Records of William Baird & Co Ltd, coal and iron masters, Coatbridge, North Lanarkshire, Scotland 1805-1971

William Baird & Co 1830-1893

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William Baird & Co Ltd (coal and iron masters: 1938-: Coatbridge, North Lanarkshire, Scotland)

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In around 1816, Alexander Baird began working coal leases in Lanarkshire, Scotland, and, by 1826, he and his sons owned numerous coal and mineral leases there. In 1828, two of these sons, William and James, began to erect the Gartsherrie Ironworks at Gartsherrie, North Lanarkshire, Scotland, and within 15 years the works had grown to be the largest in the country with 16 furnaces. In 1830 , William and James took over all the coal leases and formed the partnership William Baird &amp...

William Baird & Co Ltd 1938-

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