Elizabeth (Wylie) Baird (abt. 1854 - abt. 1897)

Born about 1854 in Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom [uncertain]

Ancestors

Wife of Henry Baird — married 1 Oct 1869 in Central District, Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland

Descendants

Died about 1897 at about age 43 in Leith, Edinburghshire, Scotland, United Kingdom [uncertain]

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The birth date is based on age in 1871 Census. The death date is speculative and estimated based on Willie Tait's letter.

Biography

Elizabeth Wylie was born about 1854 in Lanarkshire, the daughter of Thomas Wylie and Mary ______.^[1]

She married Henry Baird on 1 October 1869 in Glasgow's Central District.^[2] They had children together:

1. James^[3][4]
2. Mary^[5]
3. Charlotte^[6]
4. Dorothy^[4][7]
5. Elizabeth^[8][7]

She was a Mill Worker in High Church, Lanarkshire in 1871.^[1]

Wylie died around 1897 in Leith from a 'heart complaint.' She died when her daughter, Elizabeth, was still a 'little girl.' Elizabeth, aparently, was out buying brandy—which was reported to help her mother's heart condition—when her Wylie died. Wylie was dead before Elizabeth got back to the house.^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} "Scotland Census, 1871," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VBP4-3PX: 10 Jul 2023). High Church, Lanarkshire, Scotland; Enumeration District 60, p 5; The National Archives UK, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 104,019.

   Thomas Wylie Head Male 50

   Mary Wylie Wife Female 50

   Isabella Wylie Daughter Female 20

   Elizabeth Baird Daughter Female 19 Lanarkshire

   William Wylie Son Male 17 Lanarkshire

   Henry Baird Male 24 Lanarkshire

   James Baird Grandson Male 0 Lanarkshire

   Thomas Wylie Male 6

2. ↑ "Scotland Marriages, 1561-1910", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XTY6-XYP : 11 February 2020), Elisabeth Wylie in entry for Henry Baird, 1869.
3. ↑ "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQQZ-96N : 10 February 2018), Elizabeth Wylie in entry for James Baird, 31 Jul 1870; citing HIGH CHURCH,GLASGOW,LANARK,SCOTLAND, reference , index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 6,035,516.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} "Scotland Census 1891," Ancestry online database. Leith South, Leith, Midlothian, Scotland; Enumeration District 33, p 2, Household Schedule 3, lines 1–4, Roll CSSCT1891_366; General Register Office for Scotland.

   Name	Age	Relationship
   Henry Baird	42	Head
   Elizabeth Baird	37	Wife
   Dorothy Baird	2	Daughter
   Elizabeth Baird | 1 Mo	Daughter

5. ↑ "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FQWS-PZ2 : 10 February 2018), Elizabeth Wylie in entry for Mary Baird, 01 Dec 1874; citing EDINBURGH,MIDLOTHIAN,SCOTLAND, reference , index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 6,035,516.
6. ↑ "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FQ34-TJB : 12 February 2020), Elizabeth Wylie in entry for Charlotte Baird, 1872.
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1 7.2} Tait, Willie. Willie Tait to Lizzie and Jim, Edinburgh, Scotland, n.d. Digital copy of the letter given to Aidan Bizony by Dorothy (Tait) Young, 16 Mar 2020.
8. ↑ "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XTFN-K9M : 10 February 2018), Elizabeth Wylie in entry for Elizabeth Baird, 09 Mar 1891; citing South Leith, Edinburgh, Scotland, reference v 692-2 p 121, index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 255,156.