James Eadie Duff (abt. 1890 - 1923)

Born about 1890 in Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland

Died 29 Nov 1923 at about age 33 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

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Biography

James Eadie Duff was born about 1890 in Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland.

In the 1891 Census of Scotland James Eadie Duff (aged 11 Mo) was recorded in (12) Grange Place, Alloa, Clackmannanshire. He was with his parents.^[1]

In the 1901 Census of Scotland James E Duff (aged 10) was recorded in Grange Pl, Alloa, Clackmannanshire. He was as a grandson in the household of Agnes Hepburn. He was a Scholar.^[2]

James was in a military record. His service number was 40741.^[3]

James married Margaret McQueen (1889 - ). Their son was Roy McQueen Duff (~1915 - 1942).

James departed Scotland for on 29 September 1923 aboard the Boonah, bound for Melbourne, Australia.^[4]

James died on 29 Nov 1923 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia aged ~33. He is buried in Brighton General Cemetery, Caulfield South, Victoria, Australia.^[5][6]

Burial:

• Name: James Eadie Duff
• Birth: 1890
• Death: 1 Dec 1923 (aged 33) ^[7]
• Burial: Brighton General Cemetery Caulfield South, Glen Eira City, Victoria, Australia
• Plot: Presbyterian Q 291
• Memorial ID: Find A Grave: Memorial #215563701

• Fact: Military Service (1915)
• Fact: Emigration (28 Sep 1923) Scotland, United Kingdom
• Fact: Coroner's Inquest (6 December 1923) Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
• Fact: Burial Caulfield South, Glen Eira City, Victoria, Australia
• Fact: Immigration AUSTRALIA
• Fact: Travel MELBOURNE, Victoria, AUSTRALIA

Sources

1. ↑ 1891 Census: "1891 Scotland Census", Parish: Alloa; ED: 2; Page: 6; Line: 1; Roll: CSSCT1891_143; Registration Number: 465; Household schedule number: 24; Roll: CSSCT1891_143, (Ancestry Record 1108 #1526255 : subscription required, accessed 12 April 2023)
2. ↑ 1901 Census: "1901 Scotland Census", Parish: Alloa; ED: 1; Page: 51; Line: 12; Roll: CSSCT1901_150; Registration Number: 465A; Household schedule number: 274; Roll: CSSCT1901_150, (Ancestry Record 1101 #781302 : subscription required, accessed 12 April 2023)
3. ↑ Military: "UK, British Army World War I Pension Records 1914-1920", WO364; Piece: 1066, Ancestry Sharing Link (free access)
   (Ancestry Record 1114 #245731 : subscription required, accessed 12 April 2023)
4. ↑ Passenger List: "UK and Ireland, Outward Passenger Lists, 1890-1960", The National Archives; Kew, Surrey, England; BT27 Board of Trade: Commercial and Statistical Department and Successors: Outwards Passenger Lists; Reference Number: Series BT27-139007, Ancestry Sharing Link (free access)
   (Ancestry Record 2997 #38593884 : subscription required, accessed 12 April 2023)
5. ↑ Burial: Find a Grave, database and images (Find A Grave: Memorial #215563701 : accessed 03 November 2021), memorial page for James Eadie Duff (1890-1 Dec 1923), Find A Grave: Memorial #215563701, citing Brighton General Cemetery, Caulfield South, Glen Eira City, Victoria, Australia ; Maintained by woowoo (contributor 49949980) .
6. ↑ Research Note: Per coroners inquest, the death happened on 29 November 1923. I need to cite that and request change on Find A Grave: Memorial #215563701
7. ↑ Research Note: Per coroners inquest, the death happened on 29 November 1923. I need to cite that and request change on Find A Grave: Memorial #215563701

• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 03 November 2021, 16:09), entry for James Eadie Duff (PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:GDM9-84J ); contributed by various users.
• Family Search: "Australia, Victoria, Inquest Deposition Files, 1840-1925," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q24H-TKVC : 3 November 2020), James Eadie Duff, 1923; citing Probate, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, Public Record Office of Victoria, North Melbourne; FHL microfilm .
• Family Search: "United Kingdom, World War I Service Records, 1914-1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVB2-RYLZ : 16 March 2018), James Duff, 1915; citing , Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders, regiment #40741, publication WO 364, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 7,271,464.
• Military: "UK, World War I Service Medal and Award Rolls, 1914-1920", The National Archives of the UK; Kew, Surrey, England; War Office and Air Ministry: Service Medal and Award Rolls, First World War. WO329; Ref: 1696, Ancestry Sharing Link (free access)
  (Ancestry Record 5119 #3854863 : subscription required, accessed 12 April 2023)
• Family Search: "United Kingdom, Outgoing Passenger Lists, 1890-1960", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:68GY-WZ16 : 28 October 2021), James Eadie Duff, 1923.
• Coroner's Inquest: "Victoria, Australia, Coroner Inquest Deposition Files, 1840-1925", Public Records Office Victoria; Victoria, Australia; Coroner Inquest Deposition Files (1840-1925), Ancestry Sharing Link (free access)
  (Ancestry Record 61863 #22322 : subscription required, accessed 12 April 2023)