Baird, Thomas Alexander
Birth Year:
1876
Death Year:
1947
Spouse(s):
Elsie Sophia Wilhelmina (Haegerman) Baird
Other Family Members:
Walter, Howard, Mauvie (m. George Mitchell), Bud (m. Anne), Jack (m. Elinor Mahoney), Elsie (m. Don Archibald), Bob (m. 1. Peggy Ash, 2. Edith Mare)
Thomas Baird was born in Pembroke, ON on October 24, 1876 and died in Princeton, BC on January 6, 1947. He came West with Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) and worked at the Nickel Plate Mine as a blacksmith. After the death of the Haegermans, the Bairds moved back to the homestead, with Walter and Howard who stayed on after the death of their parents.
Accomplishments:
He was a farmer and blacksmith.
References:
1946 Directory; Princeton Our Valley, page 242, 243 (picture); Death registration (BC Archives)