 Through his influence Dr Andrew Bell, of Madras, bequeathed £5000 for education in the Highlands of Scotland.Baird was also known as a correspondent of the Scottish poet Robert Burns.After his wife Isabella's death, Baird lived with his daughter Marion and son-in-law Isaac Bayley at 13 Regent Terrace (note - the Post Office Directory states 12 Regent Terrace), Edinburgh from 1827.