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John Wemyss 1468–1519 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1468

Birth Location: Wemyss, Dunfermline, Fife Council area, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 1519

Death Location: Wemyss, Dunfermline, Fife Council area, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom

Father: Sir Weymss

Mother: Christian Abernethy

Spouse(s): Arnot None

Children(s):

In 1468, John Wemyss entered the world in Wemyss, Dunfermline, Fife Council area, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom, born to Sir John Weymss Of Strathaedle And Weymss And Christian De Abernethy. John Wemyss married Arnot. John Wemyss passed away in 1519 in Wemyss, Dunfermline, Fife Council area, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • In 1468, John Wemyss entered the world in Wemyss, Dunfermline, Fife Council area, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom, born to Sir John Weymss Of Strathaedle And Weymss And Christian De Abernethy.
  • John Wemyss married Arnot.
  • John Wemyss passed away in 1519 in Wemyss, Dunfermline, Fife Council area, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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John Wemyss's Ancestors

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John Wemyss
1468–1519
Birth Place: Wemyss, Dunfermline, Fife Council area, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
Sir John Weymss of Strathaedle and Weymss
1448–1508
Cupar, Fife, Scotland
Christian (de) Abernethy
1454–1494
Cupar, Fife, Scotland
Grandparents
John (de) Wemyss
1425–1503
Cupar, Fife, Scotland
Maragret Livingston
1432–1494
Wemyss, Fife, Scotland
Isabella (de) Borthwick
1428–1492
Cupar, Fife, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
William Livingston
1397–1465
Euphemia Wemyss
1411–1470
William Borthwick
1391–1450
Beatrice Sinclair
1393–1458
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Lady Somerville
1385–1430
William Borthwick
1355–1450
Margaret Haye
1362–1392

John Wemyss's Timeline

2 Records

1468
abt 1468
Birth of John Wemyss in Wemyss, Dunfermline, Fife Council area, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom
Wemyss, Dunfermline, Fife Council area, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom
1519
1519
Age 51
Death of John Wemyss in Wemyss, Dunfermline, Fife Council area, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom
Wemyss, Dunfermline, Fife Council area, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1468
    Event Place: Wemyss, Dunfermline, Fife Council area, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1519
    Event Place: Wemyss, Dunfermline, Fife Council area, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom

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