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Sir Robert, 1st Baron of Saughton Hall, Baird 1622–1697 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: June 1622 or Oct 1630

Birth Location: Saughton Hall, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 2 Mar 1697

Death Location: Greyfriars Edinburgh

Father: Sir Newbyth)

Mother: Bethia DEMPSTER

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Fleming

Children(s): Sir Hall

Sir Robert, 1st Baron of Saughton Hall, Baird was born in 1622 in Saughton Hall, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom, the child of Sir James Magnus Baird 1St Of Newbyth And Bethia Beatrix Dempster. Sir Robert, 1st Baron of Saughton Hall, Baird married Elizabeth Fleming, and had children including Sir James Baird 2Nd Baronet Of Saughton Hall. Sir Robert, 1st Baron of Saughton Hall, Baird passed away in 1697 in Greyfriars Edinburgh.

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Biography

  • Sir Robert, 1st Baron of Saughton Hall, Baird was born in 1622 in Saughton Hall, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom, the child of Sir James Magnus Baird 1St Of Newbyth And Bethia Beatrix Dempster.
  • Sir Robert, 1st Baron of Saughton Hall, Baird married Elizabeth Fleming, and had children including Sir James Baird 2Nd Baronet Of Saughton Hall.
  • Sir Robert, 1st Baron of Saughton Hall, Baird passed away in 1697 in Greyfriars Edinburgh.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Newbyth)
1590–1655
Birth Location: Auchmedden, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
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Bethia DEMPSTER
1588–1634
Birth Location: Pitliver, Firth, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Fleming
1635–1676
Birth Location: Renfrew, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Children(s)

Sir Hall
1657–1715
Birth Location: Saughton Hall, Edinburgh, Scotland
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Sir Baird's Ancestors

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Sir Baird
1622–1697
Birth Place: Saughton Hall, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
Sir James Magnus Baird (1st of Newbyth)
1590–1655
Auchmedden, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Bethia ("Beatrix") DEMPSTER
1588–1634
Pitliver, Firth, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Sir (John Henry) Dempster
1570–1630
Pitliver, Fifeshire
Beatrix (Finfrock -) Dempster
1572–1588
Pitliver, Fife, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Chief
1551–1620
Jean Leslie
1551–1622
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Auchterless
1520–1579
Lady 14xggm
1534–1600
Sir Balquhain'
1522–1570
Jean 14xggm
1516–1554

Sir Baird's Descendants

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Sir (Robert, 1st Baron of Saughton Hall,) Baird (June 1622 or Oct 1630–2 Mar 1697) m. Elizabeth Fleming (14 Sep 1635–15 Nov 1676)
  1. 1. Sir (James Baird 2nd Baronet of Saughton) Hall 1657–1715 m. Margaret Hamilton 1658–1694
    1. 1. Margaret Baird 1682–1740 m. John Nimmo 1678–
      1. 1. Alexander Nimmo 1704–1771 m. CHRISTIAN BUCHAN 1702–1771
        1. 1. Robert Nimmo 1728–1806 m. Bethia Marshall 1734–1786

Sir Baird's Timeline

3 Records

1622
June 1622 or Oct 1630
Birth of Sir Robert, 1st Baron of Saughton Hall, Baird in Saughton Hall, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Saughton Hall, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
1697
2 Mar 1697
Age 75
Burial of Sir Robert, 1st Baron of Saughton Hall, Baird in Greyfriars Edinburgh
Greyfriars Edinburgh
1699
5 Apr 1699
Age 77
Death of Sir Robert, 1st Baron of Saughton Hall, Baird in Saughton, Midlothian, Scotland
Saughton, Midlothian, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: June 1622 or Oct 1630
    Event Place: Saughton Hall, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 Apr 1699
    Event Place: Saughton, Midlothian, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 2 Mar 1697
    Event Place: Greyfriars Edinburgh
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