'Duff04'Index links to: Lead / Letter
Families covered: Duff of Corsindae, Duff of Dundee, Duff of Hillockhead, Duff of Mather Cluny
[Much of this page was previously shown within Duff02. As mentioned on Duff02, the link to a web site that had originally been used as a Main Source for that page was found not to work any longer. Using 'BOTD' we have reviewed & expanded what we had on these families.]

                               
John Duff of Bowmakellach (b 1624, d before 1685)
m. Isobel Pringle of Elgin
1. John Duff
  m. Margaret Kennedy
  A. James Duff, 1st of Corsindae (b 1678, d 21.08.1762)
m1. Anne Cumming (d 17.03.1722)
  i. William Duff, 2nd of Corsindae (b 21.02.1714, d 1797)
  m. (1743) Katharine Gordon (d 1753, dau of Arthur Gordon of Carnousie) ## see here ##
  a. William Duff, 3rd of Corsindae (b 1749, dsp 1833, 3rd son)
  m. Charlotte Innes of Clerkseat (d 1847)
  b. Magdalen Duff (b 1744, d 1778)
  m. (1763) John Dingwall of Aberdeen (d 10.06.1778)
c.+ other issue (dsp) - James (b 1745, d young?), Arthur (b 1747, dvp 1779), Anne (b 1750, d 1825), Margaret (b 1751, d young), Catherine (b 1753, d young)
  ii. Margaret Duff (b 1712, d 1803)
  m1. George Miln(e)
  a. James Miln (in Gothenburg)
  m. (18.03.1754) Jean Gordon (dau of William Gordon, 3rd of Farskane)
  (1) Margaret Miln-Duff of Eden (d 20.08.1824)
  m. John Grant of Kincardine O'Neil (d 1799)
  (A) James Cuninghame Grant-Duff of Eden (b 08.07.1789, d 23.09.1858) had issue
  m. (1827) Jane Catherine Ainsle (d 01.05.1866, dau of Sir Whitelaw Ainslie)
  m2. (1755) John Stuart
  iii.+ other issue - David (b 1716, d 10.11.1719), Alexander (b 1719), John (b 1721)
m2. Magdalen Duff (d 06.07.1756, dau of William Duff, Provost of Inverness).
2. Adam Duff
3. Isobel Duff
  m. _ Stewart of Bush
4. Margaret Duff
  m. _ Bonnyman of Hillockhead
5. daughter
  m. _ McIntosh of Inverness
  A. Lachlan McIntosh
  m. (1738) Catherine Donaldson (dau of Thomas Donaldson of Kinnairdy by Elizabeth Duff of Dipple)

 

 

