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John Wemyss 1513–1571 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1513

Birth Location: Wemyss Hall, Cupar, Fife, Scotland

Death Date: 25 Jan 1571

Death Location: Elcho Castle, Elcho, Scotland

Father: Lord Knight

Mother: Lady Lundy

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Children(s):

John Wemyss was born in 1513 in Wemyss Hall, Cupar, Fife, Scotland, the child of Lord David Wemyss Sr Ii Knight And Lady Euphemia Lundy. John Wemyss passed away in 1571 in Elcho Castle, Elcho, Scotland.

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Biography

  • John Wemyss was born in 1513 in Wemyss Hall, Cupar, Fife, Scotland, the child of Lord David Wemyss Sr Ii Knight And Lady Euphemia Lundy.
  • John Wemyss passed away in 1571 in Elcho Castle, Elcho, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Lord Knight
1470–1513
Birth Location: Wemyss Hall, Cupar, Fife, Scotland
LK
Lady Lundy
1482–1511
Birth Location: Cupar, Fife, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Wemyss's Ancestors

Self
John Wemyss
1513–1571
Birth Place: Wemyss Hall, Cupar, Fife, Scotland
Parents
Lord David Wemyss Sr. II, Knight
1470–1513
Wemyss Hall, Cupar, Fife, Scotland
Lady (Euphemia) Lundy
1482–1511
Cupar, Fife, Scotland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Wemyss's Timeline

2 Records

1513
1513
Birth of John Wemyss in Wemyss Hall, Cupar, Fife, Scotland
Wemyss Hall, Cupar, Fife, Scotland
1571
25 Jan 1571
Age 58
Death of John Wemyss in Elcho Castle, Elcho, Scotland
Elcho Castle, Elcho, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1513
    Event Place: Wemyss Hall, Cupar, Fife, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Jan 1571
    Event Place: Elcho Castle, Elcho, Scotland
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