William Baird
- Extended Description
- Major Sir William Baird. D.L. late Antrim Royal Garrison Artillery
Born 04 June 1874 at 1 Cromac Park Terrace, Belfast City to William Savage, (Printer) and Rachel Baird, nee Canning
Husband of Octavia May, nee Gillies who he married the 12 April 1905 parish of Templemore, County Londonderry, Ireland.
Died at Glynn Park, Carrickfergus, County Antrim, Northern Ireland 10th January 1956 aged 81 years.
At rest in Belfast City Cemetery, Northern Ireland
Wills and Admin, Ancestry.
Sir William Baird, Knight, of Glynn Park, Carrickfergus. Died on date already stated. Probate London 30 August 1956 to James Ferguson Crawford chartered accountant and William Charles Bradley, cashier.
Extract taken from Ballymena Week Telegraph. Dated Friday 13 January 1956.
Educated at Belfast Royal Academical Institution, also at Queen’s College, Belfast.
He joined the R.G.A., (Antrim) 1909. Served throughout the Great War as Major.
1934 appointed Deputy Lieutenant for the City of Belfast.
On Friday 13 January 1956 the funeral took place at the City Cemetery after a service at 11-30am in St Nicholas Church Carrickfergus, County Antrim, Northern Ireland.
