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Janet Wemyss 1515–1596 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1515

Birth Location: Cupar Castle, Fife, Scotland

Death Date: 29 Nov 1596

Death Location: Wemyss, Fife, Scotland

Father: David Wemyss

Mother: Katherine Lady

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In 1515, Janet Wemyss entered the world in Cupar Castle, Fife, Scotland, born to David Wemyss Sir Lord Of Wemyss And Katherine Kate Sinclair Wemyss Lady. Janet Wemyss passed away in 1596 in Wemyss, Fife, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1515, Janet Wemyss entered the world in Cupar Castle, Fife, Scotland, born to David Wemyss Sir Lord Of Wemyss And Katherine Kate Sinclair Wemyss Lady.
  • Janet Wemyss passed away in 1596 in Wemyss, Fife, Scotland.

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Janet Wemyss's Ancestors

Self
Janet Wemyss
1515–1596
Birth Place: Cupar Castle, Fife, Scotland
Parents
David Wemyss Sir, Lord of Wemyss
1496–1544
Wemyss Hall, Cupar (Fife) Scotland
Katherine ("Kate" Sinclair (Wemyss)) Lady
1492–1526
Wick, Caithnessshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Lord (David Wemyss Sr. II,) Knight
1470–1513
Wemyss Hall, Cupar, Fife, Scotland
Lady (Euphemia) Lundy
1482–1511
Cupar, Fife, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Janet Wemyss's Timeline

2 Records

1515
1515
Birth of Janet Wemyss in Cupar Castle, Fife, Scotland
Cupar Castle, Fife, Scotland
1596
29 Nov 1596
Age 81
Death of Janet Wemyss in Wemyss, Fife, Scotland
Wemyss, Fife, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1515
    Event Place: Cupar Castle, Fife, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Nov 1596
    Event Place: Wemyss, Fife, Scotland

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