Maj David Fyffe

1781 - Yes, date unknown

• Name	David Fyffe
  Prefix	Maj
  Birth	18 Apr 1781
  Gender	Male
  Death	Yes, date unknown
  Person ID	I100308	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	17 Nov 2020

  
  

  Father	David (of Drumgeith) Fyffe,   b. Bef 1781   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Ann Hunter,   b. Bef 1781   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F36627	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Helen Douglas,   b. 28 Feb 1787   d. 28 Jan 1827 (Age 39 years)
  Marriage	18 Sep 1816
  Children	1. 6 Sons Fyffe   2. 1 Daughter Fyffe
  Family ID	F2936	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	24 Jan 2013

  
  

• Notes

  James Fyffe was succeeded in Smithfield by Major Fyffe, who resided for some time at the Lodge in Broughty Ferry. The Major retained the estate until 1842. Major David Fyffe, born 18th April, 1781, married 18th September, 1816, Helen, fifth daughter of William Douglas of Brigton. He was a son of David Fyffe of Drumgeith by his wife Ann, only daughter of David Hunter of Burnside. Major Fyffe had a brother Charles, born 1785, and died 1804, and two sisters, Barbara, died 1811, and Elizabeth Bell, married to Robert Kerr of Clatto, Roxburghshire. Major Fyffe had a family of six sons and a daughter. Several of the sons died young.