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David Wemyss 1535–1595 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Jan 1535

Birth Location: Rhynd, Perthshire, Scotland

Death Date: 22 Feb 1595

Death Location: Wemyss, Fife, Scotland

Father: Sir ++

Mother: Dame ++

Spouse(s): Lady Wemyss

Children(s): Lady Wemyss

David Wemyss was born in 1535 in Rhynd, Perthshire, Scotland, the child of Sir Lord John Vii Wemyss And Dame Margaret Otterburn If Redhall. David Wemyss married Lady Cecilia Ruthven Lady Of Ruthven And Elcho Baroness Wemyss Of Elcho 3Rd Countess Of Wemyss, and had children including Lady Lady Margaret Bethune Creich Nee Wemyss. David Wemyss passed away in 1595 in Wemyss, Fife, Scotland.

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Biography

  • David Wemyss was born in 1535 in Rhynd, Perthshire, Scotland, the child of Sir Lord John Vii Wemyss And Dame Margaret Otterburn If Redhall.
  • David Wemyss married Lady Cecilia Ruthven Lady Of Ruthven And Elcho Baroness Wemyss Of Elcho 3Rd Countess Of Wemyss, and had children including Lady Lady Margaret Bethune Creich Nee Wemyss.
  • David Wemyss passed away in 1595 in Wemyss, Fife, Scotland.

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David Wemyss's Ancestors

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David Wemyss
1535–1595
Birth Place: Rhynd, Perthshire, Scotland
Parents
Sir Lord John VII Wemyss, ++
1512–1571
Wemyss, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Dame (Margaret Otterburn if Redhall) ++
1518–1567
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Sir (David Laird of) Wemyss
1496–1544
Katherine ("Kate" Sinclair) (Wemyss
1492–1526
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

David Wemyss's Descendants

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David Wemyss (Jan 1535–22 Feb 1595) m. Lady (Cecilia Ruthven, Lady of Ruthven and Elcho, Baroness Wemyss of Elcho, 3rd Countess of) Wemyss (Abt. 1537–8 Jul 1589)
  1. 1. Lady (Lady Margaret Bethune Creich nee) Wemyss 1560–1636 m. James (Beaton Bethune 5th Laird of) Creich 1549–1616
    1. 1. David (Beaton Bethune (6th Laird of) Creech) 1580–1626 m. Marie Scott 1580–1630
      1. 1. Richard (Creech) (Crich) 1600–1646 m. Mary (Frances) Beale 1601–1640
        1. 1. Henry (Eanruig Creech) Sr\Capt 1637–1728 m. Joyce Paine 1633–1712

David Wemyss's Timeline

2 Records

1535
Jan 1535
Birth of David Wemyss in Rhynd, Perthshire, Scotland
Rhynd, 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: Jan 1535
    Event Place: Rhynd, Perthshire, Scotland

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

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