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Gavin Wemyss 1558–1624 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1558

Birth Location: Wemyss Castle, Fife, Schottland

Death Date: 27 Apr 1624

Death Location: Wemyss, Fifeshire, Scotland

Father: SIR WEMYSS

Mother: Lady OTTERBURN

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In 1558, Gavin Wemyss entered the world in Wemyss Castle, Fife, Schottland, born to Sir John Wemyss And Lady Dame Margaret Otterburn. Gavin Wemyss passed away in 1624 in Wemyss, Fifeshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1558, Gavin Wemyss entered the world in Wemyss Castle, Fife, Schottland, born to Sir John Wemyss And Lady Dame Margaret Otterburn.
  • Gavin Wemyss passed away in 1624 in Wemyss, Fifeshire, Scotland.

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Gavin Wemyss's Ancestors

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Gavin Wemyss
1558–1624
Birth Place: Wemyss Castle, Fife, Schottland
Parents
SIR JOHN WEMYSS
1513–1575
Wemyss Hall, Cupar (Fife) Scotland
Lady (Dame MARGARET) OTTERBURN
1515–1567
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Grandparents
Sir (David Laird of) Wemyss
1496–1544
Wemyss Hall, Cupar (Fife) Scotland
Katherine ("Kate" Sinclair) (Wemyss)
1492–1526
Wick, Caithnessshire, Scotland
Adam Otterburn
1512–1548
Edinburgh, scotland
Janet Rhynd
1496–1543
Edinburgh, scotland
Great-Grandparents
Sir Wemyss
1470–1513
Euphemia Lundie
1480–1511
Baron Sinclair,
1459–1513
Baroness Hepburn
1465–1542
Thomas Otterburne
1486–1513
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Gavin Wemyss's Timeline

2 Records

1558
1558
Birth of Gavin Wemyss in Wemyss Castle, Fife, Schottland
Wemyss Castle, Fife, Schottland
1624
27 Apr 1624
Age 66
Death of Gavin Wemyss in Wemyss, Fifeshire, Scotland
Wemyss, Fifeshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1558
    Event Place: Wemyss Castle, Fife, Schottland

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

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