BAINES, THOMAS. _b._ Kings Lynn 1822; went to Cape Colony 1842; painted pictures and taught drawing; went through Kafir wars 1846–54; explored North West Australia under Augustus Gregory 1855–56; artist and store keeper to the Livingstone Zambesi Expedition 1858, his series of pictures of scenes on the Zambesi has been exhibited at the Crystal palace, Dublin exhibition and Alexandra palace; lectured in England 1864–68; F.R.G.S. 1857; author of _Explorations in South Western Africa_ 1864. _d._ D’ Urban, Port Natal 8 April 1875. _The gold regions of South Eastern Africa, by the late Thomas Baines_ 1877, _portrait_; _Illust. News of the World i_, 64 (1858), _portrait_. BAINES, THOMAS (_3 son of Edward Baines 1774–1848 M.P. for Leeds_). _b._ Leeds 1806; edited _Liverpool Times_ 1829–59; a parliamentary agent in London 1859; author of _History of commerce and town of Liverpool_ 1852; _Lancashire and Cheshire past and present_ 1867; _Yorkshire past and present_ 1875. _d._ Seaforth hall near Liverpool 31 Oct. 1881. BAIRD, ANDREW WOOD. _b._ Colchester; ed. at Univ. of Edin., M.D. 1823; L.R.C.S. Edin. 1821, M.R.C.P. 1827; a phys. at Ipswich 1824–52, at Dover 1852 to death; phys. to Dover hospital. _d._ 7 Camden Crescent, Dover 10 Jany. 1882. BAIRD, SIR DAVID, 2 Baronet. _b._ 1795; succeeded 18 Aug. 1829. _d._ 9 Jany. 1852. BAIRD, FRANCIS (_2 son of Charles Baird, founder of the ‘Baird Works’ at St. Petersburg who d. 10 Dec. 1843 in his 77 year_). _b._ 16 Feb. 1802; ed. at Univ. of Edin.; joined his father’s Works 1819; sole proprietor 1843 to death; M.I.C.E. 25 Feb. 1823; executed the 4 bas-reliefs, eagles and candelabra, and colossal figure of the angel on the Alexander column in the Winter Palace St. Petersburg, also the St. Nicholas bridge, first permanent bridge across the Neva. _d._ St. Petersburg 25 March 1864; _Min. of proc. of Instit. of C.E. xxx_ 428 (1870). BAIRD, JAMES (_4 son of Alexander Baird of Kirkwood, Lanarkshire farmer 1765–1833_). _b._ Kirkwood 5 Dec. 1802; an ironmaster at Gartsherrie works near Airdrie 1829 which became largest iron works in the world except those at Dowlais; largely assisted J. B. Neilson in perfecting his invention of the hot blast; M.P. for Falkirk burghs 1851–57; bought estate of Muirkirk Ayrshire 1863 for £135,000; founded Baird lectures for defence of orthodoxy 1871, and Baird Trust in connection with Church of Scotland at cost of £500,000 July 1873. _d._ Cambusdoon near Ayr 20 June 1876. Personalty sworn under £1,190,000 Aug. 1876. _Practical Mag. i_, 241–48 (1873) _portrait_; _Burke’s Vicissitudes of families_ _2 ed._ 1859, _pp._ 40–46; _Graphic xiv_, 12 (1876), _portrait_.