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Frances Wemyss 1794–1858 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 September 1794

Birth Location: Wemyss, Fife, Scotland

Death Date: 30 September 1858

Death Location: Dysart House, Scotland

Father: William Wemyss

Mother: Frances Erskine

Spouse(s): James Rosslyn

Children(s): Francis Erskine

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

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Biography

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

Immediate Family

Parents

William Wemyss
1760–1822
Birth Location: Dysart, Fife, Scotland
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Frances Erskine
1769–1798
Birth Location: Torryburn, Fife, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

James Rosslyn
1802–1866
Birth Location: London, Middlesex, England
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Children(s)

Francis Erskine
1833–1890
Birth Location: Dysart, Fife, Scotland
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Frances Wemyss's Ancestors

Self
Frances Wemyss
1794–1858
Birth Place: Wemyss, Fife, Scotland
Parents
William Wemyss
1760–1822
Dysart, Fife, Scotland
Frances Erskine
1769–1798
Torryburn, Fife, Scotland
Grandparents
James Wemyss
1726–1786
Wemyss Castle, Fife, Scotland
Elizabeth Sutherland
1735–1803
Darnoch, Sutherland, Scotland
William (Erskine General Sir William Eskine of) Torry
1728–1795
Scotland
Frances Moray
1737–1793
Kincardine, Perth, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Colonel Castle
1691–1754
Henrietta Baillie
1700–1753
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Frances Wemyss's Descendants

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Frances Wemyss (16 September 1794–30 September 1858) m. James (Alexander St Clair Erskine 3rd Earl of) Rosslyn (15 April 1802–16 June 1866)
  1. 1. Francis (Robert, 4th Earl of Rosslyn St Clair) Erskine 1833–1890 m. Blanche (Adeliza) Fitzroy 1839–1933
    1. 1. James (Francis Harry St. Clair-Erskine 5th Earl of) Rosslyn 1869–1939 m. Violet (Aline de Grey) Vyner 1869–1945 m. Edith (Vera Mary "Tommy") Bayley 1887–1963 m. Georgiana ("Anna") Robinson 1872–1917
      1. 1. Francis (Edward Scudamore Saint Clair-Erskine, Lord) Loughborough 1892–1929 m. Margaret (Sheila MacKeller) Chisholm 1898–1969
        1. 1. Anthony (Hugh Francis Harry Saint Clair-Erskine, Erskine, 6th Earl of) Rosslyn 1917–1977
        2. 2. Peter (George Alex St) Clair-Erskine 1918–1939
      2. 2. Rosabelle (Millicent St. Clair) Erskine 1891–1956
      3. 3. David (Simon St Clair) Erskine 1917–1985
      4. 4. Mary (Sybil St) Clair-Erskine 1912–1993
      5. 5. James (Alexander "Hamish" St) Clair-Erskine 1909–1973
    2. 2. Angela (Selina Bianca St) Clair-Erskine 1876–1950
    3. 3. Millicent (Fanny St) Clair-Erskine 1867–1955
    4. 4. Alexander (FitzRoy St) Clair-Erskine 1870–1914
    5. 5. Sybil (Mary, Countess of Westmoreland St) Clair-Erskine 1871–1910

Frances Wemyss's Timeline

2 Records

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

Sources

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

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