Sir David Baird, 2nd Baronet, of Newbyth (1795 – 8 January 1852) was a British baronet and captain in the
British army.
Life
David Baird was born in 1795, the son of Robert Baird and Hersey Christina Maria Gavin. On 10 August 1821 he married Lady Anne Kennedy, daughter of
Sir Archibald Kennedy, 1st Marquess of Ailsa and Margaret Erskine. Together they had ten children:
Adm. Sir John Erskine Kennedy KCB (16 September 1833 – 8 December 1908), married Constance Barbara Clarke, but died without issue.
Capt. William Arthur (b. 1839), served in the
42nd Highlanders. He fought in the
Ashanti Wars, and died from wounds sustained in them. Unmarried.
Capt. Frederick (1841–1884), served as a lieutenant in the
6th Foot Regiment, and as a captain in the Haddington Militia. Unmarried.
Jonathan Peel (9 January 1844 – 22 April 1915), married Emily Diana Frances Maude, daughter of
Col. Sir George Ashley Maude. They had nine children. He was JP of
Lanarkshire.
Baird succeeded to the title of 2nd Baronet Baird, of Newbyth, county Haddington on 18 August 1829, on the death of his uncle
Sir David Baird, 1st Baronet.