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James Wemyss 1560–1640 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1560

Birth Location: Kirkcaldy, Fife, , Scotland

Death Date: 1640

Death Location: Wemyss, Fife, , Scotland

Father: David Wemyss

Mother: Cecelia Ruthven

Spouse(s):

Children(s):

In 1560, James Wemyss entered the world in Kirkcaldy, Fife, , Scotland, born to David Wemyss And Cecelia Ruthven. James Wemyss passed away in 1640 in Wemyss, Fife, , Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1560, James Wemyss entered the world in Kirkcaldy, Fife, , Scotland, born to David Wemyss And Cecelia Ruthven.
  • James Wemyss passed away in 1640 in Wemyss, Fife, , Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

David Wemyss
1535–1595
Birth Location: Perth, Perthshire, , Scotland
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Cecelia Ruthven
1540–1589
Birth Location: Wemyss Parish, , , Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Wemyss's Ancestors

Self
James Wemyss
1560–1640
Birth Place: Kirkcaldy, Fife, , Scotland
Parents
David Wemyss
1535–1595
Perth, Perthshire, , Scotland
Cecelia Ruthven
1540–1589
Wemyss Parish, , , Scotland
Grandparents
William Ruthven
1500–1552
Perth, Perthshire, , Scotland
Janet Halyburton
1510–1560
Perth, Perthshire, , Scotland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Wemyss's Timeline

2 Records

1560
1560
Birth of James Wemyss in Kirkcaldy, Fife, , Scotland
Kirkcaldy, Fife, , Scotland
1640
1640
Age 80
Death of James Wemyss in Wemyss, Fife, , Scotland
Wemyss, Fife, , Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1560
    Event Place: Kirkcaldy, Fife, , Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1640
    Event Place: Wemyss, Fife, , Scotland
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