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David Wemyss 1535–1595 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1535

Birth Location: Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

Death Date: 22 Feb 1595

Death Location: Wemyss, Fife, Scotland

Father: John Wemyss

Mother: Margaret Otterburn

Spouse(s):

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David Wemyss was born in 1535 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland, the child of John Wemyss And Margaret Otterburn. David Wemyss passed away in 1595 in Wemyss, Fife, Scotland.

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Biography

  • David Wemyss was born in 1535 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland, the child of John Wemyss And Margaret Otterburn.
  • David Wemyss passed away in 1595 in Wemyss, Fife, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Wemyss
1513–1571
Birth Location: Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
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Margaret Otterburn
1515–1557
Birth Location: Redhall, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

David Wemyss's Ancestors

Self
David Wemyss
1535–1595
Birth Place: Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
Parents
John Wemyss
1513–1571
Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
Margaret Otterburn
1515–1557
Redhall, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

David Wemyss's Timeline

2 Records

1535
1535
Birth of David Wemyss in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
1595
22 Feb 1595
Age 60
Death of David Wemyss in Wemyss, Fife, Scotland
Wemyss, Fife, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1535
    Event Place: Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Feb 1595
    Event Place: Wemyss, Fife, Scotland
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