Sunday, May 14, 2000
|1783
Map of Loch Spynie|Adair
Duffus Mulligan|Alistair
Duffus|Chris Dufffus|Councillor
Steve Duffus|David Duffus|Duffus
2000|Duffus Castle - Remedial Work|Duffus in Jamaica|George
Duffus of Banff|Kathleen Duffus|Scottish
Naming Customs|Reference to Sueno's
Stone|Sister Septs of Duffus|Sueno's
Stone|William Duffus of
Pennyburn|William Alexander Duffus|
Thursday, June 29th through Sunday, July 2nd, 2000.
Join all Duffuses for a splendid celebration at Duffus
Castle. For a list of potential
attendees, accommodations, and registration forms, click the image
below!!!
copied from
In Search of Scottish Ancestry
by Gerald Hamilton-Edwards
Chapter V - Naming Customs
Click here for copy of
information contained in this chapter!!!
copied from
The so -- called SUENO'S STONE at Forres
by Leslie Southwick
Moray District Libraries Publications 1981
Click here for article!!!
copied from
Picts, Gaels and Scots
by Sally M. Foster
Click here for article!!!
DUFFUS CASTLE - REMEDIAL WORK
submitted by John Gilmore Duffus (James2
tree)
167 Gilmore Place
Edinburgh EH3 9PW
Wed. 26th April 2000
Dear Mr. Duffus,
First may I thank you for the phone call -- & here was
me thinking it was some sales type on the blower - I nearly didn't answer as
by now I am thoroughly teed off with that sort of thing. A pleasant surprise,
indeed.
Enclosed are photostats of a couple of things you may find
interesting. My pal that I mentioed before who worked on the castle passed
them on to me a while back -- the map I mentioned already & now it turned
up. I've left the part copied separate as I know in cases like these where
there is not a full copy some folk prefer things left separate. One of these
days I'll get down to the map library & see if they can do me one piece
& I daresay they'll take a copy for themselves as they have not got a copy
of this version as far as I know.
The other two sheets are more or less self explanatory ---
I don't have any more like these - mores the pity.
Well, that's about it for the present.
Yours sincerely,
J Duffus
P.S. Found something else -- an article my Dad copied out
of Scots Magazine back in the early 70's. The motto at the end I would guess
translates as "But secure."
PPS. My my, how time flies - 'tis now May 9th! I'll get
this off today.
Click here for "Duffus Castle - Remedial
Work"
Other submissions from John Gerard Duffus:
Sunday
News - March 14, 1999
Sunday News - May 16, 1999
by Alex Brander
(provided by John Gerard Duffus)
showing Duffus Castle and
Old Duffus Village in reference
to original location of Loch Spynie
DOWNLOAD TIME 517 secs. at
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| One of the best examples of a
12th-century motte and bailey castle in Scotland, Duffus
Castle consists of an extensive outer
bailey with a wet moat, a walled and ditched inner bailey, and a large
motte. On the motte was built a square 14th-century stone keep, part of
which has collapsed down the slope. The original castle was built by
Freskin, Lord of Strathbrock. David I stayed here while supervising the
construction of nearby Kinloss Abbey. Duffus was destroyed by the Scots in
1297, but was rebuilt in stone by the Cheynes in the 14th century. It
passed by marriage to the Sutherland Lord Duffus in 1350, and the family
held the property until 1843. The castle was sacked in 1452 by the Douglas
Earl of Moray, and again in 1645 by Royalists. John Graham of Claverhouse,
'Bonnie' Dundee' stayed here in 1689. The castle was abandoned for nearby
Duffus House, at the end of the 17th century, and became ruinous. |
Fax:+44 (0) 131 653 6566 Tel:
+44 (0) 131 665 2894
email:goblinshead@sol.co.uk
Text copyright of Goblinshead
Coding and layout copyright Scotland
2000
| One
of the oldest castles in Scotland, Castle
of Old Wick
consists of a simple square keep standing on a promontory on cliffs above
the sea, cut off by a ditch. It was built in the 12th century when this
part of Scotland was ruled from Orkney by the Norsemen, possibly by Harold
Maddadson, Earl of Caithness, who was blinded and castrated by Alexander
II. It was a property of the Cheynes in the 14th century, then the
Oliphants, before passing to the Dunbars of Hempriggs, then the Sutherland
Lord Duffus. In 1569, during a feud with the Sinclairs, the castle was
besieged, starved into submission, and captured by John Sinclair, Master
of Caithness. It was sold to the Sinclairs in 1606. |
Fax: +44 (0) 131
653 6566 Tel: +44 (0) 131 665 2894
email: goblinshead@sol.co.uk
Text copyright of Goblinshead
Coding and layout copyright Scotland
2000
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Subject: Re: Gray Resent-Date: Fri, 12
May 2000 14:29:23 -0700 (PDT) Resent-From: MORAY-L@rootsweb.com Date: Fri, 12
May 2000 22:13:48 +0100 From: "Mark Sutherland-Fisher"
Organization: Highland Family Heritage To: MORAY-L@rootsweb.com Hi Folks, As
Anne Burgess said, most people with the surname Gray have no actual connection
to any clan whatsoever. The caveat to that is that the Grays are a Sept of Clan
Sutherland, especially those in Grampian and the Highlands. For centuries the
Grays were Hereditary Factors and "men of business" for successive
Earls of Sutherland and married into the less senior lines of the Earls
families. Grays can be found among almost every branch of the Sutherland family
and indeed at one time one family of Grays lived in Skibo Castle, much later to
become the home of Andrew Carnegie, now a hideaway for the seriously rich.
