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Re: Bairds Kirkcaldy
« Reply #9 on: Wednesday 03 June 15 21:12 BST (UK) »
If you can send me you e-mail address I will be pleased to send you photos of the family and certificates. Also let you know about the family my sister was married to Jane Baird son William
James Wells he died very suddenly in  Sept 1980 aged 40yrs  and his younger sister died aged 32years in Jan 1981 however there are grandchildren .

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Re: Bairds Kirkcaldy
« Reply #10 on: Thursday 04 June 15 03:18 BST (UK) »
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Christina Thomson DEWAR is my Grand Aunt.
My Grandmother was Charlotte Crichton DEWAR born 1881 Kinghorn
I have the Dewar's back to Abt 1780
I have details of Christina's 3 children and who they married and also their children
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SMITH.. Cellardyke, Fife, Scotland
GERRARD ..Pittenweem, St Monance, Fife
DEWAR..Kikcaldy.. Fife
CRICHTON...Fife
GRUBB .. Crail, Fife
HAMILTON .. St Andrews and St Leonards, Fife
BALFOUR, Ferry Port on Craig, Fife
WATT ..  Cellardyke
PROUDFOOT & CRAWFORD.. Torryburn Fife
EISEN   PHILLIPS, WISEMAN ..Sth Australia
CRICHTON Victoria,Aust.
WISEMAN..Barrow, Suffolk
VANT.. Yorkshire & Kent

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Re: Bairds Kirkcaldy
« Reply #11 on: Wednesday 07 February 18 18:14 GMT (UK) »
Hello to all the Baird & families etc. I have some details of my Mother’s side of the family. Mum’s name was Jane Crichton Baird she was born in Kirkcaldy on 20th March 1936. She also had a brother Alexander Joseph Dewar Baird who was also born in Kirkcaldy on 5th March 1934.By reading this forum it could be possible that Joseph Baird who died in December 1940 could be their father. All my mum told me as I was growing up was that he died whilst on a minesweeper during war. Any further info would be brilliant.

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Re: Bairds Kirkcaldy
« Reply #12 on: Wednesday 07 February 18 19:26 GMT (UK) »
Thank you very much for info Brian. I have never tried any sort of research into my Mum’s family(Baird). It was lovely to come across this forum last night. Many thanks for your reply,I am very grateful to you.I can also remember relations coming to our house who lived in Dunfermline.From what my Mum told me she & her brother were put in an orphanage at a young age. I hope this is of help to you or anybody interested.


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Re: Bairds Kirkcaldy
« Reply #13 on: Wednesday 07 February 18 22:28 GMT (UK) »
Hi Redman ..
Here are my notes for Joseph Baird who was my 1st cousin.. hope this helps..
Joseph Baird was born 17Sep1912  4h pm at 23 Nicol St Kirkcaldy
Source:- 1912 Births Kirkcaldy Page 150 N0 440
BAIRD . Joseph Service number LT/KX110670 Date of death 24/12/1940 Decoration Place of birth Kirkcaldy Other SNWM roll ROYAL NAVY AND ROYAL MARINES Rank Sto 2 Theatre of death R.N.P.S. H.M.S. Pelton. At Sea.  Great Yarmouth
HMT Pelton (Skipper John Alexander Sutherland, DSC, RNR) was torpedoed and sunk by the German motor torpedo boat S-28 off Great Yarmouth on 24 December 1940 ..
The Royal Navy Type MS Trawler Class   Built by Cook, Welton & Gemmill (Beverley, U.K.) Ordered Laid down Launched 4 Sep, 1925 Commissioned Aug, 1939 Lost 24 Dec, 1940 Loss position History Completed on 10 October 1925.
Taken over by the Admiralty in August 1939.
Displacement: 358 tons.
HMT Pelton (Skipper John Alexander Sutherland, DSC, RNR) was torpedoed and sunk by the German motor torpedo boat S-28 off Great Yarmouth on 24 December 1940. Was sent to cut commercial cables for UK to Continent communications off coast of Norfolk (Operation QUIXOTE
2005 (3001B) - HMS Pelton Confirmed wreck; war grave 200m 52o31.498 2o04.101
Cemetery: Lowestoft Naval Memorial
Country: England Area: Suffolk Rank: Stoker 2nd Class Official Number: LT/KX 110670
Unit: H.M. Trawler Pelton. Force: Royal Navy Nationality: British
Details:
24th December 1940. Age 28. Son of Joseph and Christina Baird of Kirkcaldy Fife. Panel 4 Column 1.

Christina Thompson Dewar born 10 Jan 1886 was my Grand Aunt.

Sid
SMITH.. Cellardyke, Fife, Scotland
GERRARD ..Pittenweem, St Monance, Fife
DEWAR..Kikcaldy.. Fife
CRICHTON...Fife
GRUBB .. Crail, Fife
HAMILTON .. St Andrews and St Leonards, Fife
BALFOUR, Ferry Port on Craig, Fife
WATT ..  Cellardyke
PROUDFOOT & CRAWFORD.. Torryburn Fife
EISEN   PHILLIPS, WISEMAN ..Sth Australia
CRICHTON Victoria,Aust.
WISEMAN..Barrow, Suffolk
VANT.. Yorkshire & Kent

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Re: Bairds Kirkcaldy
« Reply #14 on: Thursday 08 February 18 19:50 GMT (UK) »
Thanks for the info Sid.I would love to find out whether Joseph Baird would have been my Grandfather. I think I will try & find out as much as I can. From what I can remember. I think Mums cousins/aunt came to visit us when I was quite young. I think there was a Christine & also a Jane,am pretty sure Dunfermline is where they lived. But i’m probably talking about the seventies!

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Re: Bairds Kirkcaldy
« Reply #15 on: Wednesday 21 February 18 01:00 GMT (UK) »
Hi Redman
Sent you a private message  .. forgot to ask 
Do you know any details of Alexander Joseph Dewar Baird  PM if you do
SMITH.. Cellardyke, Fife, Scotland
GERRARD ..Pittenweem, St Monance, Fife
DEWAR..Kikcaldy.. Fife
CRICHTON...Fife
GRUBB .. Crail, Fife
HAMILTON .. St Andrews and St Leonards, Fife
BALFOUR, Ferry Port on Craig, Fife
WATT ..  Cellardyke
PROUDFOOT & CRAWFORD.. Torryburn Fife
EISEN   PHILLIPS, WISEMAN ..Sth Australia
CRICHTON Victoria,Aust.
WISEMAN..Barrow, Suffolk
VANT.. Yorkshire & Kent