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Alexander Alexander I of Macedon Alexander I was ruler of Amyntas I of Macedon. Alexander of Alexandria Alexander of Alexandria was a Bishop of Alexandria. Archibold Alexander Hodge Archibold Alexander Hodge was the principal of Archibold Alexander. www.brainyencyclopedia.com /topics/alexander.html   (5128 words)

ALEXANDER DUFF - LoveToKnow Article on ALEXANDER DUFF   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-04) Duff saw that, to reach these communities, educational must take the place of evangelizing methods, and he devised the policy of an educational mission. Duff gave much thought and time to the university of Calcutta, which owes its examination system and the prominence given to physical sciences to his influence. As a memorial of his work the Duff Hall was erected in the centre of the educational buildings of Calcutta; and a fund of fI 1,000 was raised for his disposal, the capital of which: was afterwards to be used for Invalided missionaries of his own. www.1911encyclopedia.org /D/DU/DUFF_ALEXANDER.htm   (862 words)

Alexander Duff, Scottish Missionary Alexander Duff was born in Moulin, Perthshire in Scotland. Alexander Duff was introduced to the teachings of the Scriptures, to the life histories of those who had suffered persecution and to the Gaelic poetry of Dugald Buchanan, known as the John Bunyan of the Highlands. Duff also concerned himself with the education of girls, supported those who were involved in it and encouraged the younger generation to consider the importance of the education of women and girls. www.visitdunkeld.com /alexander-duff.htm   (1868 words)

Clan MACDUFF Alexander born in 1849 was Duke of Fife and Earl of Macduff and became Lord Lieutenant of the county of London. His eldest son, Alexander Duff, took advantage of the great depression which prevailed in the country just before the Union with England, and purchased the lands of many of the old lairds in Banffshire and Aberdeenshire. Septs of Clan MacDuff: Duff, Fife, Fyfe, Spence, Spens, Wemyss. www.electricscotland.com /webclans/m/macduff2.html   (2375 words)

Alexander Duff - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Alexander Duff, D. April 15, 1806 – February 12, 1878), was the founder of what is now known as Scottish Church College or the Scottish Church College, Calcutta. Alexander Duff was born in Moulin, Perthshire in the heart of Scotland. Alexander Duff passed away in 1878 at Sidmouth, Devon, United Kingdom. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Alexander_Duff   (264 words)

Duff Alexander Duff Dr. Alexander Duff, D. (1806-1878), was the founder of what is now known as Scottish Church Colle... Duff Cooper Prize The Duff Cooper Prize is a prize which goes to the best work of British diplomat, Cabinet member and a... Sir Michael Duff Sir Michael Duff, the bon vivant and society figure, was the son of Sir Robin Duff, 2nd Bt, of Vaynol,... www.brainyencyclopedia.com /topics/duff.html   (291 words)

The Barony of Macduff Alexander’s wife Helen, daughter of Alexander Grant of Dallachie, brought him a rich dowry and he acquired the lands of Keithmore, matriculating arms in 1676 as Duff of Keithmore. The Duff arms are of interest heraldically because a second son chose to difference his arms by changing his father’s buck to a hart. The arms of Alexander Ramsay of Mar, 7th Baron of Macduff, whose banner is illustrated on the left, quarter his father’s Ramsay arms with those of the Duke of Connaught whose daughter, Princess Patricia, was his mother. www.baronage.co.uk /2004a/Macduff-1.html   (1081 words)

alexander - pafg04.htm - Generated by Personal Ancestral File   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-04) Alexander Brown was born on 17 Jan 1877 in Rerwick, Kirkcudbright, Scotland. Alexander Murray was born on 24 Jul 1875 in Bearbrook, Russell, Ontario, Canada. Alexander Murray Stuart was born on 27 Aug 1881. homepage.powerup.com.au /~pmbrown/alexander/pafg04.htm   (1816 words)

test mar 2 - pafg06 - Generated by Personal Ancestral File   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-04) Alexander DUFF was born in 1823 in Kilspindie, Perthshire, Scotland, UK. Alexander DUFF on 16 Dec 1845 in (Errol) Kinfauns. Jessie DUFF in 1887 in Lochee, Dundee, Scotland. www.nucleus.com /~gedwards/Edwards_PAF/pafg06.htm   (510 words)

Duff genealogy   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-04) Married 1699 Alexander Abercromby (born 1675), son of Alexander Abercromby and Elizabeth Baird. Alexandra Victoria Alberta Edwina Louise Duff, the Duchess of Fife. Married, 1709, Catherine Duff of Dipple (born 1683, died 1758, see above), daughter of William Duff of Dipple (1653-1752, son of Alexander Duff, son of Adam Duff of Clunybeg) and Jean Gordon of Edinglarrie. www.kittybrewster.com /ancestry/duff.htm   (1643 words)

