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James Wemyss 1650–1682 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1650

Birth Location: Burntisland, Fifeshire, Scotland

Death Date: Dec 1682

Death Location: Wemyss, Fifeshire, Scotland

Father: General Wemyss

Mother: Elizabeth Simson

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James Wemyss was born in 1650 in Burntisland, Fifeshire, Scotland, the child of General Sir James Wemyss And Elizabeth Simson. James Wemyss passed away in 1682 in Wemyss, Fifeshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • James Wemyss was born in 1650 in Burntisland, Fifeshire, Scotland, the child of General Sir James Wemyss And Elizabeth Simson.
  • James Wemyss passed away in 1682 in Wemyss, Fifeshire, Scotland.

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James Wemyss's Ancestors

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James Wemyss
1650–1682
Birth Place: Burntisland, Fifeshire, Scotland
Parents
General Sir James Wemyss
1600–1666
Burntisland, Fife, Scotland
Elizabeth Simson
1629–1688
Burntisland, Fife, Scotland
Grandparents
James Wemyss
1570–1608
Caskieberran, Fife, Scotland
Elizabeth Durie
1574–1653
Kirkcaldy, Fife, , Scotland
Great-Grandparents
David Wemyss
1536–1595
Cecilia Ruthven
1546–1589
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Wemyss's Timeline

2 Records

1650
1650
Birth of James Wemyss in Burntisland, Fifeshire, Scotland
Burntisland, Fifeshire, Scotland
1682
Dec 1682
Age 32
Death of James Wemyss in Wemyss, Fifeshire, Scotland
Wemyss, Fifeshire, Scotland

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1650
    Event Place: Burntisland, Fifeshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Dec 1682
    Event Place: Wemyss, Fifeshire, Scotland

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