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Joseph Ford Duncan 1810 – 1885 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 Jan 1810

Birth Location: Dundee, Angus Shire, Scotland

Death Date: 20 Sep 1885

Death Location: Riwaka, Nelson, New Zealand

Father: Hepburn Duncan

Mother: Elizabeth West

Spouse(s): Rachel Dunbar

Children(s): John Duncan, James Duncan, Helen Duncan, Joseph Duncan, Christian Duncan, Isabella Duncan, Betsy Duncan, George Duncan, Margaret Duncan, Alan Duncan

In 1810, Joseph Ford Duncan entered the world in Dundee, Angus Shire, Scotland, born to Hepburn Duncan and Elizabeth West. Joseph Ford Duncan married Rachel Dunbar, and had children including John Dunbar Duncan, James Malcolm Dunbar Duncan, Helen Thomson Duncan, Joseph Dunbar Duncan, Christian Morton Duncan, Isabella Duncan, Betsy West Duncan, George William Duncan, Margaret Duncan, Alan Duncan. Joseph Ford Duncan passed away in 1885 in Riwaka, Nelson, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • In 1810, Joseph Ford Duncan entered the world in Dundee, Angus Shire, Scotland, born to Hepburn Duncan and Elizabeth West.
  • Joseph Ford Duncan married Rachel Dunbar, and had children including John Dunbar Duncan, James Malcolm Dunbar Duncan, Helen Thomson Duncan, Joseph Dunbar Duncan, Christian Morton Duncan, Isabella Duncan, Betsy West Duncan, George William Duncan, Margaret Duncan, Alan Duncan.
  • Joseph Ford Duncan passed away in 1885 in Riwaka, Nelson, New Zealand.

Immediate Family

Parents

Hepburn Duncan
1778 –
Birth Location: Dundee, Angus Shire, Scotland
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Elizabeth West
1787 –
Birth Location: Coupar Angus, Angus, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Rachel Dunbar
1811 – 1907
Birth Location: Kirriemuir, Angus, Scotland
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Children(s)

John Duncan
1835 – 1926
Birth Location: Angus Dundee Scotland
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James Duncan
1837 – 1917
Birth Location: Smalls Wynd, Dundee, Angus
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Helen Duncan
1840 – 1926
Birth Location: Dundee, Angus, Scotland
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Joseph Duncan
1844 – 1922
Birth Location: Riwaka, Nelson, New Zealand
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Christian Duncan
1845 – 1932
Birth Location: Riwaka, Nelson, New Zealand
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Isabella Duncan
1847 – 1935
Birth Location: Riwaka, Nelson, New Zealand
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Betsy Duncan
1848 – 1904
Birth Location: Riwaka, Nelson, New Zealand
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George Duncan
1849 – 1960
Birth Location: Riwaka, Nelson, New Zealand
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Margaret Duncan
1851 – 1926
Birth Location: Riwaka, Nelson, New Zealand
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Alan Duncan
1853 – 1853
Birth Location: Riwaka, Nelson, New Zealand
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Joseph Duncan's Ancestors

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Joseph Duncan
1810 – 1885
Birth Place: Dundee, Angus Shire, Scotland
Parents
Hepburn Duncan
1778 –
Dundee, Angus Shire, Scotland
Elizabeth West
1787 –
Coupar Angus, Angus, Scotland
Grandparents
Hepburn Duncan
1755 –
Saint Cuthberts, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Elizabeth Alexander
1759 – 1841
Newtyle, Angus, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Janet Gibson
1729 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Helen Husband
1705 –