Banffshire Grays were among those related to the extended Duffus family, the
Morayshire branch of the family, but you will find Grays in almost every county
in Scotland and at last count I had 4 lines of Gray ancestry!! Regards to all,
Mark, Genealogist: Clan Sutherland Co-Genealogist: Clan Mackenzie Professional
Genealogist specialising in the Highlands and 18th century see my web-site: http://www.highland-family-heritage.co.uk
Reference to
Spring 1999
Adair Duffus Mulligan
recently published the six-volume Connecticut River Corridor Management Plan,
culminating five years and work with the citizens of VT and NH. She is a single
mother of three children, ages 16, 13, and 9. Adair enjoys canoeing, mountain
climbing, and kayaking.
Webmaster note: Adair has been added to the
Duffus Authors page!!!
Kathleen Duffus worked at a Boston financial services company for eight
years, starting at an entry level position and advancing to controller of the
brokerage division. She resigned in December of 1998 to take her current
position at the Alzheimer’s Association of Eastern Massachusetts.
In 1991, at age 56, Ms. Duffus’ father, Donald A. Duffus Sr., was
diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease. Alzheimer’s is a progressive,
degenerative disease that attacks the brain and results in impaired memory,
thinking, and behavior. For the next eight years, Ms. Duffus was one of her
father’s primary caregivers. This role was both emotionally painful and
time-consuming, as her father lived an hour and a half away. Some of her
responsibilities involved choosing an appropriate adult day health program and
later a nursing home for him; meeting with nursing home staff; attending to his
finances; taking him to doctor’s appointments; going to court to be appointed
his co-guardian; and providing regular one-on-one care. Balancing her work with
caring for her father proved difficult. There were many times when Ms. Duffus
needed to take leave from her job at the financial services company to care for
her father.
Ms. Duffus was aware of the unpaid leave guaranteed her by the Family and
Medical Leave Act (FMLA), although it was not widely discussed at her workplace.
However, as a single woman living alone, she depended on her salary and could
not afford to take the unpaid leave the FMLA offered. From the time of her
father’s diagnosis in 1991 until his death in March 1998, Ms. Duffus was
forced to limit her leave to her vacation time, approximately three weeks every
year, to care for her father.
Although Ms. Duffus is grateful that her vacation time allowed her to care
for her father, and also that her company gave her some flexibility, she feels
that if paid family and medical leave had been available to her, it would have
allowed her to take better care of both herself and her father. "During the
time when my dad was sick, which was over a period of eight years, I had a lot
of responsibilities and demands put upon me from both family and work. A lot of
this time I felt like I was in crisis mode, working in overdrive, and struggling
with being so far away from my dad. It definitely took a toll on me. Paid family
and medical leave would have allowed me to plan a little better for things, and
it also would have given me more time with my dad," said Ms. Duffus.
"Paid family and medical leave is a win-win situation. It helps out the
caregiver, which in turn helps out the businesses, as the person can be more
productive when he or she is at work."
Ms. Duffus can be reached through the Alzheimer’s Association of
Eastern Massachusetts at (617) 868-6718.
