Peerage Record – 2959

     Robert George Duff was born in October 1817.¹ He was the son of Garden Duff, 8th of Hatton and Louisa Dunbar.¹ He married Mary Astley, daughter of William Buckler Astley and Elizabeth Assheton-Smith, on 12 May 1847.² He died in March 1890 at age 72.¹
     He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Caernarvonshire.³ He lived at Ryde, Isle of Wight, England^G. He lived at Wellington Lodge, Ryde, Isle of Wight, England.⁴

     Mary Astley was born on 23 January 1822.¹ She was the daughter of William Buckler Astley and Elizabeth Assheton-Smith.^2,3 She married Robert George Duff, son of Garden Duff, 8th of Hatton and Louisa Dunbar, on 12 May 1847.² She died on 4 October 1874 at age 52.²
     Her married name became Duff.

     William Buckler Astley was the son of Francis Dugdale Astley.¹ He married Elizabeth Assheton-Smith, daughter of Thomas Assheton-Smith and Elizabeth Wynn, on 24 March 1818.^2,1 He died on 13 September 1859.¹
     He lived at Everleigh, Wiltshire, England^G.² He lived at Purton House, Wiltshire, England^G.³

     George Robert Hay-Drummond, Viscount Dupplin was born on 27 May 1849.¹ He was the son of George Hay-Drummond, 12th Earl of Kinnoull and Lady Emily Blanche Charlotte Somerset.¹ He married Lady Agnes Cecil Emmeline Duff, daughter of James Duff, 5th Earl Fife and Lady Agnes Georgiana Elizabeth Hay, on 4 October 1871.² He and Lady Agnes Cecil Emmeline Duff were divorced in 1876.² He died on 10 March 1886 at age 36.¹
     He gained the rank of Lieutenant in the 1st Life Guards.¹ He was styled as Viscount Dupplin between 1866 and 1886.¹

     Herbert Flower was born in 1853.² He was the son of Philip William Flower and Mary Flower.¹ He married Lady Agnes Cecil Emmeline Duff, daughter of James Duff, 5th Earl Fife and Lady Agnes Georgiana Elizabeth Hay, on 5 August 1876.¹ He died on 30 December 1881.¹

     Lady Anne Elizabeth Clementina Duff was born on 16 August 1847 at London, England^G. She was the daughter of James Duff, 5th Earl Fife and Lady Agnes Georgiana Elizabeth Hay.¹ She married John Villiers Stuart Townshend, 5th Marquess Townshend of Raynham, son of Rear-Admiral John Townshend, 4th Marquess Townshend of Raynham and Elizabeth Jane Stuart, on 17 October 1865.¹ She died on 31 December 1925 at age 78.¹
     After her marriage, Lady Anne Elizabeth Clementina Duff was styled as Marchioness Townshend of Raynham on 17 October 1865. From 17 October 1865, her married name became Townshend.

     John Villiers Stuart Townshend, 5th Marquess Townshend of Raynham was born on 10 April 1831.² He was the son of Rear-Admiral John Townshend, 4th Marquess Townshend of Raynham and Elizabeth Jane Stuart.² He married Lady Anne Elizabeth Clementina Duff, daughter of James Duff, 5th Earl Fife and Lady Agnes Georgiana Elizabeth Hay, on 17 October 1865.¹ He died on 26 October 1899 at age 68.²
     He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Tamworth between 1856 and 1863.² He succeeded as the 8th Viscount Townshend of Raynham, co. Norfolk [E., 1682] on 10 September 1863.² He succeeded as the 5th Marquess Townshend, co. Norfolk [G.B., 1787] on 10 September 1863.² He succeeded as the 8th Baron Townshend of Lynn Regis, co. Norfolk [E., 1682] on 10 September 1863.² He succeeded as the 10th Baronet Townshend, of Rainham, co. Norfolk [E., 1617] on 10 September 1863.² He held the office of High Steward of Tamworth.² He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Norfolk.² He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Norfolk.²

     Lady Alexina Duff was born on 20 March 1851.² She was the daughter of James Duff, 5th Earl Fife and Lady Agnes Georgiana Elizabeth Hay.¹ She married Henry Aubrey Coventry, son of Hon. Henry Amelius Coventry and Caroline Stirling Dundas, on 2 July 1870.¹ She died on 30 April 1882 at age 31, without issue.¹
     Her married name became Coventry.

     Henry Aubrey Coventry was born on 10 October 1845.¹ He was the son of Hon. Henry Amelius Coventry and Caroline Stirling Dundas.¹ He married, firstly, Lady Alexina Duff, daughter of James Duff, 5th Earl Fife and Lady Agnes Georgiana Elizabeth Hay, on 2 July 1870.¹ He married, secondly, Mary Miles, daughter of Colonel Charles William Miles and Maria Susannah Hill, on 15 August 1892.¹ He died on 13 May 1909 at age 63.¹
     He gained the rank of officer in the Royal Horse Guards.¹

     Lady Ida Louisa Alice Duff was the daughter of James Duff, 5th Earl Fife and Lady Agnes Georgiana Elizabeth Hay.¹ She married, firstly, Adrian Elias Hope, son of Adrian John Hope and Emilie Mélanie Mathilde Rapp, on 3 June 1867.¹ She and Adrian Elias Hope were divorced in 1873.¹ She married, secondly, William Wilson on 20 September 1880.¹ She died on 29 May 1918.
     From 3 June 1867, her married name became Hope.¹ From 20 September 1880, her married name became Wilson.¹