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John Baird was born in Greenock in the west of Scotland. He studied with Herbert Howells and Sir Adrian Boult at the Royal College of Music. He became Director of Music at Westminster School in 1983 and then Composer-in-Residence from 1996 to 1999. He now works in Wandsworth Common, as organist and choirmaster at the local St Mary Magdalene church and conductor of Medici Choir.

BAIRD, WILLIAM, eldest son of William Baird, Auchmedden, Banffshire, and Anne, dau. of William Duff, Dipple, Morayshire, and sister of William Duff, 1st Earl Fife (I); b.; adm. (aged 10) Jul 1733; Min. Can. 1736; KS 1737; elected to Trin. Coll. Cambridge 1741, adm. pens. 1 Jun 1741, scholar 7 May 1742; BA 1744/5; MA 1748; Minor Fellow, Trinity Coll. 2 Oct 1747, Major Fellow 6 Jul 1748; adm. Middle Temple 12 Nov 1739, called to bar 20 May 1748; d. May 1750, of gaol fever contracted at the Old Bailey.

Baird-Smith, Maurice James, son of Rev. Alexander MacEwen Baird-Smith, Rector of Wheat­hampstead, Herts, and Ellen Mary, d. of James Campbell, shipowner, of Glasgow; b. 14 Aug. 1918; adm. May 1932 (G); left July 1936; RAF, PO 1936, FO 1939; Sperry Gyroscope Co. 1937- 40; RAF 1941-5 (Sqdn-Ldr, temp. Wing-Cdr); DFC 1941; RAF Staff Coll. 1942; p.o.w. (Berlin) Jan. 1944; Shell Internal. 1945-59, man. in Chile, Cuba and Greece; Chilean Order of Bernardo O'Higgins 1959; m. 1st 23 Sept. 1943 Vyvyan, d. of Maj. J. R. C. Bodley MC, 60th Rifles; 2nd Monique Mousseau of Paris.

BAKER, ---; b.; adm.; a pensioner 1565---7 (tutor, Prebendary Wiborne) (Chapter Muniments 5406).

BAKER, ---; b.; at school in 1569 (Chapter Muniments 54019).

BAKER, ---; b. ; adm. ; KS in 1637 (WAM 34165).

BAKER, ---; b.; adm.; left 1656 (school lists 1656, first three quarters).

BAKER, ---; adm. 11 Feb 1799 (Clapham); in school list 1801.

Baker, Arthur Russell, son of William Morrant Baker, F.R.C.S., of London W., by Ann, daughter of Robert Mills, of Ingpen, Newbury, Berks; b. March 17, 1876; adm. Sept. 25, 1888 (R); left July 1893; Founder and Hon. Director of the Boy's Home, Rectory Grove, Clapham, from 1901; d. Jan. 15, 1951.

Baker, Austin Horsfield, son of Josiah Ferdinand Baker, solicitor, of Wimbledon; b. 11 July 1915; adm. Jan. 1929 (R); left Dec. 1932; Essex Regt 1940-5 (Lieut.); d. 22 Feb. 1949.