DUFF, James younger merchant in Banff ¹

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  General Notes:

"From letters still preserved, we learn that he was both at Dumfries (1748), and at Anstruther (1750-1754),- before settling down at Dundee, where he lived from about 1760 till his death in 1770, being then described as 'Land Surveyor of the Customs.' "

from Book of the Duffs ¹

James married Christan INNES, daughter of John INNES of Knockorth and Margaret GORDON, on 22 June 1727 in Banff parish, Banffshire, Scotland.^{1 2} (Christan INNES was baptised on 25 March 1708 in Marnoch parish, Banffshire, Scotland ^{3 4} and died in 1785 ¹.)

  Marriage Notes:

"DUFF
JAMES
CHRISTIAN INNES/
22/06/1727
147/ 80 10
Banff"

from Index of Marriages




"4. James, the fourth son, born about 1700, seems to have had a varied career. In 1718 James Duff in Elgin is described as 'son of Robert Duff in Hillockhead,' and another document calls him a 'Messenger' there. A little later, he seems to have set up as a merchant in Banff, where he is described as James Duff, younger, merchant, to distinguish him from James Duff of Corsindae. He married, on June 22, 1727, Christian Innes, daughter to James Innes of Knockorth, Provost of Banff, whose mother was Margaret Gordon of Park.

The baptisms of seven of his children are recorded in the Registers of the Episcopal Church in Banff, he being then resident in Cullen of Gamrie (east of Macduff) : Margaret, 1728; Jean, 1730; William, 1731; Helen, 1735; Robert, 1738; Sophia, 1740 ; Henrietta, 1741 ('named to Miss Henrietta Duff, Dipple's daughter'). He is also known to have had a son John, and three other sons, whose baptisms may have taken place later, the Church Registers of 1745 and 1746 having been destroyed by Cumberland."

from Book of the Duffs



"Sacred to the memory of
Robert Duff Esquire
Who died the 25th of March 1823
Aged 85
Universally respected
and regretted
Also of
James Duff Esquire
His father
Who died in the year 1779 aged 83
And of Christian Innes
His mother
who died in the year 1784
Aged 76 years"

from Tombs of Dundee Howff ^{1 2 5}