James Duff, 2nd Earl Fife

1729 - 1809  (79 years)

• Name	James Duff
  Suffix	2nd Earl Fife
  Birth	29 Sep 1729	Banff, Scotland
  Gender	Male
  Death	24 Jan 1809	London, England
  Person ID	I10889	Evert Louwe Goosen
  Last Modified	4 Jun 2021

  
  

  Father	Lord William Duff, of Braco, 1st Earl of Fife,   b. Abt 1696, Scotland d. 30 Sep 1763, Rothiemay Castle, Morayshire, Scotland (Age 67 years)
  Mother	Jean Grant,   b. 28 Sep 1705, Luss, Alexandria, Scotland d. 16 Jan 1788, Milltown of Rothiemay, Huntly, Scotland (Age 82 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1723
  Family ID	F4178	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Lady Dorothea Sinclair,   b. Abt 1739   d. Abt 1818 (Age 79 years)
  Marriage	5 Jun 1759
  Children	+ 1. William Duff,   b. Abt 1754   d. 5 Jul 1795, Fulford, England (Age 41 years)
  Family ID	F4183	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	4 Jun 2021

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 29 Sep 1729 - Banff, Scotland Death - 24 Jan 1809 - London, England  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos		James Duff
  		James Duff (1729-1809) Pained by Arthur William Devis

  
  

• 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.