Helen Duff (i) & Robert Duff

1763 - 1787
Robert Duff and Helen Duff (i)  
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Helen Duff (i) and Robert Duff were married for 23 years before Robert Duff died, leaving behind his partner and 4 children.

They had 4 children, Jean (258), Robert William (256), Adam (248) and James Alexander (246).

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Relationship Statistics

StatusDurationLength
Dating1763 - 1764 1 year
Married1764 - Jun 1787 23 years, 5 months
Total 1763 - Jun 1787 24 years, 5 months


In 1764 he married Helen Duff, the daughter of his cousin, the first Earl of Fife. Duff was promoted to rear-admiral of the blue on 31 March 1775, and in April was sent out as commander-in-chief at Newfoundland. His posting was brief, in 1776 he became rear-admiral of the white and in September 1777 he was appointed to the command of the Mediterranean, with the 60-gun HMS Panther as his flagship.
His portrait was painted by Sir Joshua Reynolds for Greenwich Hospital. Increasingly ill with gout during his later years, he died at Queensferry on 6 June 1787, his death being attributed to an attack of gout in the stomach. He had a number of children by his marriage to Helen Duff:
Jean (b. 1765, married 1791 James Clerk of Bonnington)
A son (b.1766, dsp)
Robert William (b.1767, grandfather of Robert Duff)
A child (b. 1775, d. young)
Adam (1775–1840)
James Alexander Duff (1777–1800)

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Relationship Timeline

June, 1787 - Breakup

1777 - Child

1775 - Child

1767 - Child

1765 - Child

1764 - Marriage

1763 - Hookup

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Children

NameGenderBornAge
JeanFemale1765259 years old
Robert WilliamMale1767257 years old
AdamMale1775249 years old
James AlexanderMale1777247 years old

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