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James Duff, 5th Earl Fife

Edinburgh, 6 Jul 1814 – 7 Aug 1879

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  • Born6 Jul 1814, Edinburghnot verified1 source
  • MarriedAgnes Duff, Countess Fifenot verified1 source
  • Titlemember of the 13th Parliament of the United Kingdom, 1837–1841or member of the 14th Parliament of the United Kingdom, 1841–1847 · member of the 15th Parliament of the United Kingdom, 1847–1852 · member of the 16th Parliament of the United Kingdom, 1852–1857 · member of the 17th Parliament of the United Kingdom, 1857not verified1 source
  • Titlemember of the 14th Parliament of the United Kingdom, 1841–1847or member of the 13th Parliament of the United Kingdom, 1837–1841 · member of the 15th Parliament of the United Kingdom, 1847–1852 · member of the 16th Parliament of the United Kingdom, 1852–1857 · member of the 17th Parliament of the United Kingdom, 1857not verified1 source
  • Titlemember of the 15th Parliament of the United Kingdom, 1847–1852or member of the 13th Parliament of the United Kingdom, 1837–1841 · member of the 14th Parliament of the United Kingdom, 1841–1847 · member of the 16th Parliament of the United Kingdom, 1852–1857 · member of the 17th Parliament of the United Kingdom, 1857not verified1 source
  • Titlemember of the 16th Parliament of the United Kingdom, 1852–1857or member of the 13th Parliament of the United Kingdom, 1837–1841 · member of the 14th Parliament of the United Kingdom, 1841–1847 · member of the 15th Parliament of the United Kingdom, 1847–1852 · member of the 17th Parliament of the United Kingdom, 1857not verified1 source
  • Titlemember of the 17th Parliament of the United Kingdom, 1857or member of the 13th Parliament of the United Kingdom, 1837–1841 · member of the 14th Parliament of the United Kingdom, 1841–1847 · member of the 15th Parliament of the United Kingdom, 1847–1852 · member of the 16th Parliament of the United Kingdom, 1852–1857not verified1 source
  • Died7 Aug 1879not verified1 source

A life in time

  1. 6 Jul 1814

    Born in Edinburgh

  2. 1837–1841

    Member of the 13th Parliament of the United Kingdom

  3. 1841–1847

    Member of the 14th Parliament of the United Kingdom

  4. 1847–1852

    Member of the 15th Parliament of the United Kingdom

  5. 10 Nov 1849

    A son is born

  6. 1852–1857

    Member of the 16th Parliament of the United Kingdom

  7. 1857

    Member of the 17th Parliament of the United Kingdom

  8. 7 Aug 1879

    Dies, aged 65

Family

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During his lifetime

He lived through 7 decades. Pick one to hear and see what it was like around Edinburgh.

General history, not a record about the family: each item says where it comes from.

The 1810s · James is born in Edinburgh

What people wore

Everyday attire of working men

Working men typically wore a shirt, waistcoat, heavy wool coat, handkerchief, stockings, and a hat, with breeches being common until trousers gained popularity after 1800.

Getting around

Comparing stage-wagon and stagecoach speeds

Stage-wagons, which were the slow trucks of the era, charged about one penny per mile and could take nearly three days to cover 101 miles. In contrast, by 1800, a fast stagecoach could cover 168 miles in 32 hours.

At the table

Cheap Gin Available for the Poor

During the Gin Craze, poor Londoners could get drunk for a penny or become dead drunk for twopence, leading to high levels of gin consumption among the lower classes.

The Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon’s armies redrew the map of Europe from Spain to Moscow; his invasion of Portugal sent its court to Rio de Janeiro.In Europe · 1803–1815

The Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon’s armies redrew the map of Europe from Spain to Moscow; his invasion of Portugal sent its court to Rio de Janeiro.

Ruedi33a · CC BY-SA 4.0

Music

Festival rewards

Festival participants like pace-eggers often went from house to house singing and dancing, hoping to be rewarded with items such as eggs and strong beer.

Daily life

Cooking and Baking Habits

In some households, families without a private oven sent their bread and cake mixes to a local bakery, marking them with their initials to identify them. Cooking ranges heated by coal were used, with water heated in kettles hung over the fire or in boilers behind the coal fire.

What it cost

Shoemaking and prices of boots

A pair of boots could be made in a single day, with Blucher boots costing one shilling and threepence.