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John Sir Wemyss 1564–1622 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1564

Birth Location: Wemyss, Fife, Scotland

Death Date: Jun 1622

Death Location: Scotland

Father: David Ilk.

Mother: Cecilia Wemyss

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Children(s):

The story of John Sir Wemyss began in 1564 in Wemyss, Fife, Scotland. John Sir Wemyss passed away in 1622 in Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of John Sir Wemyss began in 1564 in Wemyss, Fife, Scotland.
  • John Sir Wemyss passed away in 1622 in Scotland.

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John Wemyss's Ancestors

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John Wemyss
1564–1622
Birth Place: Wemyss, Fife, Scotland
Parents
David Wemyss ‘With the Birkenstock’s Flower ‘ Wemyss Knight of Wemyss Lord Wemyss of Elcho 2nd Earl of Wemyss of that Ilk.
1535–1595
Wemyss, Firth of Forth, Fifeshire, Scotland
Cecilia (Ruthven Lady of Ruthven and Elcho Baroness Wemyss of Elcho 3rd Countess of) Wemyss
1540–1593
Ruthven Castle, Ruthven, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland.
Grandparents
*William (Ruthven II, 2nd Lord Ruthven, Keeper of the Privy Seal, Extraordinary Lord of) Session
1500–1552
Ruthven Castle, Methven, Perthshire, Scotland
Lady (Janet Dyet Halyburton Baroness Ruthven,) Dirleton
1510–1543
Castle, Dirleton, East Lothian, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
*Willem Ruthven
1478–1513
*Catharina Buttergask
1483–1501
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Wemyss's Timeline

2 Records

1564
1564
Birth of John Sir Wemyss in Wemyss, Fife, Scotland
Wemyss, Fife, Scotland
1622
Jun 1622
Age 58
Death of John Sir Wemyss in Scotland
Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1564
    Event Place: Wemyss, Fife, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Jun 1622
    Event Place: Scotland

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