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John Wemyss 1719–1762 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 08 Feb 1719

Birth Location: Abbotshall, Fife, Scotland

Death Date: 1762

Death Location: Fifeshire Scotland

Father: David Wemyss

Mother: Margaret Smart

Spouse(s): Cecilia Durie

Children(s): Robert Wemyss

The story of John Wemyss began in 1719 in Abbotshall, Fife, Scotland. John Wemyss married Cecilia Sizal Durie, and had children including Robert Wemyss. John Wemyss passed away in 1762 in Fifeshire Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of John Wemyss began in 1719 in Abbotshall, Fife, Scotland.
  • John Wemyss married Cecilia Sizal Durie, and had children including Robert Wemyss.
  • John Wemyss passed away in 1762 in Fifeshire Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

David Wemyss
1678–1720
Birth Location: Scotland
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Margaret Smart
1685–1763
Birth Location: Fife Scotland
MS

Spouses(s)

Cecilia Durie
1719–1762
Birth Location: Auchterderran, Fife, Scotland
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Children(s)

Robert Wemyss
1762–1837
Birth Location: Abbotshall, Fife, Scotland
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John Wemyss's Ancestors

Self
John Wemyss
1719–1762
Birth Place: Abbotshall, Fife, Scotland
Parents
David Wemyss 4th Earl of Wemyss
1678–1720
Scotland
Margaret Smart
1685–1763
Fife Scotland
Grandparents
James (Wemyss Lord) Burntisland
1650–1682
Burntisland, Fife, Scotland
MARGARET Wemyss
1659–1705
Scotland
JAMES SMART
1665–
Fife, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
James Caskieberry
1600–1666
Katherine Rayment
1616–
David Wemyss
1610–1679
Margaret Leslie
1620–1688
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Wemyss
1570–1608
Elizabeth Durie
1574–1653
Thomas Rayment
1590–
John Wemyss
1586–1649
Lady Wemyss
1589–1640
John Leslie
1600–1641
Anne Erskine
1595–1640

John Wemyss's Descendants

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John Wemyss (08 Feb 1719–1762) m. Cecilia (Sizal) Durie (20 Dec 1719–1762)
  1. 1. Robert Wemyss 1762–1837 m. Barbara Donaldson 1764–1858
    1. 1. Christian (Wemyss (also spelt) Weams) 1787–
      1. 1. Christina WELSH 1813–1902 m. George HADDOW 1811–1865
        1. 1. Margaret HADDOW 1853–1935 m. George (Henry) RANDALL 1851–1891
        2. 2. William HADDOW 1840–1868
        3. 3. Christina (Elizabeth) HADDOW 1848–1885 m. Jacob Wex 1846–1939
        4. 4. George (Blythe Henry) HADDOW 1850–1931 m. Alice Rayner 1856–1930
        5. 5. Elizabeth HADDOW 1856–1940 m. William (Henry) Heagerty 1853–1901
        6. 6. Barbara HADDOW 1845–1902 m. John (Hall) Martin 1845–1878 m. Thomas (Peter) McCarthy 1857–1935
        7. 7. Janet HADDOW 1835–1876 m. Thomas Weir 1832–
        8. 8. Mary HADDOW 1858–1878
      2. 2. Thomas Welsh 1818–1889 m. Mary Summers 1825–1904
        1. 1. John Welsh 1859–1941 m. Jane (Colville) Wright 1865–1906
        2. 2. Thomas Welsh 1850–
        3. 3. Christina Welsh 1855–
        4. 4. David Welsh 1863–1932
        5. 5. George Welsh 1866–1930
        6. 6. Elizabeth Welsh 1875–
        7. 7. Alexander Welsh 1847–1922
        8. 8. James Welsh 1848–
        9. 9. Andrew Welsh 1853–1924
        10. 10. Mary (Jane) Welsh 1866–
        11. 11. Mary Welsh 1861–1862

John Wemyss's Timeline

2 Records

1719
08 Feb 1719
Birth of John Wemyss in Abbotshall, Fife, Scotland
Abbotshall, Fife, Scotland
1762
1762
Age 43
Death of John Wemyss in Fifeshire Scotland
Fifeshire Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 08 Feb 1719
    Event Place: Abbotshall, Fife, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1762
    Event Place: Fifeshire Scotland
    Record Source: England & Wales, Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills, The National Archives; Kew, Surrey, England; Records of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, Series PROB 11; Class: PROB 11; Piece: 882
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