Updated family tree for David
Duffus (your webmaster), Greenville, NC and his cousin, Dr. John Henderson
Duffus of Edinburgh
Story Filed: Thursday, May 11, 2000 4:58 PM EST
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., May 11, 2000 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Fifteen student entrepreneurs refining nine business concepts
will inaugurate the The Darden School's Progressive Incubator(TM) this summer.
The Progressive Incubator(TM), part of the Batten Institute, will provide support and advice to participants as they work to mature
their ideas and secure venture capital. Among the 13 Darden MBA students are Robert Moreland, Timothy
Plankey, Girard Ruddick, Brian Lacey, Christopher Duffus, Clifford Miller, Stephen Maiden, Jaun Ortiz, Marco Vega, Kareen Looi, Erik
Thoresen, Jeremy Webber, and Gregory Sonzogni. Also included are two University of Virginia graduate students: Michael Smoot and
Supriya Jaiswal.
The Progressive Incubator(TM) is a new program at The Darden School that encourages students to develop their ideas into
viable businesses. "In the past, entrepreneurs had to make the decision between pursuing their ventures and getting an MBA,"
says Christopher N. Berl, First Year student and co-President of the Entrepreneur's Club at Darden. "The Progressive
Incubator(TM) makes it possible to pursue a top notch MBA and to start your own business at the same time. The support you
receive at Darden from the program, the faculty, and the other students makes the program an incredible resource. I have the
ability to put together a business that could be much larger in scale and scope than I would have been able to do before coming to
Darden."
These teams earned their spot with the incubator through entering either Darden's annual Business Concept Competition or
Business Plan Competition. Each venture will be afforded office space and supplies, access to venture capital funding and advice,
and a stipend during the summer. Robert L. Carraway, Associate Professor of Business Administration and Faculty Director for
the Progressive Incubator*, will provide counsel to the participants and will act as a liaison to the other members of the faculty.
Separately, an outside expert Review Panel will monitor the progress of each venture as it moves through various stages of
development. "Unlike most incubators, the ventures in our program originate entirely with the students," says Wendell E. Dunn III,
Director of the Batten Institute. "Our program is a continuing educational process, not just an incubator. We're interested in
student learning as much as student commercial success."
Dunn, however, emphasized that to remain in the incubator, student ventures must meet the market challenge at every stage.
"Darden supports the ventures but doesn't invest directly. That's the market's function," Dunn added.
The participants will begin working later this month in the Career Development offices at Darden. In June, they will move to a
2,000 square-foot space at 300 West Main in Charlottesville. Toward the end of the summer, participants also will have the option
of working at the Batten Institute's new Northern Virginia location in Reston Town Center-the heart of Virginia's high-tech
corridor.
"I view the incubator as a low-risk way to pursue the high-risk path of entrepreneurship," says Stephen E. Maiden, First Year
student and CEO of Reemba.com, one of the Progressive Incubator's ventures. "Regarding Reemba.com, our three founders
probably would not have continued pursuit of our venture without the structured support offered by the incubator. Furthermore, the
instant credibility we have gained with venture capital companies because of our participation in this program has been helpful."
The Batten Institute created the Progressive Incubator(TM) to fulfill part of Frank Batten Sr.'s vision for Darden. In an
announcement last December that accompanied his $60 million gift to Darden, Batten said, "For several years, I have been
thinking about what we could do to have a significant impact on business leadership and performance-here in Virginia and in the
nation. I concluded that a great opportunity to make a difference is to develop at Darden a world-class program in
entrepreneurship."
Batten is the retired chairman of Landmark Communications and founder of The Weather Channel. His gift is the largest ever
made to a business school.
Updated by Michael Summers
GEORGE DUFFUS 0F
BANFF, SCOTLAND (George1)
- provided by Allan Duffus,
75 Main St., Wagga Wagga, NSW Australia 2650; Harold Duffus, 294 Oriel Rd.,
West Heidelberg, Australia 3081; George and Jean Duffus, 12 Jackson Dr.,
Langwarrin, Victoria 3910 Australia, tel 03-9775-8162; Bryan Duffus, P.O.
Box 161, Nyah, Victoria, Australia 3594; Michael Summers, 45 Kilross Rd.,
Middlesex. England TW14 W14 8SB, telephone number 020 8893 1094, email -
mpsjazz@hotmail.com.
Generation
No. 1
1.
GEORGE1 DUFFUS
was born in King Edward Parish, near Town of Huntley, Aberdeenshire,
Scotland. He married ELIZABETH
CAHILL June 01, 1817 in St. John's
Church of England.
