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Lady Elizabeth Wemyss Austin 1715–1747 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1715

Birth Location: Wemyss, Fife, Scotland

Death Date: 20 Feb 1747

Death Location: Dunrobin, Sutherland, Scotland

Father: DAVID WEMYSS

Mother: Elizabeth Lady

Spouse(s): William Sutherland

Children(s): Elizabeth Sutherland, William GordonSutherland

The story of Lady Elizabeth Wemyss Austin began in 1715 in Wemyss, Fife, Scotland. Lady Elizabeth Wemyss Austin married William Sutherland Gordon 17Th Earl Of Sutherland, and had children including Elizabeth Sutherland, William 18Th Earl Of Sutherland Gordonsutherland. Lady Elizabeth Wemyss Austin passed away in 1747 in Dunrobin, Sutherland, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of Lady Elizabeth Wemyss Austin began in 1715 in Wemyss, Fife, Scotland.
  • Lady Elizabeth Wemyss Austin married William Sutherland Gordon 17Th Earl Of Sutherland, and had children including Elizabeth Sutherland, William 18Th Earl Of Sutherland Gordonsutherland.
  • Lady Elizabeth Wemyss Austin passed away in 1747 in Dunrobin, Sutherland, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

DAVID WEMYSS
1678–1720
Birth Location: Wemyss,Cupar,Fifeshire,Scotland
DW
Elizabeth Lady
1693–1721
Birth Location: Dysart, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
EL

Spouses(s)

William Sutherland
1708–1750
Birth Location: Dornoch Castle, Dornoch, Highland, Scotland, United Kingdom
WS

Children(s)

Elizabeth Sutherland
1730–1825
Birth Location: Scotland
ES
William GordonSutherland
1735–1766
Birth Location: Dunrobin Castle,Golspie Sutherland Scotland
WG

Lady Austin's Ancestors

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Lady Austin
1715–1747
Birth Place: Wemyss, Fife, Scotland
Parents
DAVID 4TH EARL WEMYSS
1678–1720
Wemyss,Cupar,Fifeshire,Scotland
Elizabeth (St. Clair) Lady
1693–1721
Dysart, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Henry (St. Clair Baron, 10th Laird St.) Clar
1660–1723
Hermanston, East Lothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Lady (Grizel Barbara) Cockburn
1660–1722
Langton, Berwickshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Sir Baronet
1628–1702
Lady Hay
1630–1704
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Cockburn
1598–1652
Lady Oliphant
1601–1655

Lady Austin's Descendants

1.
LA
Lady (Elizabeth Wemyss) Austin (1715–20 Feb 1747) m. William ((Sutherland) Gordon 17th Earl of) Sutherland (2 October 1708–7 Dec 1750)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Sutherland 1730–1825 m. Alexander Sutherland 1726–1797
    1. 1. Jane SUTHERLAND 1752–1825 m. Peter (Newton Acker Sr) RWS 1730–1815
      1. 1. Peter (Acker) jr 1776–1830 m. Susannah Halbert 1780–1868
        1. 1. Enslaved Woman 1884–1946 m. George (Strother) Sr 1775–
        2. 2. Peter (Newton) Acker 1813–1881
        3. 3. Elizabeth Acker 1804–1853
        4. 4. Frances Acker 1800–1828
        5. 5. Halbert Acker 1798–1871
        6. 6. Mary ("Polly") Acker 1806–1842
        7. 7. Missouri Acker 1810–1810
        8. 8. William Acker 1801–1825
        9. 9. Teresa (Caroline) Acker 1808–1873
        10. 10. Rev. (Alexander) Acker 1803–1878
        11. 11. Joshua (Spears) Acker 1817–1899
        12. 12. Joel (Milton) Acker 1815–1892
  2. 2. William ((18th Earl Of Sutherland)) GordonSutherland 1735–1766

Lady Austin's Timeline

2 Records

1715
1715
Birth of Lady Elizabeth Wemyss Austin in Wemyss, Fife, Scotland
Wemyss, Fife, Scotland
1747
20 Feb 1747
Age 32
Death of Lady Elizabeth Wemyss Austin in Dunrobin, Sutherland, Scotland
Dunrobin, Sutherland, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1715
    Event Place: Wemyss, Fife, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Feb 1747
    Event Place: Dunrobin, Sutherland, Scotland
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