George Shadford Aird was born in Seaham, Durham on 17 December 1907 and died in North Tyneside, Tyne and Wear on 15 December 1993. His parents were Robert Anderson Aird and Isabel Aird, nee Dawson. He married Winifred Peart in Whitley Bay, Tyne and Wear on 01 June 1940.

Winifred Peart was born in Gateshead,, Durham on 01 June 1912 and died in North Shields, Tyne and Wear on 01 June 2003. Her parents were Thomas Edwin Peart and Sarah Peart, nee Dickinson.