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John Wemyss 1513–1571 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1513

Birth Location: Wemyss Hall, Cupar, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 25 January 1571

Death Location: Elcho Castle, Elcho, South Bank of River Tay, Scotland, United Kingdom

Father: David Wemyss

Mother: Katherine Sinclair

Spouse(s): Margaret Otterburn

Children(s): Sir Wemyss

John Wemyss was born in 1513 in Wemyss Hall, Cupar, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, the child of David Wemyss And Katherine Sinclair. John Wemyss married Margaret Otterburn, and had children including Sir John Stewart Wemyss Earl Of Wemyss. John Wemyss passed away in 1571 in Elcho Castle, Elcho, South Bank of River Tay, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • John Wemyss was born in 1513 in Wemyss Hall, Cupar, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, the child of David Wemyss And Katherine Sinclair.
  • John Wemyss married Margaret Otterburn, and had children including Sir John Stewart Wemyss Earl Of Wemyss.
  • John Wemyss passed away in 1571 in Elcho Castle, Elcho, South Bank of River Tay, Scotland, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

Parents

David Wemyss
1490–
Birth Location: Wemyss Hall, Cupar (Fife) Scotland
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Katherine Sinclair
1490–
Birth Location: Caithnessshire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Margaret Otterburn
1515–1567
Birth Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Children(s)

Sir Wemyss
1557–1624
Birth Location: Wemyss Castle, Fife, Scotland
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John Wemyss's Ancestors

Self
John Wemyss
1513–1571
Birth Place: Wemyss Hall, Cupar, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
David Wemyss
1490–
Wemyss Hall, Cupar (Fife) Scotland
Katherine Sinclair
1490–
Caithnessshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Wemyss's Descendants

1.
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John Wemyss (1513–25 January 1571) m. Margaret Otterburn (1515–1567)
  1. 1. Sir (John Stewart Wemyss Earl of) Wemyss 1557–1624 m. Mary Stewart 1565–1624
    1. 1. Sir (John Wemyss Earl of) Wemyss 1586–1649 m. Jane (Gray,) Lady 1589–1640
      1. 1. Lady (Beatrice 'Beatrix' Wemyss of) Brae 1622–1663 m. James (Fraser of) Brea 1612–1649
        1. 1. Magdeline Fraser 1640–1727 m. George (Mac Sheorais Cuthbert 10th Laird of) Castlehill 1635–1724
    2. 2. Isabel Wemyss 1588–1638 m. Sir (Hugh Fraser Lord of) Lovat 1591–1646
      1. 1. Simon Fraser 1580–1633 m. Jean Stewart 1578–1622
        1. 1. James (Fraser of) Brea 1612–1649 m. Lady (Beatrice 'Beatrix' Wemyss of) Brae 1622–1663
        2. 2. Jean Fraser 1602–
        3. 3. Margaret Fraser 1601–1666
        4. 4. Margaret (MacKintosh) Fraser 1602–1652
        5. 5. Anne Fraser 1598–1605
        6. 6. Sir (Simon Fraser) VII 1598–1621
        7. 7. Margaret Fraser 1597–1629
        8. 8. Thomas Fraser 1606–1613
        9. 9. Elizabeth Fraser 1592–1651
      2. 2. Mary (Fraser of) Lovat 1617–1646
      3. 3. Anne Fraser 1619–1658
      4. 4. Thomas Fraser 1631–1699
      5. 5. Thomas Fraser 1631–1699
      6. 6. Thomas Fraser 1631–1699
      7. 7. James Fraser 1633–1657
      8. 8. Catherine Fraser 1622–1663
      9. 9. William Fraser 1635–1639
      10. 10. Hugh Fraser 1624–1672
      11. 11. Andrew (of Warminster) Frazer 1620–1690
      12. 12. Master Lovat 1624–1643
      13. 13. Alexander Fraser 1626–1671
      14. 14. Isabel Fraser 1628–
      15. 15. Anne Fraser 1619–1658
      16. 16. Thomas Fraser 1631–1699
      17. 17. Thomas Fraser 1631–1699
      18. 18. Thomas Fraser 1631–1699
      19. 19. Hugh (Lord Lovat) Fraser 1624–1672
      20. 20. James Fraser 1633–1657
      21. 21. Catherine Fraser 1622–1663
      22. 22. William Fraser 1635–1639
      23. 23. Andrew (of Warminster) Frazer 1620–1690
      24. 24. Master Lovat 1624–1643
      25. 25. Alexander Fraser 1626–1671
      26. 26. Isabel Fraser 1628–
      27. 27. Anne Fraser 1619–1658
      28. 28. Thomas Fraser 1631–1699
      29. 29. Thomas Fraser 1631–1699
      30. 30. Thomas Fraser 1631–1699
      31. 31. James Fraser 1633–1657
      32. 32. Catherine Fraser 1622–1663
      33. 33. William Fraser 1635–1639
      34. 34. Andrew (of Warminster) Frazer 1620–1690
      35. 35. Master Lovat 1624–1643
      36. 36. Mary (Lovat) Fraser 1617–1646
      37. 37. Alexander Fraser 1626–1671
      38. 38. Isabel Fraser 1628–
    3. 3. Catherine Wemyss 1592–1630
    4. 4. Cecilia Wemyss 1582–1604
    5. 5. David Wemyss 1586–1608

John Wemyss's Timeline

2 Records

1513
1513
Birth of John Wemyss in Wemyss Hall, Cupar, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Wemyss Hall, Cupar, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
1571
25 January 1571
Age 58
Death of John Wemyss in Elcho Castle, Elcho, South Bank of River Tay, Scotland, United Kingdom
Elcho Castle, Elcho, South Bank of River Tay, Scotland, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1513
    Event Place: Wemyss Hall, Cupar, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 January 1571
    Event Place: Elcho Castle, Elcho, South Bank of River Tay, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index
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