Nicol Baird
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c1735 Born
Nicol and his wife Christian Pringle had 9 children.
1766 Birth of son Charles Baird
1770 Birth of son Hugh Baird
1773 Appointed toll collector on the sea lock linking the Forth and Clyde Canal to the River Carron.
1779 Appointed Surveyor on the Forth and Clyde Canal, after the previous Surveyor died.
1807 Died; his son Hugh took over his position on the canal.
1837 ".. the Rev. Geo. Edward Bruxner, of Christ Church, and of Harlow, in the county of Essex, to Sophia, only (daughter) of the late Nicol Baird, Esq. of Edinburgh and St. Petersburgh."[1]
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Sources of Information
- ↑ Oxford University and City Herald 14 October 1837
- A Biographical Dictionary of Civil Engineers in Great Britain and ..., Volume 1, edited by A. W. Skempton