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Lord William Duff, of Braco, 1st Earl of Fife

Lord William Duff, of Braco, 1st Earl of Fife

Male Abt 1696 - 1763  (67 years)

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  • Name William Duff 
    Title Lord 
    Suffix of Braco, 1st Earl of Fife 
    Birth Abt 1696  Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Death 30 Sep 1763  Rothiemay Castle, Morayshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I10884  Evert Louwe Goosen
    Last Modified 12 Jun 2021 

    Father William Duff, of Dipple and Braco,   b. Abt 1653, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 May 1722, Elgin, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 69 years) 
    Mother Jean Gordon, of Edinglassie,   b. Abt 1660, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Marriage Abt 1681 
    Family ID F4179  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Lady Janet Ogilvy,   b. Abt 1695, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Dec 1720, Banffshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 25 years) 
    Marriage Abt 1719  Banffshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F4177  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 4 Jun 2021 

    Family 2 Jean Grant,   b. 28 Sep 1705, Luss, Alexandria, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Jan 1788, Milltown of Rothiemay, Huntly, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 82 years) 
    Marriage Abt 1723 
    Children 
     1. Lady Anne Duff,   b. Abt 1725, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt 1805, Edinburgh, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years)
     2. Janet Duff,   b. Abt 1727, Banff, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Mar 1758, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 31 years)
    +3. James Duff, 2nd Earl Fife,   b. 29 Sep 1729, Banff, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Jan 1809, London, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years)
    +4. Alexander Duff, 3rd Earl of Five,   b. 18 Apr 1731, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Apr 1811, Banff, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years)
     5. Helen Duff,   b. Abt 1739
    +6. Lady Margaret Duff,   b. Abt 1745   d. 24 Apr 1786, Brodie Castle, Moray, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 41 years)
    Family ID F4178  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 4 Jun 2021 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - Abt 1696 - Scotland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 30 Sep 1763 - Rothiemay Castle, Morayshire, Scotland Link to Google Earth
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    William Duff (1697-1763), 1st Earl of Five.    		William Duff (1697-1763), 1st Earl of Five.

  • 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.