| ![Show Contents]() Duffus History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
Early Origins of the Duffus familyThe surname Duffus was first found in Allassac in Limousin where the family held a family seat before the 12th century with lands and estates. One of the first records was Vital du Four (1260-1327), a French Franciscan theologian and scholastic philosopher. He rose to become Cardinal in 1312 and bishop of Albano in 1321. He died in Avignon in 1327. Early History of the Duffus familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Duffus research. Another 514 words (37 lines of text) covering the years 1200, 1324, 1340, 1400, 1404, 1438, 1448, 1460, 1492, 1514, 1552, 1570, 1604, 1660, 1670, 1672 and 1693 are included under the topic Early Duffus History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Duffus Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Dufour, du Four, Dufourg, Dufourc, Dufoure, Dufur, Duffour, Duffourg, Duffur, Duffoure, Dufoure, Dufaure, du Faure, DuFaur, Duffaur, Duffare, Duffure and many more. Early Notables of the Duffus familyTristan II Du Faur or Dufour, Baron of Saint-Jory, Count de Bioulle de Leou, lieutenant of the Duke d'Orleans corps, colonel of the regiment of Cornette Blance, Chevalier of Saint-Louis.
François Dufault or Dufaut (before 1604-ca. 1672?) was a French lutenist...
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| Duffus migration to the United States | + |
Duffus Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Alexander Duffus, who landed in Charleston, South Carolina in 1806 1
- Jane Duffus, who arrived in Saratoga, NY in 1855 1
- Jessie Duffus, aged 28, who immigrated to America, in 1893
- John Duffus, aged 37, who immigrated to the United States, in 1894
Duffus Settlers in United States in the 20th Century- Joanna Martin Duffus, aged 24, who landed in America, in 1905
- Jeanie Duffus, aged 34, who landed in America from Broughly Ferry, in 1906
- Joseph Duffus, aged 22, who landed in America from Aberdeenshire, in 1906
- Chas. G. Duffus, aged 19, who immigrated to the United States from Aberdeenshire, in 1906
- James Duffus, aged 29, who immigrated to the United States from Glasgow, Scotland, in 1907
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| Duffus migration to Canada | + |
Duffus Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century- Mr. Cornelius Dugan U.E. who settled in Canada c. 1784 2
Duffus Settlers in Canada in the 20th Century- Mary Duffus, aged 70, who settled in Halifax, Canada, in 1924
| Duffus migration to New Zealand | + |
Emigration to New Zealand followed in the footsteps of the European explorers, such as Captain Cook (1769-70): first came sealers, whalers, missionaries, and traders. By 1838, the British New Zealand Company had begun buying land from the Maori tribes, and selling it to settlers, and, after the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, many British families set out on the arduous six month journey from Britain to Aotearoa to start a new life. Early immigrants include: Duffus Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century- James Duffus, aged 46, a labourer, who arrived in Auckland, New Zealand aboard the ship "Resolute" in 1865
| Contemporary Notables of the name Duffus (post 1700) | + |
- Parris Duffus (b. 1970), retired American professional ice hockey goaltender
- Louis George Duffus (1904-1984), Australian-born, South African cricketer
- Joseph James Duffus (1876-1957), Canadian merchant and parliamentarian
- Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
- Rubincam, Milton. The Old United Empire Loyalists List. Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc, 1976. (Originally published as; United Empire Loyalists. The Centennial of the Settlement of Upper Canada. Rose Publishing Company, 1885.) ISBN 0-8063-0331-X
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