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Jean Wemyss 1629–1715 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 June 1629

Birth Location: Wemyss, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 5 January 1715

Death Location: Inveresk, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom

Father: David Balfarg

Mother: Anne Balfour

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In 1629, Jean Wemyss entered the world in Wemyss, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, born to David Wemyss Of Balfarg And Anne Jean Balfour. Jean Wemyss passed away in 1715 in Inveresk, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • In 1629, Jean Wemyss entered the world in Wemyss, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, born to David Wemyss Of Balfarg And Anne Jean Balfour.
  • Jean Wemyss passed away in 1715 in Inveresk, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Jean Wemyss's Ancestors

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Jean Wemyss
1629–1715
Birth Place: Wemyss, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
David Wemyss of Balfarg
1615–1679
Balfarg, Fife, Scotland
Anne (Jean) Balfour
1611–1649
Burleigh, Kinross-shire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
John (Thomas) Wemyss
1586–1649
West Wemyss, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Jane Gray
1589–1640
Grey House, Angus, Angus-shire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
Robert (Balfour Lord of) Burleigh
1574–1663
Arnot, Midlothian, Scotland
Lady (Margaret) Balfour
1585–1639
Burleigh Castle, Orwell, Kinross-shire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Lady Orkney
1561–1644
Sir Balfour
1551–1640
Lydia Avery
1555–1640
Michael Burleigh
1555–1619
Margaret Lundie
1559–1626
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Shetland
1533–1593
Lady Orkney
1537–1596
Lord Balfour
1495–1556
John Averie
1530–1612
Margaret AVE
1526–1593
James Balfour
1533–1584
Margaret Melville
1538–1590

Jean Wemyss's Timeline

2 Records

1629
19 June 1629
Birth of Jean Wemyss in Wemyss, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Wemyss, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
1715
5 January 1715
Age 86
Death of Jean Wemyss in Inveresk, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Inveresk, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 June 1629
    Event Place: Wemyss, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 January 1715
    Event Place: Inveresk, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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