Children of GEORGE
DUFFUS and ELIZABETH
CAHILL are:
2.
i. JAMES2
DUFFUS,
b. September 11, 1819; d. 1883.
ii.
UNKNOWN
DUFFUS.
iii.
UNKNOWN
DUFFUS.
iv.
UNKNOWN
DUFFUS.
v.
UNKNOWN
DUFFUS.
The
following added:
11.
HAROLD AMBROSE
(BOLIVER)4 DUFFUS (JAMES FRANCIS3,
JAMES2, GEORGE1).
He married MARY OLIVER
SCHMITT (OR SMITH).
More About HAROLD
AMBROSE (BOLIVER)
DUFFUS:
Fact 1: Married three times and had
four children.
Children of HAROLD
DUFFUS and MARY
SMITH) are:
i.MICHAEL
PETER DUFFUS5
SUMMERS,
b. 1960, Melbourne, Australia.
ii.
DELPHINE
DUFFUS.
More about
Michael Peter Summers
Subject: A New Contact From
London Date: Tue, 14 Mar 2000 00:19:07 -0000 From: "Michael
Summers" To: "David Duffus" CC: "David Duffus" Dear
David, My name is Michael Peter Summers. I'm a thirty-nine year old
musician. I was born as Michael Peter Duffus, but due to a broken home, I
never got to know my father personally. To make things worse, the family
name was changed when I was a teenager, and I guess it's too late to change
it back now. My father was Harold Ambrose Duffus, son of James Francis
Duffus who lived in Koroit, Victoria, Australia. We are all descended from
George Duffus of The Royal Artillery, who moved to Nova Scotia in the
nineteenth century. I was born in Melbourne in 1960, but my mother and my
sister Delphine and I all left Melbourne at the end of 1975, traveled
overland (as much as practicable) and arrived in London in May 1976.
Recently, I visited Australia for the first time in 24 years, and my holiday
turned into a pilgrimage. I met my half brother Ronald for the first time,
and met my eleven surviving first cousins from the Duffus clan. They told me
about the family seat in Koroit, which I visited, and of your website, and
of the re-union in July at Castle Duffus. I've just got connected to the
internet. Through scanning E-mails on the Duffus website I was able to
locate your E-mail address. At last! I have compiled a history of my father
and his relatives. Perhaps you are interested. Please drop me a line at
mpsjazz@hotmail.com . It would be good to hear from you. P.S. How do I get
onto the UK directory? My address is 45 Kilross Road, Feltham, Middlesex,
TW14 8SB and my telephone number is 020 8893 1094. Yours sincerely, Michael
Descendants of Gordon James R. Duffus
Generation
No. 1
1.
GORDON JAMES
R.1 DUFFUS
was born March 08, 1908, and died June 11, 1982 in Guthries Haven.
He married MARY MURRAY.
Children
of GORDON DUFFUS
and MARY MURRAY
are:
2.
i. GORDON
JAMES2
DUFFUS,
b. October 30, 1937.
ii.
DOUGLAS
DUFFUS,
m. SUE.
More
About DOUGLAS
DUFFUS:
Address
(Facts Page): 57 Green Acre, Wembdon, Bridgwater, Somerset, England
Generation
No. 2
2.
GORDON JAMES2
DUFFUS (GORDON JAMES R.1)
was born October 30, 1937. He
married (1) JUNE DOROTHY
SCOTT October 09, 1965.
He married (2) EILEEN O'CONNOR
April 24, 1999.
More About GORDON
JAMES DUFFUS:
Address (Facts Page): 13 Beverly
Crescent, Woodford Green, Essex, England
Children of GORDON
DUFFUS and JUNE
SCOTT are:
i.
ALISTAIR
JAMES3
DUFFUS,
b. April 11, 1970.
More
About ALISTAIR
JAMES
DUFFUS:
Address
(Facts Page): 29 Five Locks Close, Pontnewyd, Gwent, Wales
3.
ii. GORDON
WILLIAM
DUFFUS,
b. February 04, 1968.
Children of GORDON
DUFFUS and EILEEN
O'CONNOR
are:
4.
iii. GORDON3
DUFFUS.
iv.
ALISTAIR
DUFFUS.
Generation
No. 3
3.
GORDON WILLIAM3
DUFFUS (GORDON JAMES2,
GORDON JAMES
R.1) was
born February 04, 1968. He
married PAULA JEAN
SAMANTHA OLSEEN
March 23, 1997.