Joseph Duncan's Descendants

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Joseph (Ford) Duncan (24 Jan 1810 – 20 Sep 1885) m. Rachel Dunbar (20 Sep 1811 – 9 Feb 1907)
  1. 1. John (Dunbar) Duncan (1835 – 1 Nov 1926) m. Mary (Ann) Goodall (14 Jun 1836 – 20 Feb 1876)
    1. 1. Edith (Rachel Sarah) DUNCAN (1860 – 1948)
    2. 2. Clara (Isabella) DUNCAN (1863 – 19 Apr 1934)
    3. 3. Mary (Ann) DUNCAN (Bet. 1866–1867 – 15 Jul 1933)
    4. 4. Margaret (Elizabeth) DUNCAN (19 Apr 1869 – 29 Aug 1942)
    5. 5. Emma DUNCAN (1871 – 03 Jun 1964)
    6. 6. Christina DUNCAN (19 Jun 1873 – 11 Feb 1957)
  2. 2. James (Malcolm Dunbar) Duncan (5 Nov 1837 – 1 Aug 1917) m. Christian (Elizabeth) Lodder (25 Jun 1844 – 23 Jan 1930)
    1. 1. John (William Lodder) Duncan (9 NOV 1865 – 11 NOV 1955)
      1. 1. Gordon (William) Duncan (16 May 1892 – 12 Jan 1962)
        1. 1. Keith (Crawford) Duncan (4 Oct 1925 – 30 Sep 2005)
    2. 2. James (Malcolm Dunbar) Duncan (15 MAR 1868 – 8 May 1896)
    3. 3. Alexander Duncan (15 Mar 1868 – 8 May 1896)
    4. 4. Adam Duncan (Abt 1870 – )
    5. 5. joseph (lodder) duncan (18-4-1871 – 10-1-1946)
    6. 6. Anna (Elizabeth Hayter) Duncan (18 JUN 1872 – 16 JUN 1958)
    7. 7. Francis (Washington) Duncan (3 AUG 1874 – 18 JUL 1963)
    8. 8. Cecil (Godfrey) Duncan (29 Nov 1876 – 15 Apr 1942) m. Jane (Ellen) White (16 Dec 1880 – 10 Feb 1959)
      1. 1. Irwin (Lodder) Duncan (5 JAN 1903 – 31 MAR 1903)
      2. 2. Kathleen (Della) Duncan (15 February 1904 – 17 January 1981) m. James (Alfred Heatley Browett (Adopted name) Brewerton) (07 Jul 1887 – 19 September 1981)
        1. 1. Frank (Alfred) Brewerton (abt. 1925 – 3 May 2023) m. Betty (Edith) Coggan (abt 1923 – )
        2. 2. James (Stewart "Bugsy") BREWERTON (6 Jun 1939 – 7 Nov 2016) m. Mary (Mladenka) Jelicich (23 Apr 1945 – 6 Mar 2010)
        3. 3. Margaret (Rose) Brewerton (1942 – 4 Jul 2023) m. Bernard (James) Green (17 Jun 1937 – 2018)
        4. 4. Betty (May) Brewerton (10 February 1943 – 12 September 1965) m. Gary (Ronald) Farmer (1941 – )
      3. 3. Bert (Sidney) Duncan (29 AUG 1905 – 30 MAY 1906)
      4. 4. Kenneth Duncan (25 OCT 1906 – 8 Oct 1908)
      5. 5. Norah Duncan (7 MAR 1908 – 2 MAR 1996) m. Hubert (Cecil) Bradley (29 Nov 1907 – 13 May 1976)
        1. 1. Alan (Rex) Bradley (1933 – 14 Aug 1948)
        2. 2. Roland (Neil) Bradley (Abt. 1943 – 8 Mar 2022)
        3. 3. Thomas (Keith) Bradley (11 Sep 1947 – 27 Jan 2013)
      6. 6. Kenneth Duncan (25 Oct 1908 – 7 Apr 1972) m. Eva (Alice) Robinson (abt 1910 – 14 Nov 1968)
        1. 1. Donald (Arthur) Duncan (14 December 1936 – 2 July 2008)
      7. 7. Norman Duncan (26 SEP 1909 – 30 MAR 1981)
      8. 8. Olive (Jane) Duncan (27 MAY 1911 – 30 APR 1994)
      9. 9. Martin (Urban) Duncan (20 MAR 1913 – 10 FEB 1992)
      10. 10. Lucy (Emma) Duncan (6 Nov 1916 – 10 Jun 1996)
    9. 9. Emma (Rowena) Duncan (03 October 1878 – 13 May 1953) m. Walter (Douglas) Davidson (03 October 1880 – 13 July 1951)
      1. 1. Duncan Davidson (05/09/1907 – 08/06/1973)
      2. 2. Madge Davidson (20 May 1909 – 7 Jul 2003) m. Arthur (Robert) Dunn (08 September 1897 – 06 October 1938) m. Peter (John) Symes ( – 29 Jul 1956)
        1. 1. Walter (Robert) Dunn (3 Feb 1930 – 01/01/2021)
        2. 2. Margaret (Jean) Dunn (27 September 1932 – 05 October 1932)
      3. 3. Robert (Allan) Davidson (26 Mar 1911 – 1 Apr 1998)
      4. 4. Harold Davidson (12 Jul 1912 – 27 Mar 1969)
      5. 5. Jean Davidson (April 1914 – 1990)
    10. 10. Fanny (James) Duncan (23 FEB 1880 – 21 NOV 1963)
    11. 11. Mary (Ellen) Duncan (13 APR 1882 – 7 OCT 1966)
  3. 3. Helen (Thomson) Duncan (03 Jan 1840 – Jan 1926)
  4. 4. Joseph (Dunbar) Duncan (24 Jan 1844 – 13 Sep 1922)
  5. 5. Christian (Morton) Duncan (Abt 1845 – 16 Oct 1932)
  6. 6. Isabella Duncan (28 Apr 1847 – 28 May 1935)
  7. 7. Betsy (West) Duncan (1848 – 15 Nov 1904)
  8. 8. George (William) Duncan (1849 – 26 Jan 1960)
  9. 9. Margaret Duncan (1851 – 26 Mar 1926)
  10. 10. Alan Duncan (1853 – 1853)

Joseph Duncan's Timeline

2 Records

1810
24 Jan 1810
Birth of Joseph Ford Duncan in Dundee, Angus Shire, Scotland
Dundee, Angus Shire, Scotland
1885
20 Sep 1885
Age 75
Death of Joseph Ford Duncan in Riwaka, Nelson, New Zealand
Riwaka, Nelson, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 Jan 1810
    Event Place: Dundee, Angus Shire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Sep 1885
    Event Place: Riwaka, Nelson, New Zealand
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