DUFFUS, James

1787 - 1833  (46 years)

• Name	DUFFUS, James
  Birth	1 Feb 1787	Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
  Gender	Male
  Death	18 Sep 1833  [1]
  Person ID	I5457	Ward and Related Families of Nova Scotia and North Yorkshire
  Last Modified	24 Jun 2021

  
  

  Father	DUFFUS, William,   b. 12 Aug 1762, Banff, Scotland d. 2 May 1845, Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada (Age 82 years)
  Mother	MACNEIL, Mary
  Marriage	5 May 1786	Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
  Family ID	F1419	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	MCDOUGALL, Margaret Ann
  Marriage	25 Oct 1818	Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
  Children	1. DUFFUS, William Alexander,   b. 21 May 1822   d. 17 Feb 1835, Baddeck, Victoria, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada (Age 12 years)   2. DUFFUS, Alexander John Craigie,   b. 2 Aug 1827   d. Mar 1835 (Age 7 years)
  Family ID	F1440	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Oct 2025

  
  

• Notes

  Granted the island off Baddeck, Cape Breton which he named Duffus Island. Two years after he died at sea his widow married William Kidston and the island was renamed Kidston Island and bears that name to this day.

  
  

• Sources

  [S785] Source #785.