24 BAKER. A.RMS— Gu., a boar passant or, on a canton erm. a sword erect ppr. Crest — A boar's head erased or. MOTTO— Vi et virtutc. Seats— Xewbyth, Haddington, and Gilmerton Grange, Edin- burgh. ilincagf. WILLIAM BAIKD, of Kewbyth, a bailie of Edinburgh and merchant (son of WilUam. of Edinburgh, 2nd son of Sir Eobert, of Saughton Hall, see preceding article), succ. as heir, in 174G, to his cousin Sir John Baird, of Xewbyth, 2nd Baronet (ext.); and tlied at Gilmerton 5 Jan. 1765, having m. Alicia, 4th dau. of Johnston, Esq. of Hilton, Ber-icks, and had ^•ith other issue 3 sons, [1] Robert, of Newbvth (capt.),M.P. Haddington bm-ghs 1796 to 1802; d. 10 June, 1828, having m. 1st— Jan. 1779, his cousin Helen, eldest dau. of Wynne Johnston, of Hilton, aforesaid; she d. s. p. 6 July, 1789. He m. 2ndly, Hersey Christina Maria, 2nd dau. of David Ga^•in, Esq. of Langton, Berwick; she d. July, 1829, having had mth other issue 2 sons, (1) Sir David, s. as 2nd Baronet (2) Wvnne. capt. R.X. ; d. , 1835, having m. 12 >'ov. 1824, MadeUna Susan, dau. of Lieut.-Col. Henry Andrew Cerjat, of Lausanne, Sritzerland, by Madeline, dau. of Capt. Henry Bristow ; she d. 15 July, 1827, leaving an only son ROBERT HEXRT.lieut. late rifle brigade, b. 19 Sept. 1825 ; m. 22 Jan. 1853, Ella Maria, 2nd dau. of George GofE,Esq. of Hale Park, Hants, and has a son and 3 daus.— Robert George,b. 23May,1864.— Elizabeth Alice. —Anne Henrietta. — Ella Sophia Mary. [2] Sir David, G.c.B. gen. in the army, col. 24th regt. com.-in- chief at the taking of the Cape of Good Hope, K.B. wounded at Copenhagen, lost an arm at Corunna, lead the storming ]>arty in the action at Seringapatam, and was created a Baronet 13 April, 1809, with remainder in default of male issue to his eldest brother Robert above-named; he d. s. p. 18 Aug. 1829, having m. 4 Aug. 1810. Ann Preston Menzies Camp- bell, elder dau. and coheir of Patrick Preston, of Fernton, and Lochlane, Perths. major in the British army, and briga^lier in the Portuguese service, eldest son of Sir George Preston, of VaUeyfields, Perths. (BART.— ext.); she d. 28 May, 1847. [3] Joseph, major-gen. in the army, d. 4 April, 1816, having m. 27 Feb. 1802, Hon. Esther Charlotte Tonson, dau. of William, 1st Lord Riversdale (ext.); shed. 27 June, 185(), having had with 3 daus. (who were eventually the sole representatives of the Barons Riversdale) a son, WiUiam, b. 5 Feb. 1803. SIR DAVID, 2nd Baronet, capt. in the armv; b. 1795 ; d. 8 Jan. 1852, having m. 10 Aug. 1821, Lady Anne Kennedy, eldest dau. of Archibald, 1st Marquis of Ailsa ; she d. 2 Xov. 1877, having had vith other issue 5 sons and 3 daus. (1) Sir David, 3rd and present Baronet. (2) John Erskine Kennedy, capt. R.X. naval A.D.C. to the (Jueen ; b. 1833. (3) William Arthur, capt. 42nd liighlanders; b. 1834; d. from wounds received in Ashantee 1874. (4) Frederick, capt. Forfar and Kincardine mil. late Hadd. mil. formerly Cth foot; b. , 1841. (5) Jonathan Peel, of Chipperfield, Herts, b. , 1844 ; m. 7 Nov. 1867, Emily, only dau. of Col. George Ashley Maude, R.A. C.B. crown equery and secretary to the master of the horse since 1859 (V. Hawardex), and has a son and 5 daus. Edward Ashley, b. .