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Helen Wemyss 1596–1626 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1596

Birth Location: Wemyss, Fife, SCOTLAND

Death Date: 1626

Death Location: Earlshall, Fifeshire, SCOTLAND

Father: John Wemyss

Mother: Janet Stewart

Spouse(s): Andrew Bruce

Children(s):

In 1596, Helen Wemyss entered the world in Wemyss, Fife, SCOTLAND, born to John Wemyss And Janet Mary Stewart. Helen Wemyss married Andrew Bruce. Helen Wemyss passed away in 1626 in Earlshall, Fifeshire, SCOTLAND.

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Biography

  • In 1596, Helen Wemyss entered the world in Wemyss, Fife, SCOTLAND, born to John Wemyss And Janet Mary Stewart.
  • Helen Wemyss married Andrew Bruce.
  • Helen Wemyss passed away in 1626 in Earlshall, Fifeshire, SCOTLAND.

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Spouses(s)

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Helen Wemyss's Ancestors

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Helen Wemyss
1596–1626
Birth Place: Wemyss, Fife, SCOTLAND
Parents
John Wemyss
1557–1624
Coaltown, Wemyss, Fife, SCOTLAND
Janet (Mary) Stewart
1565–1624
Beith, Ayrshire, SCOTLAND
Grandparents
David Wemyss
1535–1595
Coaltown, Wemyss, Fife, SCOTLAND
Cecelia Ruthven
1540–1589
Kinnaird, Angusshire, SCOTLAND
John Stewart
1529–1590
Cupar, Fife, SCOTLAND
Margaret Campbell
1544–1592
Perth, Aberdeenshire, SCOTLAND
Great-Grandparents
John Wemyss
1513–1571
Margaret Otterburn
1515–1567
William Ruthven
1500–1552
Janet Haliburton
1503–1560
William Stewart
1506–1548
Christian Haye
1505–1548
2nd-Great-Grandparents
David Wemyss
1490–1544
Katherine Clair
1493–1526
Adam Otterburn
1491–1548
Janet Rhynd
1496–1543
William Ruthven
1478–1513
Catherine Buttergask
1483–
Patrick Haliburton
1475–1505
Margaret Douglas
1482–1505
James Stewart
1480–1509
Catherine Rutherford
1488–1536
John Haye
1470–1513
Elisabeth Crichton
1465–1524

Helen Wemyss's Timeline

2 Records

1596
1596
Birth of Helen Wemyss in Wemyss, Fife, SCOTLAND
Wemyss, Fife, SCOTLAND
1626
1626
Age 30
Death of Helen Wemyss in Earlshall, Fifeshire, SCOTLAND
Earlshall, Fifeshire, SCOTLAND

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1596
    Event Place: Wemyss, Fife, SCOTLAND

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1626
    Event Place: Earlshall, Fifeshire, SCOTLAND

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