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James Wemyss 1590–1634 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1590

Birth Location: Kirkcaldy, Fife, , Scotland

Death Date: 12 Jul 1634

Death Location: , , , Scotland

Father: Sir Wemyss

Mother: Lady Buttergask

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Children(s):

In 1590, James Wemyss entered the world in Kirkcaldy, Fife, , Scotland, born to Sir John Stewart Earl Of Wemyss And Lady Marie Mary Stewart Lady Of Kirkwall Baroness Gray Of Buttergask. James Wemyss passed away in 1634 in , , , Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1590, James Wemyss entered the world in Kirkcaldy, Fife, , Scotland, born to Sir John Stewart Earl Of Wemyss And Lady Marie Mary Stewart Lady Of Kirkwall Baroness Gray Of Buttergask.
  • James Wemyss passed away in 1634 in , , , Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Wemyss
1557–1624
Birth Location: Wemyss Castle, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
SW
Lady Buttergask
1565–1624
Birth Location: Wemyss, Fife, Scotland
LB

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Wemyss's Ancestors

Self
James Wemyss
1590–1634
Birth Place: Kirkcaldy, Fife, , Scotland
Parents
Sir John Stewart, Earl of Wemyss
1557–1624
Wemyss Castle, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Lady (Marie "Mary" Stewart, Lady of Kirkwall, Baroness Gray of) Buttergask
1565–1624
Wemyss, Fife, Scotland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Wemyss's Timeline

2 Records

1590
1590
Birth of James Wemyss in Kirkcaldy, Fife, , Scotland
Kirkcaldy, Fife, , Scotland
1634
12 Jul 1634
Age 44
Death of James Wemyss in , , , Scotland
, , , Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1590
    Event Place: Kirkcaldy, Fife, , Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Jul 1634
    Event Place: , , , Scotland
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