More About GORDON
WILLIAM DUFFUS:
Address (Facts Page): 4 Hatch Lane,
Chingford, Essex, England E4 6NF
Children of GORDON
DUFFUS and PAULA
OLSEEN are:
i.
GEORGINA
RAE JUNE4
DUFFUS,
b. September 27, 1996.
ii.
OLIVER
JAMES WILLIAM
GORDON
DUFFUS,
b. April 30, 1998.
4.
GORDON3 DUFFUS
(GORDON JAMES2,
GORDON JAMES
R.1).
He married PAULA OLSEEN.
More About GORDON
DUFFUS:
Address (Facts Page): Hatch Lane,
Chingford, Essex, Engalnd
Children of GORDON
DUFFUS and PAULA
OLSEEN are:
i.
GEORGINA4
DUFFUS.
ii.
OLIVER
DUFFUS.
Descendants of James Charles Duffus
Generation
No. 1
1.
JAMES CHARLES1
DUFFUS.
He married JANE HARRIS.
More About JAMES
CHARLES DUFFUS:
Occupation: Coalman
Child of JAMES
DUFFUS and JANE
HARRIS is:
2.
i. JAMES
CHARLES2
DUFFUS.
Generation
No. 2
2.
JAMES CHARLES2
DUFFUS (JAMES CHARLES1).
He married JANET DOBIE
CURRIE June 28, 1906 in 28 Richmond
St., Edinburgh, Scotland.
More About JAMES
CHARLES DUFFUS:
Occupation: Saw Miller
More About JANET
DOBIE CURRIE:
Status: Widow
Child of JAMES
DUFFUS and JANET
CURRIE is:
3.
i. DAVID3
DUFFUS.
Generation
No. 3
3.
DAVID3 DUFFUS
(JAMES CHARLES2,
JAMES CHARLES1).
More on David Duffus:
Private, 1738965, 8th Bn., Argyll and
Sutherland Highlanders, who died on Friday, 29th December 1944. Age 33.
| Additional
Information: |
Son of James Charles
and Janet Duffus, of Edinburgh; husband of Jeannie Carruthers Duffus,
of Edinburgh. |
Commemorative Information:
| Cemetery: |
SANTERNO VALLEY WAR
CEMETERY, |
Grave
Reference/
Panel Number: |
II, C, 20.
|
| Location: |
Santerno Valley War
Cemetery is about 32 kilometres south-west of Imola and a little south
of the main road from Imola to Fiorenzuola. Imola is a town on the SS9
halfway between Bologna and Forli.
Take the autostrada A1 exiting Roncobilaccio and proceed in the
direction of Futa-Fiorenzuola. Go past Fiorenzuola and carry on
towards Imola. The cemetery, which is approximately 13 kilometres
further on, will be seen on top of the hill on the right hand side.
The cemetery is permanently open and may be visited anytime.
|
| Historical
Information: |
The cemetery was
started by the British 78th Division during the fighting in the
Apennines towards the end of 1944, and was later added to by bringing
in burials from the surrounding region.
There are now nearly 300, 1939-45 war casualties commemorated in this
site. Of these, a small number are unidentified. |
Children of DAVID
DUFFUS are:
4.
i. ALAN
CHARLES4
DUFFUS.
ii.
GEORGE
GREGOR
DUFFUS.
Generation
No. 4
4.
ALAN CHARLES4
DUFFUS (DAVID3, JAMES
CHARLES2, JAMES
CHARLES1).
Children of ALAN
CHARLES DUFFUS
are:
i.
STEVEN5
DUFFUS,
m. JULIE.
ii.
ANNE
DUFFUS.
iii.
GRAEME
DUFFUS.
iv.
LYNNE
DUFFUS.
"Wayfield"
Broomhall Drive
Oswestry, England SY10 7HG
Tel 01691 653484
30 March 2000
Dear David
I hope you don't mind me using your
first name as I feel I know you quite well after reading all the internet
correspondence which my son passes on to me .
I must however apologise for not
having replied to your letter of April last year which gave advance notice
of the reunion at Duffus castle at the end of June. Since then I have been
kept up to date by your various mail shots which my son receives on his
computer -- I am afraid I don't possess one.
Perhaps a few facts might be of
interest to you for your data base. My full name is William Alexander Duffus
and I am 72 years of age. I'm married to Sybil and we have a son John
Alexander and a daughter Heather Anne together with four grandchildren.
