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David Wemyss 1536–1594 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 May 1536

Birth Location: Wemyss, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 15 July 1594

Death Location: Wemyss, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Father: Sir Wemyss

Mother: Lady Otterburn

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The story of David Wemyss began in 1536 in Wemyss, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom. David Wemyss passed away in 1594 in Wemyss, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • The story of David Wemyss began in 1536 in Wemyss, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom.
  • David Wemyss passed away in 1594 in Wemyss, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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David Wemyss's Ancestors

Self
David Wemyss
1536–1594
Birth Place: Wemyss, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
Sir Lord John VII Wemyss
1512–1571
Wemyss, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Lady (Margaret) Otterburn
1515–1557
Redhall, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Sir (David Laird of) Wemyss
1496–1544
Wemyss Hall, Cupar, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Katherine (Kate Sinclair) (Wemyss)
1492–1526
Wick, Caithnessshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Henry Sinclair
1465–1513
Margaret Hepburn
1471–1542
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Sinclair
1433–1487

David Wemyss's Timeline

2 Records

1536
20 May 1536
Birth of David Wemyss in Wemyss, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Wemyss, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
1594
15 July 1594
Age 58
Death of David Wemyss in Wemyss, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Wemyss, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 May 1536
    Event Place: Wemyss, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 July 1594
    Event Place: Wemyss, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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