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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: Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland

Father: David Wemyss

Mother: Elizabeth Sinclair

Spouse(s): William Gordon

Children(s): Elizabeth Stewart, William Gordon

The story of Lady Elizabeth Wemyss Austin began in 1715 in Wemyss, Fife, Scotland. Lady Elizabeth Wemyss Austin married William Gordon, and had children including Elizabeth Stewart, William Gordon. Lady Elizabeth Wemyss Austin passed away in 1747 in Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, 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 Gordon, and had children including Elizabeth Stewart, William Gordon.
  • Lady Elizabeth Wemyss Austin passed away in 1747 in Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

David Wemyss
1679–1720
Birth Location: Wemyss Castle, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
DW
Elizabeth Sinclair
1693–1721
Birth Location: Dysart, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
ES

Spouses(s)

William Gordon
1708–1750
Birth Location: Nairn, Highland, Scotland
WG

Children(s)

Elizabeth Stewart
1730–1825
Birth Location: Scotland
ES
William Gordon
1735–1766
Birth Location: –
WG

Lady Austin's Ancestors

Self
Lady Austin
1715–1747
Birth Place: Wemyss, Fife, Scotland
Parents
David Wemyss
1679–1720
Wemyss Castle, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Elizabeth Sinclair
1693–1721
Dysart, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
James (Baronet) Wemyss
1633–1715
Burntisland, Fife, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Lady Balfour
1611–1649
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert 1606)
1574–1663
Lady Balfour
1585–1639

Lady Austin's Descendants

1.
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Lady (Elizabeth Wemyss) Austin (1715–20 Feb 1747) m. William Gordon (2 October 1708–7 December 1750)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Stewart 1730–1825 m. Alexander Sutherland 1720–1812
    1. 1. Jane Sutherland 1752–1820
    2. 2. Alexander Sutherland 1751–
    3. 3. Anne Sutherland 1765–1849
    4. 4. Susan Acker 1788–1825
    5. 5. Rachel (Sutherland) * 1751–1802
  2. 2. William Gordon 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
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Feb 1747
    Event Place: Dunrobin, Sutherland, Scotland
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
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