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Douglas Henry Baird

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Douglas Henry Baird

Birth
County Dublin, Ireland
Death
21 Jan 1920 (aged 27)
County Dublin, Ireland
Burial
Harold's Cross, County Dublin, Ireland Add to Map
Plot
391-A24
Memorial ID
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24699 Private D.H. Baird.
The Royal Warwickshire Regiment, Depot Section.
Son of Mrs. Mary Jane Baird, of 23, Drumcondra Park, Dublin.


Henry Douglas Baird, son of Henry Baird and Jane Mary Baird of 36 Greenville Terrace, Dublin was born on 3 October 1892, and was baptised at St. Catherine's Church [C.ofI.], Thomas Street, Dublin, on 9 December 1892.
His father was recorded as a Constable in the Dublin Metropolitan Police.

In the 1901 census, Douglas Baird, aged 8 and his sister Evelyn, aged 3, were recorded as boarders in the home of Elizabeth Beale and her children at Drumderry, Co. Wexford.


In the 1911 Census, Henry Douglas Baird was described as 18 years old, and unemployed. His mother, Mary Jane Baird was described as a 40 year old widow, a Maternity Nurse, who had 5 surviving children, two of whom lived with her.

The family were then living at 4, St. Benedict's Gardens, off the North Circular Road, Dublin. The house appears to be in use as a Nursing Home.

At the base of the headstone are recorded, the deaths of,
His father Henry Baird, d. 28 March 1898
His mother Mary Baird, d. 16 December 1931

For further details on his parents and siblings, see the bio of his mother


His name is included in the
Mount Jerome Cemetery War Memorial

24699 Private D.H. Baird.
The Royal Warwickshire Regiment, Depot Section.
Son of Mrs. Mary Jane Baird, of 23, Drumcondra Park, Dublin.


Henry Douglas Baird, son of Henry Baird and Jane Mary Baird of 36 Greenville Terrace, Dublin was born on 3 October 1892, and was baptised at St. Catherine's Church [C.ofI.], Thomas Street, Dublin, on 9 December 1892.
His father was recorded as a Constable in the Dublin Metropolitan Police.

In the 1901 census, Douglas Baird, aged 8 and his sister Evelyn, aged 3, were recorded as boarders in the home of Elizabeth Beale and her children at Drumderry, Co. Wexford.


In the 1911 Census, Henry Douglas Baird was described as 18 years old, and unemployed. His mother, Mary Jane Baird was described as a 40 year old widow, a Maternity Nurse, who had 5 surviving children, two of whom lived with her.

The family were then living at 4, St. Benedict's Gardens, off the North Circular Road, Dublin. The house appears to be in use as a Nursing Home.

At the base of the headstone are recorded, the deaths of,
His father Henry Baird, d. 28 March 1898
His mother Mary Baird, d. 16 December 1931

For further details on his parents and siblings, see the bio of his mother


His name is included in the
Mount Jerome Cemetery War Memorial


Inscription


The crest of
The Royal Warwickshire Regiment

24692 Private
D.H. BAIRD
Royal Warwickshire Regt.
21st January 1920 age 27

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Thy will be done
also his father
HENRY BAIRD
who died 28th March 1898
and mother
MARY BAIRD
who died 16th Dec. 1931



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  • Created by: John
  • Added: Apr 26, 2010
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/51639803/douglas_henry-baird: accessed ), memorial page for Douglas Henry Baird (3 Oct 1892–21 Jan 1920), Find a Grave Memorial ID 51639803, citing Mount Jerome Cemetery and Crematorium, Harold's Cross, County Dublin, Ireland; Maintained by John (contributor 47032041).