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[lanarman]

The surname is actually BAIRD not Bain. 1871 Canadian Census, Hochelaga District, Quebec : Charles Robert Baird, age 31 born Scotland, Unitarian religion, merchant. Catherine, 32, born in Quebec, Mary age 4, Isabella age 2 and Thomas age 9 months born June. Next family enumerated was Mary Goodwin age 70 born Scotland.

[lanarman]

Insolvent Act of 1869. Quebec Official Gazette Sept. 11, 1869.
In the matter of Dame Catherine Goodwin of Hochelaga in the parish of Montreal, marchande publique, wife of Charles Robert Baird of the same place, trader, from her said husband duly separated as to property carrying on trade and business at Hochelaga aforesaid under the name of C.G. Baird an Insolvent.
The creditors of the above named insolvent are notified to meet at my office No. 1, Union Buildings St. Francis Xavier Street in the City of Montreal on Monday the 20th day of September 1869 at 3 o'clock in the afternoon for the public examination of the Insolvent and the ordering of the affairs of her Estate generally. T.S. Brown, Official Assignee. Montreal 4th Sept. 1869

[dbree]

Wow, nice one lanarman. Now knowing that, looking at Charles' signature, I can see a d.

Charles Robert Baird marries Catherine Goodwin in 1875 at the Montreal Christian Unitarian
church.

Scroll to the bottom and click on their names for details.
http://www.rootschat.com/links/01tsy/

I think this is the family now in Brooklyn, New York, USA in 1875 with 1 more child. It was
transcribed as Baried,
Baried, Charles age 35, clerk b. Scotland
Baried, Catherine age 35, b. Canada
Baried, Mary age 8
Baried, Isabella age 6
Baried, Thomas age 4
Baried, Catherine age 2
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VNJZ-GDL?lang=en

DB

[dbree]

Slightly improved handwriting this time.

There is a baptism Unitarian Messiah church in 1873 for Catherine Estella Goodwin Baird, father
Charles Robert Baird, brewer, mother Catherine Goodwin, b.12 Nov. 1872, baptised 19 Mar. 1873.
Both parents sign and the minister is again Cordner.  Guess he had some time to improve his cursive.

Sadly there is a Kings, New York death record for Catherine E.G. Baird, age 3, death date 30
June 1875.

DB

[lanarman]

Thanks for the comments but it perhaps was a stroke of luck on my part. I originally thought that the surname was Bain but nothing matched on census records, etc. The Baird surname opened the doors and led to the inevitable brick wall being torn down. You also added some important information to the puzzle, dbree.
The question now is- did this help you Dora or have we gone off on a wild goose chase for your purposes?