Finlay Duff

Brief Life History of Finlay

When Finlay Duff was born in 1831, in Perthshire, Scotland, his father, Alexander Duff, was 29 and his mother, Margaret Keltie, was 33. He married Janet or Jane Ferguson on 1 July 1852, in Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. He died on 20 June 1901, in Larbert, Stirlingshire, Scotland, at the age of 70.

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Family Time Line

Finlay Duff
1831–1901
Janet or Jane Ferguson
–1912
Marriage: 1 July 1852
Janet Duff
1857–
Finlay Duff
1859–
Alexander Duff
1860–
William Duff
1862–
Ann Jane Duff
1865–

Sources (5)

  • Finlay Duff, "Scotland, Marriages, 1561-1910"
  • Finlay Duff in entry for Janet Duff, "Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950"
  • Finlay Duff in entry for William Duff, "Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950"

Name Meaning

Irish and Scottish: from Gaelic dubh ‘dark, black’, used both as a nickname and a personal name. In Scotland, it is typically a descriptive epithet for a dark-haired man (compare Dow 1). In Ireland, it is usually from Ó Duibh ‘descendant of Dubh’ or Mac Giolla Duibh ‘son of the servant of Dubh’. It is also found as a short form of Duffin and a variant of Duffy . See also McDuff .

In some cases possibly also a shortened form of Breton Le Duff , a cognate of 1 above.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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