For a number of years I have been
interested in constructing a family tree and I have got back as far as 1761.
My earliest traceable ancestor was one William Duffus a farmer of Pennyburn.
Unfortunately, as you probably know, records in Scotland are not as complete
or concise as they might be and if one does not have easy access to the
records in Edinburgh, research is made more difficult.
I still have relatives --- cousins
living in Tomintoul and Aberdeenshire together with two others in Australia.
My wife and I intend to be at the
re-union and also wish to participate in the various visits and also the
Ceilidh and to this end I am enclosing the booking form with this letter. As
you suggested when we talked I will contact Innes Duffus to arrange payment.
May I congratulate you for arousing
such interest in our family name and ancestry. You have done a wonderful job
and I hope a good attendance will be a rewarding experience.
We are both looking forward to meeting
other Duffus family members and I hope my son & his family will also be
able to attend, although pressures of business & school commitments may
prevent this.
I look forward to hearing from you
with further details which I can receive via my sons fax or email numbers
shown on the enclosed form.
Yours sincerely,
Alex Duffus
P.S. I am enclosing an extract from my
family tree for info.
WILLIAM DUFFUS
OF PENNYBURN, FORGUE, SCOTLAND (W4)
- provided by Gail Duffus, 94 Highcroft Rd., Toronto, Canada M4L
3G5 and supplemented by Mrs. Merle Douglas (Duffus)
,
P.O. Box 1034, Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia 4350. Supplemented by
William Alexander Duffus on March 30, 2000, "Wayfield", Broomhall
Dr., Oswestry, England SY10 7HG
Generation No. 1
1. W
ILLIAM1
DUFFUS
was born 1761 in Pennyburn, Scotland, and died October 31, 1824. He married
ELSPET
SPENCE
May 31, 1788.
Children of W
ILLIAM
DUFFUS
and ELSPET
SPENCE
are:
2. i. WILLIAM2 DUFFUS, b. March 25,
1790, Pennyburn, Scotland; d. June 09, 1866.
ii. JOHN DUFFUS, b. May 07, 1794, Pennyburn,
Scotland; d. September 16, 1812.
3. iii. JAMES DUFFUS, b. December 06, 1796,
Pennyburn, Scotland.
For
revised tree click here!!!
:
Subject: The Howff, Dundee
Date: Fri, 14 Apr 2000 16:46:24 +0100
From: "adam swan" <adam.swan@dundeecity.gov.uk>
To: davidduffus@greenvillenc.com
Dear David
Many apologies for not geting back to you sooner. Innes phoned me yesterday
and reminded me. The following letter is being sent to you. I hope this hasn't
held you back.
best wishes
Adam
J David Duffus, Jr
Duffus, Younce, Melvin & Vtipil
3001 Stantonsburg Road
PO Drawer 5026
GREENVILLE
North Carolina 27835-5026
USA
AMS/ SaB
Dear David
Erection of New Headstone to Grace McEwan Duffus The Howff, Barrack Street, Dundee
Thank you for your letter and I apologise for not replying sooner. I was consulting a colleague regarding your proposal and forgot to reply until
reminded by Innes.
I confirm that you will not require to apply for planning permission or listed building consent for the erection of the stone, provided that the stone is as
per our discussion on site.
To confirm, we agreed that the stone should be of local (or a good match) sandstone, with a simple profile and style of lettering, and of a similar size
and shape to the smaller stones we looked at nearby (approx 20in high). Most importantly, the foundation should be shallow, causing minimum disruption
to the ground. We looked at it being located in line with, and to the immediate
north of, your family stone.
I hope that this isn't too restrictive to your being able to provide a memorial to your great great grandmother that you are happy with.
I feel that in conservation terms this is the best solution. It won't interfere with any of the historic fabric of the original stones, and acknowledges that
intervention is possible, if it can be justified and will respect what we are trying to conserve. It will also contribute something of our time. With this in
mind, I wonder if you might consider giving a little more information about the reason for the stone in your proposed
inscription. Perhaps the date "2000" and / or the words "his great great grandmother" would give a more complete story
to future visitors to the Howff.
I trust all goes well with your arrangements for the Duffus gathering.
