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Lady Elizabeth Wemyss 1397–1470 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1397

Birth Location: Weymuss Castle, Fife, Scotland

Death Date: May 1470

Death Location: Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

Father: John Wemyss

Mother: Elizabeth Erskine

Spouse(s): Andrew Grey, Walter I

Children(s): Sir Gray, Lady Gray, Margaret First, Margaret Gray, Andrew Gray, Christian Gray, David Gray

The story of Lady Elizabeth Wemyss began in 1397 in Weymuss Castle, Fife, Scotland. Lady Elizabeth Wemyss married Andrew De Grey, Walter Ramsey I, and had children including Andrew Gray, Christian Gray, David Gray, Lady Janet Gray, Margaret De Gray First, Margaret Elizabeth Gray, Sir Patrick Gray. Lady Elizabeth Wemyss passed away in 1470 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of Lady Elizabeth Wemyss began in 1397 in Weymuss Castle, Fife, Scotland.
  • Lady Elizabeth Wemyss married Andrew De Grey, Walter Ramsey I, and had children including Andrew Gray, Christian Gray, David Gray, Lady Janet Gray, Margaret De Gray First, Margaret Elizabeth Gray, Sir Patrick Gray.
  • Lady Elizabeth Wemyss passed away in 1470 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Wemyss
1368–1428
Birth Location: Wemyss Hall, Cupar, Fife, Scotland
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Elizabeth Erskine
1372–1427
Birth Location: Rires, Fife, Scotland
EE

Spouses(s)

Andrew Grey
1390–1469
Birth Location: Foulis Easter, Broxmouth, Roxburghshire, Scotland
AG
Walter I
1390–
Birth Location: Colluthie, Fifeshire, Scotland
WI

Children(s)

Sir Gray
1420–1463
Birth Location: Broxmouth, Broxburn, East Lothian, Scotland
SG
Lady Gray
1378–1441
Birth Location: Broxmouth, Roxburghshire, Scotland
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Margaret First
1416–1466
Birth Location: Broxmouth, Roxburghshire, Scotland
MF
Margaret Gray
1416–1490
Birth Location: Perth, Perthshire, , Scotland
MG
Andrew Gray
1421–1466
Birth Location: Perth, Perthshire, , Scotland
AG
Christian Gray
1427–
Birth Location: Broxmouth, Roxburghshire, Scotland
CG
David Gray
1429–
Birth Location: Broxmouth, Roxburghshire, Scotland
DG

Lady Wemyss's Ancestors

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Lady Wemyss
1397–1470
Birth Place: Weymuss Castle, Fife, Scotland
Parents
John Leuchars Wemyss
1368–1428
Wemyss Hall, Cupar, Fife, Scotland
Elizabeth (Isabel) Erskine
1372–1427
Rires, Fife, Scotland
Grandparents
David (de) Wemyss
1319–1372
Leuchars, Fifeshire, Scotland
Margery Ramsay
1320–1386
Kirkton of Auchterhouse, Angusshire, Scotland
Patrick Graham
1335–1413
Kincardineshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Michael Wemyss
1293–1342
Henry Ramsay
1300–1341
Ella House
1302–1339
David Graham
1295–1373
Mrs. Graham
1298–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
David Wemyss
1260–1325
Annabel Sinclair
1270–1304
Robert Ramsay
1267–1350
Margory Ogilvy
1271–1357
John House
1280–1313
Lydia Sparling
1280–
David Graham
1274–1329
Isabella Erskine
1271–1298

