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Gavin Wemyss 1473–1521 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1473

Birth Location: of Wemyss, Fife, Sctl

Death Date: 1521

Death Location: of, Wemyss, Fife, Scotland

Father: Sir Weymss

Mother: Christian Abernethy

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In 1473, Gavin Wemyss entered the world in of Wemyss, Fife, Sctl, born to Sir John Weymss Of Strathaedle And Weymss And Christian De Abernethy. Gavin Wemyss passed away in 1521 in of, Wemyss, Fife, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1473, Gavin Wemyss entered the world in of Wemyss, Fife, Sctl, born to Sir John Weymss Of Strathaedle And Weymss And Christian De Abernethy.
  • Gavin Wemyss passed away in 1521 in of, Wemyss, Fife, Scotland.

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Gavin Wemyss's Ancestors

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Gavin Wemyss
1473–1521
Birth Place: of Wemyss, Fife, Sctl
Parents
Sir John Weymss of Strathaedle and Weymss
1448–1508
Cupar, Fife, Scotland
Christian (de) Abernethy
1454–1494
Cupar, Fife, Scotland
Grandparents
John (de) Wemyss
1425–1503
Cupar, Fife, Scotland
Maragret Livingston
1432–1494
Wemyss, Fife, Scotland
Isabella (de) Borthwick
1428–1492
Cupar, Fife, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
William Livingston
1397–1465
Euphemia Wemyss
1411–1470
William Borthwick
1391–1450
Beatrice Sinclair
1393–1458
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Lady Somerville
1385–1430
William Borthwick
1355–1450
Margaret Haye
1362–1392

Gavin Wemyss's Timeline

2 Records

1473
abt 1473
Birth of Gavin Wemyss in of Wemyss, Fife, Sctl
of Wemyss, Fife, Sctl
1521
1521
Age 48
Death of Gavin Wemyss in of, Wemyss, Fife, Scotland
of, Wemyss, Fife, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1473
    Event Place: of Wemyss, Fife, Sctl

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1521
    Event Place: of, Wemyss, Fife, Scotland

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