With all best wishes,
Adam Swan
Conservation Officer
Cc Innes Duffus, 15 Charlotte Street, Dundee DD3 8QP
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Subject: Kudos and Belated Thanks
Date: Sun, 16 Apr 2000 20:35:44 -0400
From: "William Duffus" <wduffus1@maine.rr.com>
To: <davidduffus@greenvillenc.com>
What a fascinating and intricate website! Thanks for it and the information we received in the mail months ago in Panama regarding the Duffus reunion this
summer in Scotland. Having married into a Duffus Family twenty-one years ago, I confess to being ignorant concerning my husband's (William James Duffus)
heritage, as is he, unfortunately, except for recent history. I only know his
grandfather,William Alexander Duffus, born in 1900, came to the U.S. from
Scotland,
worked at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Kittery,Maine, went to the Panama Canal Zone in the 50's, and retired to FL where he died in 1969. My
father-in-law,James Neithercut Duffus, was born in Maine in 1928, and has a younger brother, also a William Alexander Duffus , plus a sister,Elizabeth Duffus Bean
Beard, who has a daughter, Linda Bean LaChapelle. My husband, born in Maine in '51, went with his parents, older sister Inez, and younger brother James to
Panama in 1957. Except for two years in college and over a year working in Boston in the 70's, he's lived solely in Panama. Our two children,Emily Duffus and
Louise Duffus, were both born and raised there until this past summer when we moved permanently to Maine, preceding the completion of the turnover of the
Panama Canal. We received the Duffus Reunion mailing during a whirlwind time of preparations to leave Panama, while ending our careers there, and being
involved in our Emily's high school graduation as the last valedictorian in the history of Balboa High where her Dad graduated thirty years before!!! She is now a
first-year student at Bowdoin College. Her sister Louise is beginning high school here. Consequently, we had no time amidst the hecticness and emotion to
appreciate the significance and scope of what you Duffuses are putting together, but you are to be commended. It is quite awesome, and since my heritage is also
Scottish, (McLeod), I am personally intrigued. I doubt, however, that any of us would be able to attend, even though I'd very much like to! May all your plans fall
smoothly into place.
Sincerely,
Elaine Baker
Duffus, 2 Hayden Bay Lane, Raymond, ME 04071
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Subject: Duffus in Jamacia
Date: Tue, 2 May 2000 13:42:54 +0100
From: "marten" <marten@supanet.com>
To: <davidduffus@greenvillenc.com>
I have been reading the duffus e-mail, and was interested in the George Duffus, born 1844, who went to
Jamacia to find his plantation owner cousin, who apparently had drowned with all his family.
My grandfather was David Duffus, or David MacPherson Duffus, vicar of St.Vincent Isle, married Berthe Branch, and who died in about 1918, aged about 50+, actually
he fell off a balcony. His father was James Duffus a planter, of Stoke Hall, St. Thomas, where he is buried. I would be grateful
for any further information..
John Marten
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Subject: Re: Duffus in
Jamacia
Date: Fri, 05 May 2000 18:53:58 +1000
From: Merv de Plater <broel@uq.net.au>
To: David Duffus <davidduffus@greenvillenc.com>
CC: marten <marten@supanet.com>, Jack Lebrecht <Jack.Lebrecht@lineone.net>
Gentlemen
David Duffus wrote:
Dear John,
I'm forwarding your email to other family members who may have the information you are looking for. By the way, where do
you live?
Best wishes,
David Duffus
We have it on record that Alexander Duffus, born 30 May 1741 and married to Frances Smith, went from Banff in Scotland to
the West Indies and had eight children. One of the sons, Thomas, married to Susanna Gordon nee Berryman, left Jamaica
about 1827 and it would appear that apart from a daughter who married a Mackenzie, there were no other Duffuses of that
family who remained in Jamaica.
I would be most interested if John Marten could supply any details of his forbears which may connect with the Thomas Duffus
referred to or his father, John Duffus of Banff, who married Margaret Bissett on 7 July 1737.
Sincerely
Mervyn B. de Plater
"Broel Lodge"
31 O'Toole Street
Everton Park, Qld 4053
AUSTRALIA
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Subject: Duffus in 19thC Jamaica
Date: Mon, 8 May 2000 21:45:11 +0100
From: "JACK LE BRECHT" <jack.lebrecht@lineone.net>
To: "davidduffus" <davidduffus@greenvillenc.com>
Hello Gentlemen,
David please forward this to John. I have not got his address. James Duffus was a cousin of my great grandfather, George Duffus,
most likely the relationship was not as close, he was probably a second cousin or the son of a cousin. James was married 3 times, first wife died,
second was drowned with her children off Morant Bay. I am sorry but I have very little infomation about this family.I have seen their graves in Bath
churchyard in St Thomas. Very handsome granite stone, they sent it out from Scotland !!
