Emma Duffin

Emma Duffin (8 November 1883 – 31 January 1979) was a Northern Irish nurse, diarist and welfare worker.

Early life Emma Sylvia Duffin was born at 26 University Square, Belfast on 8 November 1883. Her parents were Adam and Maria Duffin (née Drennan). She was the fourth daughter of their seven daughters and two sons. Both the Duffins and the Drennans were well connected in business and politics, with a tradition of taking part in public life, and were part of the non-subscribing Presbyterians. From 1911 to 1912, Duffin worked for the Van Bochen family as a governess in Pomerania, Germany. Emyr Estyn Evans mentioned her in his Encomium. and her great-niece Emma Makin.