—Helena Emily. — Alice, Anne.— Katrine Maclean.— Mary Isabel.— Diana Margaret. (6) Margaret, m. 26 Kov. 1851, to Lord GUbert Kennedy (M. AILSA). ^ (7) Hersey Maria Christina Elizabeth. (8) Alice Anne, m. , 1866, to Rev. and Hon. Arthur Charles Baillie-Hamilton (E. Haddixgtox.) BAKER, Sir George, of Loventor, Devon (1776, G. B.) ; s. his father as 3rd Baronet in 18.30; b. 16 June, 1816; m. 1st— 2 June, 1840, Mary Isabella, 2nd dau, of late Eobert Nassau Sutton, Esq. (Bart.); she d. 6 May, 1854. He m. 2ndly — 16 Nov. 18.58, Augusta Catherine, yoitngest dau. of late Sir Eobert Fitzwygram, Bart. By his 1st wife he had 3 sons and 3 daus. (1) Frederick Edward Rhodes, assumed that surname in lieu of his own together with the arms quarterly, in the 1st quarter by R.L. 29 Oct. 1878, viz. Quarterly 1 ami 4, arg. a Uon passant guardant between two acorns slippeil bendwise az. within two bendlets uebuly sa. guttee d'or, the whole between as many tre- foils slipped vert. CREST — A cubit arm vested az. guttee d'or cuff arg., holding an oak branch paleise ppr. fructed or, and two trefoils slipped in saltire vert ; b. 12 July 1843. (2) (Jeorge Barrington, b. 26 Jan. 1845 ; m. 4 April, 1872, Katharine Frances, only child of Lieut.-Gen. Sir Richard Wil- braham, K.C.B. (E. Lathom), and has a son and 2 daus. Philip Wilbraham, b. 17 Sept. 1875.— Katharine Mary, b. 25 May, 1878.— Margaret Isabel, b. 19 Sept. 1879. (3) Francis Manners, lieut. 73rd regt. b. 10 Feb. 1852; d. 2 Oct. 1878. (4) Isabella Maria, m. 14 Dec. 1865, to Charles Oliver Frederick Cator, Esq. of Beckenham, )jar.-at-law (Lenxard — BART.) ; he d. 10 Dec. 1876, having had a son, Charles (Jeorge Lumley CATOR, b. 26 Jan. 1872. (5) Alice Emily Jane. (6) Evelyn Nina Frances, m. 23 Aug. 1877, to Hon. Herbert P. M. Pakington (B. Hamptox). Arms — Per pale arg. and or, on a saltire nebuly sa. five escal- lops of the first; a chief of the third thereon a Uon passant of the second. Crest — A dexter ami embowed, vested az. charged with three annulets interlaced or cuffed arg., holding an arrow in bend sinister, ppr. Motto — True unto death. Seat — Loventor, near Totnes, Devon. TOWX House— 4, Hyde Park Square, W. Hineafle. SIR GEORGE BAKER [son of Yen. George Baker (vicar of Modbury, and archdeacon) and great-grandson of Aaron Baker, of Bowhay, Devon], physician to George III. created a BARONET 18 Sept, 1776 ; d. 15 June, 1809, aged 87, having m. Jane. dau. of Roger Morris, Esq. ; she d. 30 July, 1813 (M.I. St. James, Piccadilly), having had a son and dau. [1] Sir Frederick Francis 2nd Baronet; d. 1 Oct. 1830, having m. July, 1814, Harriet, 3rd dau. of Sir John Simeon, Bart.; she d. 15 Nov. 1845, having had 3 sons and a dau. (1) Sir George, 3rd and present Baronet.
