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James of Bogie Wemyss 1517–1608 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1517/1560/1570

Birth Location: Wemyss, Fifeshire, Scotland

Death Date: 1608/1640

Death Location: Caskieberran, Fife, Scotland

Father: Sir Wemyss

Mother: Lady Sinclair

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James of Bogie Wemyss was born in 1517 in Wemyss, Fifeshire, Scotland, the child of Sir David Laird Of Wemyss And Lady Katherine Kate Sinclair. James of Bogie Wemyss passed away in 1608 in Caskieberran, Fife, Scotland.

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Biography

  • James of Bogie Wemyss was born in 1517 in Wemyss, Fifeshire, Scotland, the child of Sir David Laird Of Wemyss And Lady Katherine Kate Sinclair.
  • James of Bogie Wemyss passed away in 1608 in Caskieberran, Fife, Scotland.

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James Wemyss's Ancestors

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James Wemyss
1517–1608
Birth Place: Wemyss, Fifeshire, Scotland
Parents
Sir David Laird of Wemyss
1496–1544
Wemyss Hall, Cupar (Fife) Scotland
Lady (Katherine "Kate") Sinclair
1492–1526
Wick, Caithnessshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Sir (David) Wemyss
1470–1513
Wemyss Hall, Cupar, Fife, Scotland
Euphemia Lundie
1480–1511
Cupar,Firth of Forth,Fifeshire,Scotland
Baron (Henry Sinclair, 3rd Lord of Caithness &) Orkney
1459–1513
Caithnessshire, Scotland
Baroness (Margaret of Hailes) Hepburn
1465–1542
Bothwell (Lanarkshire) Scotland
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James Wemyss's Timeline

2 Records

1517
1517/1560/1570
Birth of James of Bogie Wemyss in Wemyss, Fifeshire, Scotland
Wemyss, Fifeshire, Scotland
1608
1608/1640
Age 91
Death of James of Bogie Wemyss in Caskieberran, Fife, Scotland
Caskieberran, Fife, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 151715601570
    Event Place: Wemyss, Fifeshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1608/1640
    Event Place: Caskieberran, Fife, Scotland

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