Lady Wemyss's Descendants

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Lady (Elizabeth) Wemyss (1397–May 1470) m. Andrew (de) Grey (1390–Sep 1469) m. Walter (Ramsey) I (1390–)
  1. 1. Sir (Patrick) Gray 1420–1463 m. Annabella Forbes 1423–1497 m. Margaret Fleming 1418–1445
    1. 1. Andrew Gray 1446–1514 m. Janet (Mary) Keith 1445– m. Isabel Stewart 1460–1530 m. Margaeret Houston 1450–
      1. 1. Gilbert Gray 1480–1541 m. Egidia (Aegidia Giles) Mercer 1484–1543
        1. 1. Alice Gray 1520–1591 m. William (Thornton) Arnold 1520–1592
        2. 2. Marjory Gray 1500–
        3. 3. Elizabeth Gray 1502–
        4. 4. Locheil (de) Grey 1505–
        5. 5. Patrick Gray 1508–1583 m. Marion Ogilvy 1512–1569 m. Margaret Ker 1537–
        6. 6. Patrick (de) Grey 1508–1570 m. Marion Ogilvy 1512–1569
        7. 7. Jeanette Grey 1515–
        8. 8. Patrick Gray 1518–1583
        9. 9. Robert Gray 1518–1570 m. Marjorie Strachan 1484–1543 m. Marjorie Strachan 1522–
        10. 10. James Gray 1520–1595
        11. 11. Geilis Gray 1521– m. Alexander Whitelaw 1517– m. Alexander Gardin 1517–
        12. 12. Joan Collins 1530–1623 m. Thomas Benjamine 1520–1553 m. John (Pinney) Benjamin 1522–1565
      2. 2. Elizabeth Gray 1456–1529 m. John Lyon 1452–1510
      3. 3. William Gray 1462– m. Marion Fullerton 1465–
      4. 4. Isobel Gray 1465–1551 m. Alexander Stratoun 1460– m. James Scrymgeour 1455–1504 m. John Campbell 1483–1563
      5. 5. Patrick Gray 1466–1541 m. Janet Gordon 1474–1559
      6. 6. Janet Gray 1470–1524 m. John Charteris 1480–
      7. 7. Marjory GRAY 1474–
      8. 8. Frances Gray 1480–1514 m. William Gordon 1474–1514
      9. 9. Elizabeth Grey 1480–1528
      10. 10. Robert Gray 1483–1513
      11. 11. Andrew Gray 1488–1541 m. Dau (Scheves Heiress of) Sheves 1490–
      12. 12. Edward Gray 1490–
      13. 13. Elisabeth Gray 1490–
      14. 14. F. Gray 1490–
      15. 15. Jeanette Gray 1495–1539
      16. 16. F Gray 1500–1585
      17. 17. Marjory Gray 1500–1585 m. Thomas (De) Bishop 1480–1555 m. Robert Bishop 1500–1583
      18. 18. John Gray 1507–1586 m. Elizabeth Barclay 1512– m. Jonet Mathesoun 1511–
      19. 19. Elizabeth Gray –1530 m. John (Lyon) Lambe 1458–1495
      20. 20. William Gray –1585 m. William Gray 1505– m. Marion (de) Fullarton 1495–1575
    2. 2. Eleanor Gray 1445–1490
    3. 3. Elizabeth Gray 1449–
    4. 4. Annabelle Gray 1452–
    5. 5. Janet Gray 1454–1550 m. Thomas Fraser 1468–1524 m. Alexander Blair 1450–1509
  2. 2. Lady (Janet) Gray 1378–1441 m. Alexander Auchterhouse 1374–1421
  3. 3. Margaret (De Gray) First 1416–1466 m. William Murray –1459
  4. 4. Margaret (Elizabeth) Gray 1416–1490
  5. 5. Andrew Gray 1421–1466
  6. 6. Christian Gray 1427– m. James Crichton 1408–
  7. 7. David Gray 1429–

Lady Wemyss's Timeline

3 Records

1397
1397
Birth of Lady Elizabeth Wemyss in Weymuss Castle, Fife, Scotland
Weymuss Castle, Fife, Scotland
1470
15 May 1470
Age 73
Death of Lady Elizabeth Wemyss in Castle Foulis, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
Castle Foulis, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
1470
May 1470
Age 73
Burial of Lady Elizabeth Wemyss in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1397
    Event Place: Weymuss Castle, Fife, Scotland
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, \i FamilySearch\i0, accessed 16 Sep 2020), entry for Lady Elizabeth Wemyss, person ID LTN1-8C1.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 May 1470
    Event Place: Castle Foulis, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, \i FamilySearch\i0, accessed 16 Sep 2020), entry for Lady Elizabeth Wemyss, person ID LTN1-8C1.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: May 1470
    Event Place: Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, \i FamilySearch\i0, accessed 16 Sep 2020), entry for Lady Elizabeth Wemyss, person ID LTN1-8C1.
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