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David Wemyss 1564–1624 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1564

Birth Location: Dairsie, Fife, Scotland

Death Date: 27 Apr 1624

Death Location: Wemyss, Fife, Scotland

Father: David Ilk.

Mother: Lady Ruthven

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In 1564, David Wemyss entered the world in Dairsie, Fife, Scotland, born to David Wemyss With The Birkenstocks Flower Wemyss Knight Of Wemyss Lord Wemyss Of Elcho 2Nd Earl Of Wemyss Of That Ilk And Lady Cecilia Ruthven. David Wemyss passed away in 1624 in Wemyss, Fife, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1564, David Wemyss entered the world in Dairsie, Fife, Scotland, born to David Wemyss With The Birkenstocks Flower Wemyss Knight Of Wemyss Lord Wemyss Of Elcho 2Nd Earl Of Wemyss Of That Ilk And Lady Cecilia Ruthven.
  • David Wemyss passed away in 1624 in Wemyss, Fife, Scotland.

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David Wemyss's Ancestors

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David Wemyss
1564–1624
Birth Place: Dairsie, Fife, Scotland
Parents
David Wemyss ‘With the Birkenstock’s Flower ‘ Wemyss Knight of Wemyss Lord Wemyss of Elcho 2nd Earl of Wemyss of that Ilk.
1535–1595
Rhynd, Perthshire, Scotland
Lady (Cecilia) Ruthven
1535–1589
Ruthven Castle, Ruthven, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland.
Grandparents
John (Wemyss VII, Sir , Knight of Wemyss, Laird of Wemyss, 1st Earl of) Wemyss
1513–1571
Wemyss, Fife, , Scotland
Dame (MARGARET of Redhall) OTTERBURN
1515–1567
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Sir (Lord William, 2nd Baron Sherriff of Perth) Ruthven
1500–1552
Kinnaird, Perth and Kinross, Scotland
Janet (Halyburton Lady Baroness Of) Ruthven
1503–1560
Kinnaird, Perth and Kinross, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
David Wemyss
1496–1544
Katherine Lady
1492–1526
Adam Otterburn
1491–1548
Janet Rhynd
1496–1543
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Lord Knight
1470–1513
Lady Lundy
1482–1511
Thomas Otterburne
1465–1513
Lady Otterburne
1469–1513

David Wemyss's Timeline

2 Records

1564
1564
Birth of David Wemyss in Dairsie, Fife, Scotland
Dairsie, Fife, Scotland
1624
27 Apr 1624
Age 60
Death of David Wemyss in Wemyss, Fife, Scotland
Wemyss, Fife, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1564
    Event Place: Dairsie, Fife, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Apr 1624
    Event Place: Wemyss, Fife, Scotland

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