ANALYSIS of CHIEF/REPRESENTER of CLAN MACDUFF   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-04) DUNCAN born 1263, was a ward of Alexander, Prince of Scotland, son of Alexander III. David Duff of Muldavit, in Banffshire, possible descendant of the Earls of Fife. JAMES DUFF, fifth Earl Fife, the eldest son of General Sir Alexander Duff of Delgaty, was born in 1814, died August 1879. www.tartans.com /official/MacDuff/usa/chief.htm   (1564 words)

thePeerage.com - Person Page 22 Alexander Abercromby was the son of Sir Alexander Abercromby of Birkenbog, 1st Bt. Alexander Abercromby was the son of Alexander Abercromby and Mary Duff. Alexander Abercromby was the son of Lt.-Gen. Sir Ralph Abercromby and Mary Anne Menzies, Baroness of Aboukir and Tullibody. www.thepeerage.com /p22.htm   (1070 words)

Alexander Duff, 1st Duke of Fife - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Alexander Duff, 1st Duke of Fife, ( 10 November 1840 - 12 January 1912) was a Scottish peer who married Louise, Princess Royal and Duchess of Fife, the third child and eldest daughter of King Edward VII of the United Kingdom and Queen Alexandra. The result was that he held two Dukedoms of Fife; the 1887 creation (with the subsidiary Marquessate of Macduff) would become extinct in the absence of a son and the 1900 creation (with the subsidiary Earldom of Macduff) would devolve upon his elder daughter in the absence of a son. In November 1905, his father-in-law, now King Edward VII, bestowed the title Princess Royal on the Duchess of Fife and declared that Lady Alexandra Duff and Lady Maud Duff should henceforth hold the title of Princess of Great Britain and Ireland with the style Highness. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Alexander_Duff,_1st_Duke_of_Fife   (784 words)

22ND GENERATION   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-04) She was married to Alexander Duff Duke of FIFE Earl of MacDuff in 1889. Alexander Duff Duke of FIFE Earl of MacDuff was born in 1849 in Argyll - of the Clan Fife of Scotland. Duke of FIFE was born in England - son of Louise. home.att.net /~hamiltonclan/hamilton/gilbert/d5961.htm   (98 words)

Alexander Duff Biography / Profile of Alexander Duff Biographies The Scottish Presbyterian missionary Alexander Duff (1806-1878) was a pioneer of Christian education in India and a foremost leader of the world missionary movement of his day. Alexander Duff was born in Moulin on April 25, 1806, into a pious family. Duff was firmly convinced that education was the key to responsible missionary work and nation building. www.bookrags.com /biography/alexander-duff   (207 words)

test mar 2 - pafn06 - Generated by Personal Ancestral File   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-04) Alexander Duff was listed as a farm servant at Ross, parish of Errol, Perthshire, on his marrage record, and his wife (Catherine) was a resident of Kinfauns. At the time of the 1861 census, the family was living at Muirloch Cottages, parish of Fowlis-Easter, Perthshire, and Alexander's occupation was given as a ploughman. Living with Alexander and Catherine Duff were thier children, James (railway labourer), Helen (Jute factory worker), and Elizabeth (Jute factory worker), and Jessie( Janet Will) Duff. www.nucleus.com /~gedwards/Edwards_PAF/pafn06.htm   (327 words)

Alexander Duff   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-04) Some fifty years on, the work begun by Alexander Duff had had extraordinary impact in the educational sphere. The importance of education of girls was fully recognised by Duff. While unable, because of the cultural context, to contemplate co-education in his own school, he gave his total support to those who were involved in the education of girls. pcea.asn.au /alexduff.html   (2420 words)

Tour Dunkeld on a small group Tour of Scotland. In 1854 Duff visited the United States, where what is now New York University gave him the degree of LL.D.; he was already D.D. of Aberdeen. In 1856 he returned to India, where the mutiny soon broke out; his descriptive letters were collected in a volume entitled The Indian Mutiny, its Causes and Results (1858). As a memorial of his work the Duff Hall was erected in the centre of the educational buildings of Calcutta; and a fund was raised for his disposal, the capital of which: was afterwards to be used for Invalided missionaries of his own. www.visitdunkeld.com /alexander-duff-perthshire.htm   (816 words)

Exploring our Heritage through our Ancestors - Alexander Duff, Duff Family, Grosse Pointe, Michigan While tracking down family genealogy I found that an Alexander duff....a forbearer...and descendant...(of unclear heritage)...of the Duke of Fife...had settled in Detroit, and married into a prominent French family that resided in what is now Grosse Pointe. Duff house in Windsor is named for him..or..Duff/Baby house after Alexander and his brother in law, Jacques Baby who took over the property in, I think, 1812. This is a rough genealogy of the Duff family, omitting those members who settled in Ontario and Michigan as is often the case. www.hometownvalue.com /ancestors_duff.htm   (179 words)

