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Lady Elizabeth Wemyss Austin Blair 1718–1747 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1718

Birth Location: Skelbo, Sutherland, Scotland

Death Date: 20 Feb 1747

Death Location: Dunrobin Castle, Dunrobin, Scotland

Father: David Wemyss

Mother: Katharine Baillie

Spouse(s): Robert Sutherland, William Sutherland

Children(s): John Sutherland, William Sutherland, Elizabeth Gordon

Lady Elizabeth Wemyss Austin Blair was born in 1718 in Skelbo, Sutherland, Scotland, the child of David Wemyss Earl Of Wemyss And Katharine Baillie. Lady Elizabeth Wemyss Austin Blair married Robert Grassich Sutherland, William 17Th Earl Of Sutherland Gordon Sutherland, and had children including Elizabeth Gordon, John Sutherland, William 18Th Earl Of Sutherland Gordon Sutherland. Lady Elizabeth Wemyss Austin Blair passed away in 1747 in Dunrobin Castle, Dunrobin, Scotland.

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Biography

  • Lady Elizabeth Wemyss Austin Blair was born in 1718 in Skelbo, Sutherland, Scotland, the child of David Wemyss Earl Of Wemyss And Katharine Baillie.
  • Lady Elizabeth Wemyss Austin Blair married Robert Grassich Sutherland, William 17Th Earl Of Sutherland Gordon Sutherland, and had children including Elizabeth Gordon, John Sutherland, William 18Th Earl Of Sutherland Gordon Sutherland.
  • Lady Elizabeth Wemyss Austin Blair passed away in 1747 in Dunrobin Castle, Dunrobin, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

David Wemyss
1678–1720
Birth Location: Wemyss, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
DW
Katharine Baillie
1682–1731
Birth Location: Hardington, Fifeshire, Scotland
KB

Spouses(s)

Robert Sutherland
1708–
Birth Location: Golspie ,Sutherland, Scotland
RS
William Sutherland
1708–1750
Birth Location: Dornoch Castle, Golspie, Sutherland, Scotland
WS

Children(s)

John Sutherland
1739–1810
Birth Location: Skelbo, Sutherland, Scotland
JS
William Sutherland
1735–1766
Birth Location: Dunbeath, Caithness, Scotland
WS
Elizabeth Gordon
1738–1803
Birth Location: Darnoch, Sutherland, Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom
EG

Lady Blair's Ancestors

Self
Lady Blair
1718–1747
Birth Place: Skelbo, Sutherland, Scotland
Parents
David Wemyss Earl of Wemyss
1678–1720
Wemyss, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Katharine Baillie
1682–1731
Hardington, Fifeshire, Scotland
Grandparents
David (Wemyss de) Balfarge
1615–1672
Scotland
Margaret (3rd Countess Wemyss) Wemyss
1659–1705
Cupar, Fife, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
David, Wemyss
1610–1679
Margaret Lady
1620–1688
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lady Blair's Descendants

1.
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Lady (Elizabeth Wemyss Austin) Blair (1718–20 Feb 1747) m. Robert ((Grassich)) Sutherland (1708–) m. William ((17th Earl of Sutherland) Gordon \) Sutherland (02 Oct 1708–7 Dec 1750)
  1. 1. John Sutherland 1739–1810 m. Elizabeth Campbell 1739–
    1. 1. Angus Sutherland 1775–1841 m. Isabella Gordon 1784–1884
      1. 1. Robert Sutherland 1825–1898 m. Mary (Ann) Walker 1831–1909
        1. 1. John Sutherland 1862–1927 m. Elizabeth (Jane) Drew 1870–1954
  2. 2. William ((18th Earl Of Sutherland) Gordon) Sutherland 1735–1766
  3. 3. Elizabeth Gordon 1738–1803

Lady Blair's Timeline

14 Records

1708
1708
Birth of Lady Elizabeth Wemyss Austin Blair in Wemyss, Fife, Scotland
Wemyss, Fife, Scotland
1715
1715
Birth of Lady Elizabeth Wemyss Austin Blair in Wemyss, Fife, Scotland
Wemyss, Fife, Scotland
1715
1715
Birth of Lady Elizabeth Wemyss Austin Blair in Wemyss, Fife, Scotland
Wemyss, Fife, Scotland
1718
Abt. 1718
Birth of Lady Elizabeth Wemyss Austin Blair in Wemyss, Fife, Scotland
Wemyss, Fife, Scotland
1718
1718
Birth of Lady Elizabeth Wemyss Austin Blair in Skelbo, Sutherland, Scotland
Skelbo, Sutherland, Scotland
1721
21 Sep 1721
Age 3
Lady Elizabeth Wemyss Austin Blair was married in Collegiate Church of St Katherine by the Tower, London, England
Collegiate Church of St Katherine by the Tower, London, England
1721
21 Sep 1721
Age 3
Lady Elizabeth Wemyss Austin Blair was married in Saint Katherine By The Tower, London, London, England
Saint Katherine By The Tower, London, London, England
1727
27 May 1727
Age 9
Lady Elizabeth Wemyss Austin Blair was married in Canongate, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Canongate, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
1734
14 Apr 1734 19 Apr 1734
Age 16
Lady Elizabeth Wemyss Austin Blair was married in Wemyss, Fife, Scotland
Wemyss, Fife, Scotland
1734
2 April 1734
Age 16
Lady Elizabeth Wemyss Austin Blair was married in Wemyss, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Wemyss, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
1734
19 Apr 1734
Age 16
Lady Elizabeth Wemyss Austin Blair was married in Wemyss, Fife, Scotland
Wemyss, Fife, Scotland
1747
20 Feb 1747
Age 29
Death of Lady Elizabeth Wemyss Austin Blair in Dunrobin, Sutherland, Scotland
Dunrobin, Sutherland, Scotland
1747
20 Feb 1747
Age 29
Death of Lady Elizabeth Wemyss Austin Blair in Dunrobin Castle, Golspie, Scotland
Dunrobin Castle, Golspie, Scotland
1747
20 Feb 1747
Age 29
Death of Lady Elizabeth Wemyss Austin Blair in Dunrobin Castle, Dunrobin, Scotland
Dunrobin Castle, Dunrobin, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1715
    Event Place: Wemyss, Fife, Scotland
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1708
    Event Place: Wemyss, Fife, Scotland
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1715
    Event Place: Wemyss, Fife, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt. 1718
    Event Place: Wemyss, Fife, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1718
    Event Place: Skelbo, Sutherland, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 14 Apr 1734 19 Apr 1734
    Event Place: Wemyss, Fife, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 21 Sep 1721
    Event Place: Collegiate Church of St Katherine by the Tower, London, England

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 21 Sep 1721
    Event Place: Saint Katherine By The Tower, London, London, England

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 27 May 1727
    Event Place: Canongate, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 2 April 1734
    Event Place: Wemyss, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 19 Apr 1734
    Event Place: Wemyss, Fife, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Feb 1747
    Event Place: Dunrobin, Sutherland, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Feb 1747
    Event Place: Dunrobin Castle, Golspie, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Feb 1747
    Event Place: Dunrobin Castle, Dunrobin, Scotland
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