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John WEMYSS 1538–1572 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1538

Birth Location: Wemyss, Fife, Scotland

Death Date: 1572

Death Location: France

Father: SIR WEMYSS

Mother: Lady OTTERBURN

Spouse(s):

Children(s):

The story of John WEMYSS began in 1538 in Wemyss, Fife, Scotland. John WEMYSS passed away in 1572 in France.

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Biography

  • The story of John WEMYSS began in 1538 in Wemyss, Fife, Scotland.
  • John WEMYSS passed away in 1572 in France.

Immediate Family

Parents

SIR WEMYSS
1513–1575
Birth Location: Wemyss Hall, Cupar (Fife) Scotland
SW
Lady OTTERBURN
1515–1567
Birth Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
LO

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John WEMYSS's Ancestors

Self
John WEMYSS
1538–1572
Birth Place: Wemyss, Fife, Scotland
Parents
SIR JOHN WEMYSS
1513–1575
Wemyss Hall, Cupar (Fife) Scotland
Lady (Dame MARGARET) OTTERBURN
1515–1567
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Grandparents
Sir (David Laird of) Wemyss
1496–1544
Wemyss Hall, Cupar (Fife) Scotland
Katherine ("Kate" Sinclair) (Wemyss)
1492–1526
Wick, Caithnessshire, Scotland
Adam Otterburn
1512–1548
Edinburgh, scotland
Janet Rhynd
1496–1543
Edinburgh, scotland
Great-Grandparents
Sir Wemyss
1470–1513
Euphemia Lundie
1480–1511
Baron Sinclair,
1459–1513
Baroness Hepburn
1465–1542
Thomas Otterburne
1486–1513
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John WEMYSS's Timeline

2 Records

1538
1538
Birth of John WEMYSS in Wemyss, Fife, Scotland
Wemyss, Fife, Scotland
1572
1572
Age 34
Death of John WEMYSS in France
France

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1538
    Event Place: Wemyss, Fife, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1572
    Event Place: France
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