Alexander Duff

1880 -

• Name	Alexander Duff
  Birth	18 Sep 1880	33 New Row, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
  Gender	Male
  Military service	1917  [1]
  	Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders
  Emigration	27 Aug 1919	Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA
  Occupation	19 May 1930  [2]
  	Janitor ay Wellesley College Dormitory
  Occupation	12 Apr 1940  [3]
  	Watchman and clerk, WPA paving project
  Siblings	1 brother and 3 sisters
  1. Jessie Ann Duff,   b. 18 Oct 1876, 8 New Row, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland d. 18 Jun 1902, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland  (Age 25 years) ▻ David Watt,  m. 3 Jun 1896   2. Catherine Edward Duff,   b. 13 Oct 1878, 279 High Street, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland d. 10 Jul 1949, St. Andrew, Dundee, Forfarshire, Scotland  (Age 70 years) ▻ James Stewart,  m. 3 Jul 1903   3. Alexander Duff,   b. 18 Sep 1880, 33 New Row, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland ▻ Margaret Duff,  m. 5 Feb 1917   4. Robert Duff,   b. 13 Nov 1883, New Row, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland d. 29 Jul 1920, St. Clement, Dundee, Forfarshire, Scotland  (Age 36 years) ▻ Margaret Robertson Mitchell,  m. 2 Jun 1911   5. Margaret Duff,   b. cir 1885 ▻ ? Thomson
  Notes	At the time of his marriage, Alexander Duff was a private in the 3rd Battalion, Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders. Alexander and Margaret Duff sailed from Liverpool, England, on 16 August 1919, on the S.S. Carmania and arrived in New York on 27 August 1919. They stated that their destination was Dorchester, Massachusetts. In the 1930 and 1940 censuses, he indicated that he was widowed.
  Person ID	I6613	Bryan-Martin
  Last Modified	9 Jan 2023

  
  

  Father	Robert E. Duff,   b. 1848, Kinnaird, Perthshire, Scotland d. 17 Apr 1900, 28 Todburn Lane, St. Andrew, Dundee, Forfarshire, Scotland (Age 52 years)
  Mother	Ann Campbell Dewar,   b. 15 May 1842, Redgorton, Perthshire, Scotland d. 13 Sep 1913, Victoria Hospital, Lochee, Dundee, Forfarshire, Scotland (Age 71 years)
  Marriage	30 May 1876	8 New Row, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
  Family ID	F2759	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Margaret Duff,   b. 18 Feb 1891, No. 6, St. Paul's Square, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
  Marriage	5 Feb 1917	St. Andrew, Dundee, Forfarshire, Scotland
  Family ID	F6807	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	20 Feb 2023

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 18 Sep 1880 - 33 New Row, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland Marriage - 5 Feb 1917 - St. Andrew, Dundee, Forfarshire, Scotland Emigration - 27 Aug 1919 - Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA  = Link to Google Earth
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• Photos » Slide Show	2 Photos
  	Alexander Duff 3.jpg
  	Duff relatives.jpg Back row, left to right: Alexander Duff ("Uncle Bob's boy"), unknown, (brother) Harry Duff Front row: Alex Martin, (brother) Alexander Duff Note probably written by William Duff

  
  

  Documents » Slide Show	7 Documents
  	Alexander and Margaret Duff marriage record
  	Record of enrollment of children of Robert E. Duff in Perth North Perth schools
  	Alexander Duff in the 1930 Census Wellesley, Norfolk County, Massachusetts Supervisor District 9 Enumeration District 11-131 Page 28A
  	Alexander and Margaret Duff Passenger List Alexander and Margaret Duff sailed from Liverpool, England, on 16 August 1919, on the S.S. Carmania and arrived in New York on 27 August 1919. They stated that their destination was Dorchester, Massachusetts.
  	Alexander Duff Declaration of Intention Alexander Duff declared his attention to become a United States citizen in Massachusetts on 16 November 1925.
  	Alexander Duff World War I Pension Papers
  	Alexander Duff World War II Draft Registration

  
  

• Sources

  [S276] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders military records. [S630] 1930 Census, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. Supervisor District 9 Enumeration District 11-131 Page 28A [S629] 1940 Suffolk County, Massachusetts, Census. Enumeration District 1532, Sheet 15A