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Jean Wemyss 1568–1636 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1568

Birth Location: Coaltown, Wemyss, Fife, SCOTLAND

Death Date: 1 SEP 1636

Death Location: Dunbog, Fifeshire, SCOTLAND

Father: David Wemyss

Mother: Cecelia Ruthven

Spouse(s): James Magill

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In 1568, Jean Wemyss entered the world in Coaltown, Wemyss, Fife, SCOTLAND, born to David Wemyss And Cecelia Ruthven. Jean Wemyss married James Magill. Jean Wemyss passed away in 1636 in Dunbog, Fifeshire, SCOTLAND.

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Biography

  • In 1568, Jean Wemyss entered the world in Coaltown, Wemyss, Fife, SCOTLAND, born to David Wemyss And Cecelia Ruthven.
  • Jean Wemyss married James Magill.
  • Jean Wemyss passed away in 1636 in Dunbog, Fifeshire, SCOTLAND.

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Jean Wemyss's Ancestors

Self
Jean Wemyss
1568–1636
Birth Place: Coaltown, Wemyss, Fife, SCOTLAND
Parents
David Wemyss
1535–1595
Coaltown, Wemyss, Fife, SCOTLAND
Cecelia Ruthven
1540–1589
Kinnaird, Angusshire, SCOTLAND
Grandparents
John Wemyss
1513–1571
Wemyss, Fife, SCOTLAND
Margaret Otterburn
1515–1567
Edinburgh, SCOTLAND
William Ruthven
1500–1552
Ruthven Castle, Blackford, Perthshire, SCOTLAND
Janet Haliburton
1503–1560
Perth, Aberdeenshire, SCOTLAND
Great-Grandparents
David Wemyss
1490–1544
Katherine Clair
1493–1526
Adam Otterburn
1491–1548
Janet Rhynd
1496–1543
William Ruthven
1478–1513
Catherine Buttergask
1483–
Patrick Haliburton
1475–1505
Margaret Douglas
1482–1505
2nd-Great-Grandparents
David Wemyss
–1513
Euphemia Lundy
1477–1511
Henry Clair
1459–1513
Margaret Hepburn
1456–1542
Thomas Otterburn
1465–1513
Maroun Cokburn
1469–1513
William Ruthven
1460–1528
Isabel Livingston
1430–1509
Preston Buttergask
1462–
George Haliburton
1450–1490
Mariot Dirleton
1455–
James Douglas
1454–1548
Margaret Balfour
1460–1482

Jean Wemyss's Timeline

2 Records

1568
1568
Birth of Jean Wemyss in Coaltown, Wemyss, Fife, SCOTLAND
Coaltown, Wemyss, Fife, SCOTLAND
1636
1 SEP 1636
Age 68
Death of Jean Wemyss in Dunbog, Fifeshire, SCOTLAND
Dunbog, Fifeshire, SCOTLAND

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1568
    Event Place: Coaltown, Wemyss, Fife, SCOTLAND

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 SEP 1636
    Event Place: Dunbog, Fifeshire, SCOTLAND

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