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David Wemyss 1490–1544 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1490

Birth Location: Wemyss, Fife, Scotland

Death Date: 1544

Death Location: Cupar, Fife, Scotland

Father: David, Wemyss

Mother: Euphemia Lundie

Spouse(s): Catherine Sinclair

Children(s): John Wemyss

In 1490, David Wemyss entered the world in Wemyss, Fife, Scotland, born to David Of Wemyss Wemyss And Euphemia Lundie. David Wemyss married Catherine Sinclair, and had children including John Wemyss. David Wemyss passed away in 1544 in Cupar, Fife, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1490, David Wemyss entered the world in Wemyss, Fife, Scotland, born to David Of Wemyss Wemyss And Euphemia Lundie.
  • David Wemyss married Catherine Sinclair, and had children including John Wemyss.
  • David Wemyss passed away in 1544 in Cupar, Fife, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

David, Wemyss
1473–1513
Birth Location: –
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Euphemia Lundie
1482–1511
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Catherine Sinclair
1492–1526
Birth Location: Wick, Caithness, Scotland
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Children(s)

John Wemyss
1513–1572
Birth Location: Perth, Scotland
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David Wemyss's Ancestors

Self
David Wemyss
1490–1544
Birth Place: Wemyss, Fife, Scotland
Parents
David, of Wemyss Wemyss
1473–1513
Euphemia Lundie
1482–1511
Grandparents
John, (of that Ilk) Wemyss
1425–1502
Cupar, Fife, Scotland
Christian Abernethy
1454–1494
John, (of that Ilk, Governor of Stirling Castle) Lundie
1458–1520
Lundy, Fife, Scotland
Elizabeth (Isobel) Forrester
1457–1478
Great-Grandparents
David, Wemyss
1393–1430
Christian Lindsay
1404–1466
John Lundie
1443–1496
Elizabeth Lindsay
1434–1540
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John, Wemyss
1355–1429
Lady Erskine
1365–1427
Alexander, Lindsay
1387–1438
Marjory Dunbar
1386–1429
John, Lindsay
1402–1482
Margaret Stewart
1379–1450

David Wemyss's Descendants

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David Wemyss (1490–1544) m. Catherine Sinclair (1492–15 MAR 1526)
  1. 1. John Wemyss 1513–1572 m. Margaret Otterburn 1517–1560
    1. 1. David Wemyss –1596 m. Cecilia Ruthven 1537–1589
      1. 1. John Wemyss 1558–1622 m. Mary Stewart 1563–1622
        1. 1. Isobel, (Baroness Lovat) Wemyss 1588–1636 m. Hugh, (7th Lord Lovat) Fraser 1591–1646
        2. 2. Cecilia Wemyss 1582–1604 m. William, (2nd Earl of Tullibardine) Murray 1574–1627
        3. 3. John (Charteris, 1st Earl) Wemyss 1586–1649 m. Jean Gray 1588–1640
    2. 2. Eupheme Wemyss 1545–1593

David Wemyss's Timeline

2 Records

1490
1490
Birth of David Wemyss in Wemyss, Fife, Scotland
Wemyss, Fife, Scotland
1544
1544
Age 54
Death of David Wemyss in Cupar, Fife, Scotland
Cupar, Fife, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1490
    Event Place: Wemyss, Fife, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1544
    Event Place: Cupar, Fife, Scotland
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