Baird baronets of Saughtonhall (1695)

The Baird baronetcy of Saughtonhall (also Saughton Hall or Sauchtonhall) in the County of Edinburgh, was created in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia on 28 February 1695 for Robert Baird (1630–1697), a merchant in Edinburgh, and a partner in both the Leith Sugar House and the Carolina Society. The title was created with remainder to the heirs male of his body.

David Baird, 4th Baronet, died from wounds received at the Battle of Fontenoy in 1745. His brother William Baird, 5th Baronet, was a captain in the Royal Navy, and married Frances, daughter of Colonel James Gardiner.

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