John Aird 1st Bt (1833 - 1911)

Born 3 Dec 1833 in London, England

Husband of Sarah (Smith) Aird — married Jul 1855 in Lewisham, Kent, England, United Kingdom

Descendants

Died 6 Jan 1911 at age 77 in Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom

Biography

Sir John Aird, 1st Baronet (3 December 1833 – 6 January 1911) was a notable English civil engineering contractor of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He also served as Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) for Paddington North from 1887 to 1906, was the first Mayor of Paddington in 1900, and became an enthusiastic collector of British art.^[1] He served as one of the Lieutenants of the City of London.^[2]

John was born on 5 December 1833^[3], the son of John Aird of County Ross^[2] and his wife Agnes. John was baptised in Southwark on 14 May 1834 at St George The Martyr.^[3]

In 1855 John married Sarah Smith, the daughter of Benjamin Smith of Deptford, Kent.^[2]

In 1890 John was said to be residing at 14 Hyde Park Terrace, London and at East Sutton Park in Staplehurst, Kent. He was said to be a member of the Carlton, Junior Carlton, City Carlton, Constitutional, National Conservative, St Stephen's and Grafton Clubs.^[2]

John was created a baronet on 5 March 1901 on the recommendation of Lord Sainsbury.

John passed away in 1911. Obituary - 26 Feb 1911 - Sunday Times (Sydney, NSW : 1895 - 1930) Sun 26 Feb 1911 Page 20^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sir_John_Aird,_1st_Baronet
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3} 1890 Kelly's Handbook to the Titled, Landed and Official Classes, database on-line. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012. Original data: 1890 Kelly's Handbook to the Titled, Landed and Official Classes. London, England: Kelly & Co.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NVQD-CLL : 5 February 2023), John Aird, 1834.
4. ↑ https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/120779642?searchTerm=John%20Aird&searchLimits=

See also:

• "England and Wales Census, 1851," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SGRM-2YT : 12 September 2019), Agnes Aird in household of John Aird, Lewisham, Kent, England; citing Lewisham, Kent, England, p. 22, from "1851 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/66341701/john-aird