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John F. Duff
John Finlay Duff (1 April 1799 – 18 May 1868) was a ship's captain and businessman in the Colony of South Australia. History Duff was born in Dundee, Scotland in 1799, son of John Duff and his wife Elisabeth, née Finlay, of a ship owning family. He qualified as a master mariner and first reached Australia in July 1835, when he captained the from London to Hobart, Tasmania, Hobart. On his next voyage to Australia, the barque ''Africaine'' left London Docks on 28 June, but without Captain Duff, who was to be married the next day at St Botolph's Aldgate. The newlyweds joined the ship, anchored in The Downs (ship anchorage), The Downs off Deal, Kent, on the following day. Witness to the wedding was his friend and business partner John Hallett (South Australian politician), John Hallett, who with his family were among migrants on ''Africaine'' migrants. The ship, which had been chartered by Robert Gouger and John Brown (colonist), John Brown with around 60 emigrants and a conside ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Finlay Duff
John Finlay Duff (1 April 1799 – 18 May 1868) was a ship's captain and businessman in the Colony of South Australia. History Duff was born in Dundee, Scotland in 1799, son of John Duff and his wife Elisabeth, née Finlay, of a ship owning family. He qualified as a master mariner and first reached Australia in July 1835, when he captained the from London to Hobart. On his next voyage to Australia, the barque ''Africaine'' left London Docks on 28 June, but without Captain Duff, who was to be married the next day at St Botolph's Aldgate. The newlyweds joined the ship, anchored in The Downs off Deal, Kent, on the following day. Witness to the wedding was his friend and business partner John Hallett, who with his family were among migrants on ''Africaine'' migrants. The ship, which had been chartered by Robert Gouger and John Brown with around 60 emigrants and a considerable cargo bound for South Australia on what has been dubbed the "First Fleet of South Australia", had an un ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |