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James Duff, 5th Earl of Five

James Duff, 5th Earl of Five

Male 1814 - 1879  (65 years)

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  • Name James Duff 
    Suffix 5th Earl of Five 
    Birth 6 Jul 1814  Edinburgh, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Death 7 Jul 1879  Aberdeen, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I10925  Evert Louwe Goosen
    Last Modified 4 Jun 2021 

    Father Gen. Hon. Col. Alexander Duff,   b. 4 Oct 1777, Logierait, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Mar 1851, Walham Green, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 73 years) 
    Mother Anne Stein, Countess of Five,   b. 19 Apr 1788, Clackmannan, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Feb 1859, London, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 70 years) 
    Marriage 16 Mar 1812 
    Family ID F4186  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Lady Agnes Georgiana Elizabeth Hay,   b. 12 May 1829   d. 18 Dec 1869, London, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 40 years) 
    Marriage 16 Mar 1846 
    Children 
    +1. Sir Alexander Duff, 1st Earl of Five, 1st Earl of Macduff,   b. 10 Nov 1849, Edinburgh, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 Jan 1912, Aswan, Egypt Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 62 years)
    Family ID F4187  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 4 Jun 2021 

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    Link to Google MapsBirth - 6 Jul 1814 - Edinburgh, Scotland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 7 Jul 1879 - Aberdeen, Scotland Link to Google Earth
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    • Died in Mar Lodge, Aberdeen.
    • He was a Scottish nobleman known as James Duff, 5th Earl Fife, the son of Sir Alexander Duff, younger brother of James Duff, 4th Earl Fife, and Anne Stein, the daughter of James Stein of Gilbogie.

      He was Member of Parliament for Banffshire from 1837 to 1857; his brother, George Skene Duff, was Member of Parliament for Elgin Burghs.

      He was created Baron Skene, of Skene, in the Peerage of the United Kingdom, in 1857. This allowed him to sit and vote in the House of Lords.[1]

      In 1845, he resided at 30 Pall Mall, London and at Delgatie Castle.

      In 1846 he married Lady Agnes Georgiana Elizabeth Hay, daughter of William Hay, 18th Earl of Erroll and Lady Elizabeth FitzClarence (an illegitimate daughter of William IV).

      They had five children.

      - Lady Anne Duff, married John Townshend, 5th Marquess Townshend, and had issue.
      - Lady Ida Duff, married firstly, Adrian Hope and had issue. Married secondly William Wilson, with no issue.
      - Sir Alexander William George Duff, created Duke of Fife in 1889. He Married Princess Louise, the daughter of Edward VII.
      - Lady Alexina Duff, married Henry Coventry, with no issue.
      - Lady Agnes Cecil Emmeline Duff, married firstly George Hay-Drummond, son of George Hay-Drummond, 12th Earl of Kinnoull, and had issue. Married secondly Herbert Flower, with no issue. Married thirdly Alfred Cooper, with issue. David Cameron, the UK Prime Minister, is a descendant of this third marriage.