Baird Coat of Arms & Family Crest - Symbols, Bearers, History 

Baird “Family Crest” or Coat of Arms - Family History & Surname
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1) Baird of Posso, co. Peebles - Sir Gilbert Baird (c. 1527-1541), son of John Baird, son of Sir Gilbert Baird who died 1513 at the Battle of Flodden, son of Gilbert Baird, son of David Baird, son of Gavin Baird, son of William Baird, son of William de Bard, grandson of Sir Lawrence Baird, great-grandson of Thomas de Bard, Sheriff of Peebles (fl. 1296), all of Posso - Azure on a fesse argent a boar’s head couped gules between three mullets in chief and a boar passant, in base proper - Azure on a fesse argent a boar’s head couped gules between three mullets in chief and a boar passant, in base proper.
2) Baird of Auchmedden, co. Aberdeen - William Baird (1701-1775), son of William Baird (1676-1701), grandson of Sir James Baird (1620-1691), Sheriff of Banff, son of George Baird (d. 1642), Sheriff of Banff, son of Gilbert Baird (d. 1620), son of George Baird, all of Auchmedden, son of Andrew Baird of Lavoroklaw - Gules a boar passant or. Crest-A griffin’s head erased proper. Motto-Dominus fecit.
3) Baird of Auchmedden, co. Aberdeen, 1867 - William Baird (1701-1775), son of William Baird (1676-1701), grandson of Sir James Baird (1620-1691), Sheriff of Banff, son of George Baird (d. 1642), Sheriff of Banff, son of Gilbert Baird (d. 1620), son of George Baird, all of Auchmedden, son of Andrew Baird of Lavoroklaw - Per pale invecked gules and or, a boar passant counterchanged.
4) Baird of Newbyth, co. Aberdeen - The Baird baronetcy of Newbyth in the County of Haddington was created in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia in 1680 for Sir William Baird, son of Sir John Baird, Lord Newbyth, son of James Baird of Little Fiddes (c. 1588-1655), Commissioner of Edinburgh - he was succeeded by his eldest son, Sir John Baird, 2nd Baronet, who sat in the House of Commons from 1715-1722 - Gules a boar passant or, a canton ermine charged with a sword paleways proper. Crest-A boar’s head erased or. Motto-Vi et virtute.
5) Baird of Newbyth, co. Aberdeen - Sir David Baird (1795-1852), son of Robert Baird, son of William Baird of Branxton and Newbyth (d. 1765), son of William Baird (d. 1737), baillie of Edinburgh -Gules in chief within an increscent an etoile of eight points argent (in allusion to the badge of the Ottoman Order) in base a boar pass. or, on a canton ermine a sword erect hilted and pommeled or. First Crest-A mameluke mounted on horseback, holding in his dexter hand a scymetar all proper. Second Crest-A boar’s head erased proper. Supporters (personal to Sir David Baird)- Dexter a grenadier in the uniform of the 50th regiment of foot proper, sinister the royal tiger of Tippoo Saltaun guardant vert, striped or, from the neck pendent by a ribbon an escutcheon gules charged with an etoile of eight points within an increscent argent and on an scrol under the escutcheon the word “ Scringapatam.” Motto-Vi et virtute.
6) The same Arms with a crescent or, surmounting the sword for difference - Baird of Saughton Hall, co. Edinburgh - The Baird baronetcy of Saughton Hall in the County of Edinburg, was created in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia in 1695 for Sir Robert Baird (1630-1697), a merchant in Edinburgh, and a partner in both the Leith Sugar House and the Carolina Society, son of James Baird, a lawyer, so of Gilbert Baird of Auchmedden - 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
7) William Baird of Elie, Scotland (1796-1864), Scottish industrialist, Member of Parliament for Falkirk Burghs, eldest son of Alexander Baird - Per pale gules and or, a boar passant counterchanged. Crest-A griffin’s head erased or. Motto-Dominus fecit.
8) Baird of Ury, co. Aberdeen - The Baird Baronetcy of Urie was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom in 1897 for Sir Alexander Baird of Urie (1849-1920), Lord Lieutenant of Kincardineshire, son of John Baird of Easterhouse (1798-1870), Justice of the Peace, descended from the Bairds of Gartsherrie - Per pale engrailed gules and or, a boar passant counterchanged.
9) Baird of Stichell, co. Roxburgh - George Baird inherited the estate in 1860 when his younger brother, Douglas Baird of Closeburn, passed away, sons of Alexander Baird Sr. (1765-1833), son of William Baird of Woodhead - Per pale indented gules and or, a boar passant, counterchanged. Same Crest and Motto
10) Daniel Baird Maturin (1849-1924) took the additional name of Baird in accordance with the terms of his grandfather's will in 1875, Daniel Baird (c.1795-1862) of Londonderry, who was a merchant and shipowner, trading principally with the West Indies and the Baltic who owned Casino House, family also owned Boom Hall, co. Londonderry