George Duff of Edindiach
m1. Beatrice Duff (dau of Adam Duff of Drumbulg)
1. Adam Duff of Mather Cluny (a 1711)
  A. George Duff of Mather Cluny
  i. Peter Duff of Mather Cluny
  m. Anne Moir
  a. Alexander Duff (d San Sebastian 25.07.1813, 2nd son)
  m. (02.07.1805) Mary Elizabeth Gordon
  (1) Isabella Duff (b c1807, d 10.09.1837)
  b. John Duff of Hillside
  (1) George Duff had issue
  m. Rachel Gordon
  c. William Duff (6th son)
  m. ??
  (1) child (dsp)
  d. Robert Duff
  m. (1765) Elizabeth Gordon
  (1) James Duff of New Noth (b 1796) had issue
  m. Helen Russell
  (2) Peter Duff of Westerton of Buchromb had issue
  m1. E. Macdonald
  m2. Janet Mill
  (3) Rev. Robert Duff of British Guiana (d 1878) had issue
  m. Catherine Struthers
  (4) Jean Duff
  m. Charles Macdonald
e. Margaret Duff
  m. _ Murdoch
  f.+ other issue - James (b by 1748, d before 29.07.1773), Peter (surgeon), Anne (m. ??), Rachel (d unm)
2. Robert Duff of Hillockhead (b 1666, d 1754, youngest son)
  A. Thomas Duff in Banff (b 1690, d 1717)
  m. Margaret Stewart (d 1747, dau of Robert Stewart, Provost of Banff, & sister of John ("who married Corsindae's daughter"))
  i. Robert Duff (b 1716, d 1748)
  B. Robert Duff of Monymusk (b 1695, d 1738, minister of Aberlour)
  The following is supported by 'BOTD' (Ch. XXXV, 'Ministers of the Duff Family', p535+).
  m. Isabel Innes of Culquich (d 13.10.1780)
  i. Patrick Duff (b 1728, d 1784, minister of Old Machar)
  m1. (1764) Harriet Lumsden (d 1777)
  m2. (1777) Elizabeth Forbes (d 1828)
  ii. William Duff (b 1735, d 1815, minister of Glenbucket then Peterculter then Foveran)
  m. (1768) Anne Mitchell (d 1797)
  a. Alexander Duff (b 1771, d 1809) had issue in "Upper Canada"
  b Jean Duff
  m. (1805) John Booth of Aberdeen
  c. Mary Duff (b 1785, d 02.1808)
m. (05.10.1803) Alexander Forbes of Jamaica
  d. Margaret Duff
  m. James Perry of Bilbo Park, Logie Buchan (surgeon)
  e.+ other issue - Robert in Batavia (dvp 1815), Helen (b 1773, d unm 1848), Isabella (b 1775, d unm 1847)
  iii.+ other issue - John, Mary, Margaert
  C. James Duff in Elgin & Dundee (b c1700, d 1779, 4th son)
  m. (22.06.1727) Christian Innes (d 1785, dau of James Innes of Knockorth, Provost of Banff, son of Margaret Gordon of Park)
  i. John Duff of Dundee (younger son)
  m. Anne Ogilvie
  a. Margaret Duff (d 1866)
  b. Innes Duff (b 1779, d c1872)
  m. John Skinner (Dean of Dunkeld)
  ii. Jean Duff (bpt 1730)
  m. (1760) W. Southwell (Captain, uncle to Lord Southwell)
  iii.+ lother issue - William (bpt 1731), Robert (bpt 1738), 3 other sons, Margaret (bpt 1728), Helen (bpt 1733), Sophia (bpt 1740), Henrietta (bpt 1741)
  D. Alexander Duff of Hillockhead (b 1710)
  m. Janet Gordon of Farskane (d 1809)
  i. William Duff ("Hillocks") of Hillockhead (b c1750)
  a. James Duff in Mill of Auchindachy
  m. _ Smith of Aswanly
  (1) Thomas Duff
  m. _ Shearer
  (2)+ other issue
  b. Alexander Duff of Midtown of Glass
  m. Jane Bennett
  (1)+ issue - Jane, Charlotte, Anne
  c. Peter Duff in Midtown of Bellyhack (dsp)
  m. Agnes or Anne Duncan
  d. George Duff of Hillockhead (b 1790?) had issue
  m. Margaret Mitchell
  e. William Duff in Hillockhead (b 1791) had issue
  m. Margaret Smart
  f. Cumming Duff in Parkhaugh of Glass had issue
  m. Maggie Gauld
  ii. John Duff (b 1752)
  m. Anne Gordon
  a. James Duff
  iii. James Duff (b 1756)
  m. (1786) Isabel Grant
  E.+ other issue - John (b 1696, d young), Helen, Margaret
3. Daniel Duff
  The following is supported by 'BOTD' (Ch. XXIX, 'Elgin Duffs in London', p412+).
  A. ?? Duff probably father of ...
  i. Alexander Duff in Elgin (b 1718, d 30.07.1789, shoemaker)
  m1. Barbara Falconer (d 13.06.1751)
  a.+ issue - David (bpt 30.09.1749), Alexander (bpt 18.06.1751)
  m2. Margaret Ross (d 18.08.1779)
  c. Daniel Duff (b 1758, d 21.11.1820, schoolmaster, 2nd son)
  m. Jane (a 1820)
  (1) Daniel George Duff (b 1799, d 1856, Colonel) had issue
  m. Anne Hayter (d 01-2, 184, sister of George Hayter the painter)
  (2) Caroline Duff
  m. _ Baker
  (3) Matilda Duff
  m. _ Porkols of Brunswick
  (4) Margaret Duff
  m. _ Rust
  (5)+ other issue - Harriet Wilhelmina (a 1844), Charlotte, Jane
  d. William Duff in London (b 1762, d 1822, 7th son) had issue
  m. Katherine McGuffog of Jamaica (b 1770, d 1847)
  e.+ other isuse - Harr/Henry (b 1756, d 11.07.1768), John (b 1760, d infant), Simon (b 1761), James (b 1762, d infant), Archibald (b 1771), George (d infant), Margaret (b 1753), Janet (b 1755, d infant), Elizabeth (d infant), Primrose (d infant)
  ii.+ other issue - Henry (d 1750), Simon (tobacconist)
3.+ other issue - William, Margaret, Rachel
m2. _ Alexander ("a minister's daughter")

Main source(s):
(1) For upper section : 'The Book of The Duffs' (Alistair & Henrietta Tayler, vol 2 (1914), Chapter XXI ('Duffs of Corsindae'), p328+) with some support from BLG1952 ('Grant Duff formerly of Eden')
(2) For lower section : 'The Book of The Duffs' (Alistair & Henrietta Tayler, vol 2 (1914), Chapter XXVIII ('George Duff of Edindiach and his descendants', p426+) and as reported above
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