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Sophia Henrietta Duff

Sophia Henrietta Duff

Female Abt 1790 - Abt 1824  (34 years)

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  1. 1.  Sophia Henrietta DuffSophia Henrietta Duff was born about 1790 (daughter of William Duff and Dorothy Tobin); died about 1824.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  William Duff was born about 1754 (son of James Duff, 2nd Earl Fife and Lady Dorothea Sinclair); died on 5 Jul 1795 in Fulford, England.

    William married Dorothy Tobin on 9 Apr 1787 in Redmarshal, Durham, England. Dorothy was born about 1768; died on 31 Aug 1840 in Alverstoke, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Dorothy Tobin was born about 1768; died on 31 Aug 1840 in Alverstoke, England.
    Children:
    1. 1. Sophia Henrietta Duff was born about 1790; died about 1824.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  James Duff, 2nd Earl FifeJames Duff, 2nd Earl Fife was born on 29 Sep 1729 in Banff, Scotland (son of Lord William Duff, of Braco, 1st Earl of Fife and Jean Grant); died on 24 Jan 1809 in London, England.

    Notes:

    James Duff was second son of William Duff, 1st Earl Fife, and Jean Grant (daughter of Sir James Grant of Pluscardine, Baron of Luss & Grant), his father's second wife. His father, son of William Duff of Dipple, co. Banff, was M.P. for Banffshire 1727–34, was created Lord Braco in the peerage of Ireland 28 July 1735, and was advanced to the dignity of Earl of Fife and Viscount Macduff, also in the peerage of Ireland, by patent dated 26 April 1759, on proving his descent from Macduff, Earl of Fife.

    Died in Five House, London.

    James married Lady Dorothea Sinclair on 5 Jun 1759. Dorothea was born about 1739; died about 1818. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Lady Dorothea SinclairLady Dorothea Sinclair was born about 1739; died about 1818.
    Children:
    1. 2. William Duff was born about 1754; died on 5 Jul 1795 in Fulford, England.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Lord William Duff, of Braco, 1st Earl of FifeLord William Duff, of Braco, 1st Earl of Fife was born about 1696 in Scotland (son of William Duff, of Dipple and Braco and Jean Gordon, of Edinglassie); died on 30 Sep 1763 in Rothiemay Castle, Morayshire, Scotland.

    Notes:

    He was Member of Parliament for Banffshire from 1727–34, and was created Lord Braco of Kilbryde in the Peerage of Ireland on 28 July 1735, and Earl Fife and Viscount Macduff, also in the peerage of Ireland, by letters patent dated 26 April 1759, after proving his descent from the MacDuffs, Earls of Fife.

    He commissioned the construction of Duff House in Banff in 1740 William Duff, Baron Braco, 1st Earl of Fife, died in 1763 at Rothiemay Castle and was buried in the parish church of Grange, before being moved to the mausoleum at Duff House. Rothiemay Castle was demolished in 1964 and Rothiemay House later constructed.

    By the Countess Jean he had five sons and six daughters. The eldest, James, succeeded his father as Earl. On his death without issue in 1809, he was succeeded by his younger brother Alexander. Another son, Arthur, became a member of Parliament.

    William married Jean Grant about 1723. Jean (daughter of Sir James Grant, 6th Baronet of Colquhoun and Dame Anne Colquhoun, Heiress to 21st of Colquhoun and 23rd of Luss) was born on 28 Sep 1705 in Luss, Alexandria, Scotland; died on 16 Jan 1788 in Milltown of Rothiemay, Huntly, Scotland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 9.  Jean GrantJean Grant was born on 28 Sep 1705 in Luss, Alexandria, Scotland (daughter of Sir James Grant, 6th Baronet of Colquhoun and Dame Anne Colquhoun, Heiress to 21st of Colquhoun and 23rd of Luss); died on 16 Jan 1788 in Milltown of Rothiemay, Huntly, Scotland.
    Children:
    1. Lady Anne Duff was born about 1725 in Scotland; died about 1805 in Edinburgh, Scotland.
    2. Janet Duff was born about 1727 in Banff, Scotland; died on 3 Mar 1758 in Scotland.
    3. 4. James Duff, 2nd Earl Fife was born on 29 Sep 1729 in Banff, Scotland; died on 24 Jan 1809 in London, England.
    4. Alexander Duff, 3rd Earl of Five was born on 18 Apr 1731 in Scotland; died on 17 Apr 1811 in Banff, Scotland.
    5. Helen Duff was born about 1739.
    6. Lady Margaret Duff was born about 1745; died on 24 Apr 1786 in Brodie Castle, Moray, Scotland.