This is what I have to date.
Will of James Duffus ( died 1877 ) Married Fanny Passley ( 3rd marriage ) He had 3
children George, David and Emma. George was also left his father's gold watch and chain. The will is dated September13 1877, address is Stokes Hall
St. Thomas. This sounds as if it could be the family John is looking for. The earliest Duffus I found in the Almanacs was in 1808 Alexander Duffus
who was a judge! Then there was a Thomas Duffus in 1808 who was employed
as a " collecting constable " ? what that entailed. In 1815 in the district of Port Royal, Peter Duffus had a plantation of 61
acres and 12 slaves. In 1839 James Duffus was a Ensign in the Millita. ? was this James of Stokes Hall.
Lastly Caroline Duffus widow of Thomas Duffus died in 1853 aged 84.
What I have not yet done is to check the Mormon records I understand that these are
now available for Jamaica and can be ordered to be viewed at local centres.
details on the web at their site. These might help to see where all the above fit in.
Herbert remembers as a very small boy being introduced to one of James's sons who was a clergyman on holiday in Jamaica from Barbados (? ) But he
definately remembers the long red beard!! That would have been about 1912 -
1913. Hope the above will be of some help. Where does John Marten live ?
Regards Diana
PS All set for Scotland Philip is coming and will be able to join us on
Friday 30th.
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David Duffus
FROM: Bill Duffus
18 April 2000
Dear David,
I am referring to
your letter dated 11 May 1999. This had inadvertently been filed away at our
Guild Office. My apologies for the delay in replying.
I had, however,
heard about the gathering from cousins in Scotland. I was on a short visit
to St. Andrews, Scotland late in March for my parents 60th wedding
anniversary. My cousins are in fact having a family get together in Moray at
Easter. They mainly live in the Elgin area and I think the venue is Duffus
Hall.
I am keen to
attend the Duffus Castle Gathering on 1st July but I have previous
commitments in South Africa, namely the Grahamstown Arts Festival which is a
business trip for me.
Did you source
many Duffuses in South Africa? I am aware of a few although none are related
to me. I am an immigrant to S.A. in 1974. If I can be of help, please
contact me.
I am aware of two
brothers both photographers from Scotland who founded the first photographic
society her in the 1890's. I plan to visit Museum Afrika to get information
on this which will be passed on to you. Having seen a photograph of these
brothers I reckon they could be distant relatives on mine.
My email address
is "insidestory@anet.co.za".
Please let me have your email address.
I shall visit the website soon.
Regards,
Bill Duffus
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18 Beverly
Crescent
Woodford Green
Essex IG8 9DD
United Kingdom
18 April 2000
Dear David,
Please find
enclosed my registration form for the Reunion. We all look forward to the
Reunion and to meeting you.
I will pay for
the Ceilidh when I see you, as it will be easier than you having to convert
British cheques.
All the best and
thanks for your updates and your organization.
All the best,
Gordon J. Duffus
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12 Pennyman Green
Mattby
Middlesbrough
England T58 0BX
3rd May 2000
Dear David,
Re; Duffus 2000 Reunion
I am now
enclosing my registration form for the reunion at Duffus Castle. We shall be
unable to arrive until the evening of June 29th and so will join you on the
morning of 30th June. Please note we wish to play golf on the Friday. Can
you confirm that there is the demand for this activity in which case we will
bring our clubs with us.
Regarding the
ceilidh I will pay you when we see you.
Looking forward
to this Reunion which weather permitting will I am sure will be a great
success.
Regards,
John L. Duffus
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Subject: Duffus
2000 Registration Date: Fri, 12 May 2000 12:06:24 +0100 From: "Bill
Rail"
Organization: Calamansack To:
Just to let you know that today I posted my registration form for seven
people together with a stirling cheque for £80 to cover four of us who wish
to attend the Celeidh on the Saturday. Kind regards Angela Rail Denia
Alicante Spain
March 14, 1999
April 11, 1999
May 16, 1999
July 5, 1999
August 8, 1999
September 12, 1999
October 31, 1999
November 28, 1999
December 19, 1999
January 30, 2000
March 5, 2000
April 2, 2000
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