  FindaGrave Memorial ID	194986411
  	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/194986411
  Name	Jane Baird
  Name	Jennie Baird
  Name	Jessie Baird
  _UID	550A2EA98F38442BAA44C3C6734886032795
  Death	11 Sep 1889	Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
  	PERTH COURIER - September 20, 1889 - death Lanark Township on Wed. 11th Sept., Jane Baird Johnston, relict of the late Mr. Robert Johnston, aged 91 years. In the same paper: On Wednesday of last week one of the oldest residents of Lanark County, Mrs. Robert Johnston died at the residence of her nephew Andrew Baird at the great age of 91 years. The deceased, whose maiden name was Jane Baird was born in Glasgow, Scotland in 1798 and came to Canada to settle in the township of Lanark. Her husband was Robert Johnston who died many years ago. Her home was in the vicinity of Hopetown, latterly living with her nephews Messrs John and Andrew Baird who made their old aunt's declining years as comfortable as kind hands could. Mrs. Johnston was a member of the Presbyterian Church. She leaves a large number of relatives in the township.
  Burial	Hopetown Cemetery, Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I4976	Lanark County Origins | This is my Maternal LIneage, Maternal Great Grandmother's Lineage
  Last Modified	28 Jul 2023

  
  

  Father	James Baird,   b. 1772, Polmont, Stirling, Scotland d. 29 Jul 1861, Lanark Highlands (Dalhousie), Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 89 years)
  Mother	Janet King,   b. 1773, Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland d. Abt 1834, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 61 years)
  Marriage	29 May 1796	Hamilton, South Lanark, Scotland
  Family ID	F1534	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Robert Johnston, Sr.,   b. Abt 1790, Ireland d. 1867, Goulbourn Twp, Carleton County, Ontario, Canada (Age ~ 77 years)
  Marriage	24 Jan 1822	Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	by Rev. William Bell, First Presbyterian Church, Perth Ontario. A working copy of notes by J.R. Ernest Miller suggest that "the bride ran". This  would have been based on William Bell papers found in the vault at St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church in Perth, ON and would possibly now be located at the Presbyterian Church of Canada archives. Another possibility would be the Bell diaries, part of the Queen's University archival holdings in Kingston, ON.
  Children	1. Janet Johnston, Possible,   b. 1826, Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. Yes, date unknown   2. Ellen Johnston, Possible,   b. 1830, Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. Yes, date unknown + 3. Thomas Johnston, Possible,   b. 1830, Ontario, Canada d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F20668	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2024

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 1798 - Barony Parish, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland Christening - 25 Nov 1798 - Barony Parish, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland Immigration-Witness - 3 sons and 4 daughters; ship Brock; Abercrombie Street - Trans Atlantic Bridgeton Society - 1820 - Canada Marriage - 24 Jan 1822 - Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada Census - Canada - 1871 - Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada Religion - Congregationalist - 1871 - Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada Census - Canada - 1881 - Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada Death - 11 Sep 1889 - Lanark County, Ontario, Canada Burial - - Hopetown Cemetery, Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S6] St. Andrews (Lanark, ON, CAN), Ontario, Index, Lanark County, St. Andrews Presbyterian Church, Lanark, accessed 18 Jul 2023), Jean Baird; Barony Parish, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. (Reliability: 3). [S6] St. Andrews (Lanark, ON, CAN), Ontario, Index, Lanark County, St. Andrews Presbyterian Church, Lanark, accessed 18 Jul 2023), Janet Baird; Barony Parish, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. (Reliability: 3). [S303] Glasgow & West of Scotland Family History Society, Scotland, Glasgow & Lanarkshire Death & Burial Index 1642-1855 Transcription, ((findmypast.com)), accessed 12 Apr 2019), James Baird Immigration; DOBSON, DAVID. Directory of Scottish Settlers in North America, 1625-1825. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co. Vol. 5. 1985. 312p. (Reliability: 3). [S311] Ontario., Ontario, Land Registry Access (ONLAND), (Teranet Inc. ONLAND.CA -Ontario Land Registry Access . onland.ca), James Baird (Reliability: 3). [S1007] Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1871 Census of Canada, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc Date:2009 Place:Provo, UT, USA), Year: 1871; Census Place: Lanark, Lanark North, Ontario; Roll: C-10019; Page: 50; Family No: 179, 1,1578::0. (Reliability: 3). [S282] First Presbyterian Church (Perth, Ontario, Canada), Ontario, Index, Baptisms First Presbyterian Church, Perth, 1817-1857 by Rev. William Bell, Jean Baird and Robert Johnston marriage, 24 Jan 1822. (Reliability: 3).