Researching James Baillie
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 3108 people with the Baillie surname? In that year Baillie was ranked number 1313 for popularity in the UK. |
The name James means "one who supplants" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of James Baillie on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for James Baillie and the Baillie Family Tree
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| Did you know that there are currently 4766 people with the Baillie surname in the UK? Baillie is now ranked number 1237 for popularity in the UK. |
Baillie Family Tree Databases
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Some Famous People called James Baillie
James Evan Baillie
James Evan Baillie (1781 – 14 June 1863) was a British West Indies merchant, landowner and Whig politician who sat in the House of Commons in two periods between 1813 and 1835.
Baillie was the third son of Evan Baillie of Dochfour and his wife Mary Gurley, daughter of Peter Gurley of St. Vincent. His father was a landowner in Scotland with commercial interests in Bristol including the firm of Evan Baillie, Sons & Co. Baillie, together with his older brother Hugh Duncan Baillie, became a partner in the Bristol Old Bank in 1812 after death of his brother Peter Baillie. In 1813 Baillie became Member of Parliament for Tralee and held the seat until 1818. Baillie was a partner in J E Baillie, Fraser & Co of Bristol, Chairman of British Guiana Association, president of Whig Anchor club of Bristol and a Member of Brook's club. He was put up for parliament at Bristol without his consent in 1820 but in fact his brother Hugh stood unsuccessfully. He became Member of Parliament for Bristol in 1830 and held the seat until 1835. In parliament he was in favour of parliamentary reform and catholic relief.
Baillie continued to buy land in Scotland after his father's death in 1835 and bought Glentrome in Badenoch in 1835. He had been a prominent opponent of abolition but after abolition received a slave compensation of £53,964 in 1835–1836. When the British government emancipated the slaves in the 1830s, James and his brother Hugh received compensation for more than 450 slaves across 21 estates in British Guiana, Grenada, St Kitts, St Vincent, and Trinidad. This money was invested in further Scottish estates at Glenelg in 1837, Glenshiel in 1838 and Letterfinlay in 1851.
Baillie never married and died at the age of 82
Source: James Evan Baillie, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaJames Baillie (Canadian politician)
James Baillie (1860 – April 7, 1935) was a woodworker, merchant, contractor and political figure in Quebec. He served as mayor of Aylmer from 1914 to 1916.
He was the son of Scottish immigrants who settled in Aylmer in 1850: James Baillie, a woodworker, and Elizabeth Gow. He married Jessie Catherine McIntosh. In 1890, with his brother William, he built a steam-powered sawmill. They also built boats and sold lumber. Baillie served on the Aylmer municipal council and on the South Hull township council. He also was a building contractor, building summer resorts on both sides of the Ottawa River.
Baillie died at home in Aylmer at the age of 75.
The Baillie sawmill played an important role in the development of the town and continued to operate until 1940. A plaque marks its former location.
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