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Frances Wemyss 1794–1858 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Sep 16, 1794

Birth Location: Wemyss, Fife, Scotland

Death Date: Sep 30, 1858

Death Location: Dysart House

Father: Lt.-Gen. Wemyss

Mother: Frances Erskine-Wemyss

Spouse(s): James Rosslyn

Children(s): Francis Rosslyn, James Clair-Erskine, Harriett Clair-Erskine, Fanny Erskine

Frances Wemyss was born in 1794 in Wemyss, Fife, Scotland, the child of Lt Gen William Wemyss And Frances Erskine Wemyss. Frances Wemyss married James Alexander St Clair Erskine 3Rd Earl Of Rosslyn, and had children including Fanny Elizabeth St Clair Erskine, Francis Robert St Clair Erskine 4Th Earl Of Rosslyn, Harriett Elizabeth St Clair Erskine, James Alexander George St Clair Erskine. Frances Wemyss passed away in 1858 in Dysart House.

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Biography

  • Frances Wemyss was born in 1794 in Wemyss, Fife, Scotland, the child of Lt Gen William Wemyss And Frances Erskine Wemyss.
  • Frances Wemyss married James Alexander St Clair Erskine 3Rd Earl Of Rosslyn, and had children including Fanny Elizabeth St Clair Erskine, Francis Robert St Clair Erskine 4Th Earl Of Rosslyn, Harriett Elizabeth St Clair Erskine, James Alexander George St Clair Erskine.
  • Frances Wemyss passed away in 1858 in Dysart House.

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Frances Wemyss's Ancestors

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Frances Wemyss
1794–1858
Birth Place: Wemyss, Fife, Scotland
Parents
Lt.-Gen. William Wemyss
1760–1822
Dysart, Fife, Scotland
Frances Erskine-Wemyss
1769–1798
Wemyss,,Fife,Scotland
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Frances Wemyss's Descendants

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Frances Wemyss (Sep 16, 1794–Sep 30, 1858) m. James (Alexander St Clair Erskine 3rd Earl of) Rosslyn (15 April 1802–16 June 1866)
  1. 1. Francis (Robert St Clair Erskine 4th Earl of) Rosslyn 1833–1890
  2. 2. James (Alexander George St) Clair-Erskine 1830–1851
  3. 3. Harriett (Elizabeth St.) Clair-Erskine 1831–1867
  4. 4. Fanny (Elizabeth St. Clair) Erskine 1827–1828

Frances Wemyss's Timeline

2 Records

1794
Sep 16, 1794
Birth of Frances Wemyss in Wemyss, Fife, Scotland
Wemyss, Fife, Scotland
1858
Sep 30, 1858
Age 64
Death of Frances Wemyss in Dysart House
Dysart House

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Sep 16, 1794
    Event Place: Wemyss, Fife, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Sep 30, 1858
    Event Place: Dysart House

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