Lockhart Duff
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Lockhart Duff, was a Landowner.
Duff came to Canada
in 1830 when he left Scotland in financial straits. Duff appears to be a man of independent means after his arrival to Hamilton. He owned 250 acres (1 km²) in Dundas
which ran from Main Street to the base of the Niagara Escarpment
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Lockhart Duff carried a name that originated with the marriage in 1666 of Jane Lockhart of the prominent Baronial family to William Duff, Provost of Inverness. The histories of the Duff and Lockhart families in Scotland are available at www.thepeerage.com.
The first Lockhart Duff was born in 1694 and the name has been carried on to the present along the same direct lineage.
; Hamilton, Ontario was named after him. It is centered around Garner Road West and Wilson Street (Ancaster) West. Landmarks in area include Oak Gables Golf Club & Driving Range.
Duff came to Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
in 1830 when he left Scotland in financial straits. Duff appears to be a man of independent means after his arrival to Hamilton. He owned 250 acres (1 km²) in Dundas
Dundas, Ontario
Dundas is a formerly independent town and now constituent community in the city of Hamilton in Ontario, Canada. It's nickname is the Valley Town. The population has been stable for decades at about twenty thousand, largely because it has not annexed rural land from the protected Dundas Valley...
which ran from Main Street to the base of the Niagara Escarpment
Niagara Escarpment
The Niagara Escarpment is a long escarpment, or cuesta, in the United States and Canada that runs westward from New York State, through Ontario, Michigan, Wisconsin and Illinois...
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Lockhart Duff carried a name that originated with the marriage in 1666 of Jane Lockhart of the prominent Baronial family to William Duff, Provost of Inverness. The histories of the Duff and Lockhart families in Scotland are available at www.thepeerage.com.
The first Lockhart Duff was born in 1694 and the name has been carried on to the present along the same direct lineage.
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Duff's Corners, a neighbourhood in AncasterAncaster, Ontario
Ancaster is a picturesque and historic community located on the Niagara escarpment, within the greater area of the city of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. This former town was founded officially in 1793 and was one of the oldest European communities established in present day Ontario along with Windsor...
; Hamilton, Ontario was named after him. It is centered around Garner Road West and Wilson Street (Ancaster) West. Landmarks in area include Oak Gables Golf Club & Driving Range.