Duff, Alexander --  Encyclopædia Britannica English author Alexander Harris is known for his Settlers and Convicts; or, Recollections of Sixteen Years' Labour in the Australian Backwoods, an outstanding fictional account of life in... Alexander the Great was able to conquer a large area in a remarkably short period of time. After Alexander's death, there were endless disputes between his heirs that eventually led to the complete destruction of the family. www.britannica.com /eb/article?tocId=9031373   (630 words)

A Duff - new and used books   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-04) There is a shelf number (partly obscured by a label) on the spine and a manuscript note of a college library on the back of the frontispiece. Lillian Duff (1867-1910) was active in the YWCA, the Band of Hope and the polytechnic movements. DUFF, Colonel Mildred, with a preface by General Bramwell Booth.: - Catherine Booth, a sketch. www.isbn.pl /A-a-duff   (920 words)

AllRefer.com - Alexander Duff (Protestant Christianity, Biography) - Encyclopedia AllRefer.com - Alexander Duff (Protestant Christianity, Biography) - Encyclopedia In Calcutta he opened (1830) a mission college which became an important center of education in India; both religious and scientific subjects were taught. Duff was also instrumental in founding the Univ. of Calcutta. reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/E/E-Duff-Ale.html   (146 words)

Martha CRANSTON DUFF   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-04) Martha CRANSTONE was born about 16 December 1841 and was a daughter of Alexander CRANSTON and Martha McQUEEN. James DUFF was born about 26 December 1841 in Closeburn. Alexander DUFF, who was born about 1869 in Irongray. www.murrayofstanhope.com /martha_cranston_duff.htm   (143 words)

genealogy - pafg50 - Generated by Personal Ancestral File   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-04) Duke of Fife Alexander Duff was born in 1849. She married Duke of Fife Alexander Duff on 27 Jul 1889. John Alexander of England was born on 6 Apr 1871. hub.dataline.net.au /~kendall/web/genealogy/pafg50.htm   (476 words)

Encyclopedia: Alexander Duff, 1st Duke of Fife Other descriptions of Alexander Duff, 1st Duke of Fife Lady Alexandra Duff, later Her Highness Princess Alexandra ( 17 May 1891 _ 26 February 1959) m. Lady Maud Duff, later Her Highness Princess Maud ( 3 April 1883 _ 14 December 1945) m. www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Alexander-Duff,-1st-Duke-of-Fife   (802 words)

Duff, Earl Fife   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-04) James Duff, 5th Earl Fife, cr Baron Skene of Skene, 1857, in the peerage of the UK (Earl Fife was in the peerage of Ireland), The Duffs rented Skene House to the Hamilton family from 1880, sold it to them 1905. The Duff Mausoleum is in the grounds S of Duff House. www.compapp.dcu.ie /~humphrys/FamTree/Skene/duff.html   (227 words)

dufftree The surname Duff is of Pictish Origin and has roots in the ancient Scottish territories first recorded in Perthshire, Scotland. The Duff family is a sept of the clan MacDuff and is entitled to clan rights including use of the tartan. The Shield is gold with a red lion rampant. www.geocities.com /chimera414/dufftree.html   (72 words)

Duff Genealogy   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-04) Duff genealogy Descendants of Andrew Duff and Helen Hay The Genealogy of the Duff Family. JOHN1 DUFF was born 1791 in Maryland, and died Bef. walden genealogy with duff, ellisisland, finley, glover, higgins and holloway walden genealogy is the subject of this page, along with duff, ellisisland, finley, glover, higgins and holloway. www.geneology-searches.com /Geneology-Searches/Duff-genealogy.html   (522 words)

Descriptive list of the letters and papers of Lady Lumley-Smith, 1558-1890, 1951 and un. MS 997 Included are manuscripts relating to the family of Duff, and especially to William Duff, 1st Earl Fife; his son, James Duff, 2nd Ear Fife; the latter’s factor, William Rose; and Rose’s sons, Patrick and James (later James Rose-Innes of Netherdale). Some, according to the Book of the Duffs, were in the Duff House MS but their locations have not been individually checked: in these cases, the only details given are the date and names of writer and recipient. Receipts granted by Col A[lexander Leith] hay, at Aberdeen and Leithhall, to William Rose, as commissioner for the Trustees of deceased Andrew Hay of Rannes. www.abdn.ac.uk /diss/historic/collects/stiqcgi/fulltext/ms0997.html   (6440 words)

duff - OneLook Dictionary Search Duff : E Cobham Brewer, The Reader's Handbook [ home, info ] DUFF : Acronym Finder [ home, info ] Phrases that include duff : alexander duff, alfred duff cooper, duff alexander, duff green, green duff, more... www.onelook.com /?w=duff   (376 words)

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