looking for duff's

[herbie32]

i'm doing my fathers side and have become stumped. i can get back as far as,
david duff birth abt 1830 ireland, he married elizabeth bell in march 1859 in newcastle upon tyne and died in durham in 1873, but none of the census' mention which part of ireland. can any one help.

thanks loads

p.s
his father was patrick duff.

[Oaks and Acorns]

Before 1845 you need to consult Parish Records. Without the name of a Townland, Parish or Town you're stumped.

If David had any relatives you know of, it might be worth tracing their Census returns to see if they left a more accurate account of where the family came from.

Dara.

[herbie32]

bummer.

i checked the census's i could find but they all just say ireland,

i was thinking that perhaps the duff name is specific to one area of ireland.

or are they all over.

thanks loads for the help

herbie

[noxas]

Hello Herbie,It may be worth having a look at local newspapers for the Durham area to see if the family had an obituary published to record his death,sometimes people record key  information in them such as place of birth.
 Also if you consult older relatives these may be able to shed some light.
         Good luck Diarmuid.

[herbie32]

thanks diarmuid

i will have a look and come back to you guys,

unfortunately the eldest person left is my father and he doesn't know any thing:(
but i will search on

thanks tuns

herbie

[Oaks and Acorns]

The Duff name, as you most likely know, came originally from Dubh (pron. Dove), a term used to described a dark haired person. It arose in many separate areas and is pretty well distributed throughout.

The Irish Times shows it is widespread along the east coast with a somewhat heavier presence in the north of the country.

http://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/surname/index.cfm?Surname=duff&fuseaction=Go.

Dara.

[herbie32]

ok well thanks

i'm bummed because it doesn't tell me where in ireland. newver mind

thanks for the help any way.

p.s i didn't know that about the duffs and think its cool as my father is dark haired he liked that too.

all the best

herbie

[agho]

Herbie looking at this site http://www.irish-roots.ie/pay-per-view.asp the vast majority of the Duffs are located around Dublin, Meath and Wicklow in the 1830s. There is however no David showing in the records with a father Patrick. Are you sure you've got the correct first name?

[herbie32]

yes for david as i managed to find a copy of his marrage cert. but it was hard to read it was iether patrick or padrick