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Agnes Wemyss 1540–1593 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt 1540

Birth Location: Coaltown of Wemyss, Fife, Scotland

Death Date: 16 Nov 1593

Death Location: Wemyss, Fife, Scotland

Father: John Knight

Mother: Margaret Otterburne

Spouse(s): John Aytoun

Children(s):

In 1540, Agnes Wemyss entered the world in Coaltown of Wemyss, Fife, Scotland, born to John Wemyss Vii Knight And Margaret Otterburne. Agnes Wemyss married John Aytoun. Agnes Wemyss passed away in 1593 in Wemyss, Fife, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1540, Agnes Wemyss entered the world in Coaltown of Wemyss, Fife, Scotland, born to John Wemyss Vii Knight And Margaret Otterburne.
  • Agnes Wemyss married John Aytoun.
  • Agnes Wemyss passed away in 1593 in Wemyss, Fife, Scotland.

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Agnes Wemyss's Ancestors

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Agnes Wemyss
1540–1593
Birth Place: Coaltown of Wemyss, Fife, Scotland
Parents
John Wemyss VII, Knight
1513–1572
Wemyss, Fife, Scotland
Margaret Otterburne
1515–1567
Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
David (Wemyss of) Wemyss
1490–1544
Wemyss, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom
Catherine Sinclair
1492–1526
Caithness, Scotland, United Kingdom
Adam (Otterburn Of Auldhame And) Redhall
1491–1548
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Janet Rhynd
1496–1543
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Sir Wemyss
1473–1513
Euphemia Lundy
1477–1511
Henry Sinclair
1459–1513
Margaret Hailes
1456–1542
Sir Otterburn
1465–1513
Lady Colburn
1469–1513
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Strathardle
1450–1508
Christian Abernethy
1454–1494
Johan Lundin
1445–1550
Isabel Forrester
1447–1505
William Sinclair
1436–1487
Christina Leslie
1432–1501
Adam Hailes
1432–1479
Helen Home
1436–1513
Thomas Otterburne
1439–1490

Agnes Wemyss's Timeline

2 Records

1540
Abt 1540
Birth of Agnes Wemyss in Coaltown of Wemyss, Fife, Scotland
Coaltown of Wemyss, Fife, Scotland
1593
16 Nov 1593
Age 53
Death of Agnes Wemyss in Wemyss, Fife, Scotland
Wemyss, Fife, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt 1540
    Event Place: Coaltown of Wemyss, Fife, Scotland
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch, accessed 28 May 2023), entry for Agnes Wemyss, person ID LCB8-TQ1.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Nov 1593
    Event Place: Wemyss, Fife, Scotland
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch, accessed 28 May 2023), entry for Agnes Wemyss, person ID LCB8-TQ1.

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