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Lady Margaret Wemyss 1535–1609 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1535

Birth Location: Perth, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 13 January 1609

Death Location: Cullerney Creych, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Father: Sir Wemyss

Mother: Lady Erskine

Spouse(s): Sir Cullerney

Children(s): David VIII, Beatrix Barclay, John Barclay, Margaret Barclay

Lady Margaret Wemyss was born in 1535 in Perth, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom, the child of Sir John Vii Wemyss Knight Of Wemyss Lord Of Wemyss 1St Earl Of Wemyss And Lady Margaret Erskine. Lady Margaret Wemyss married Sir David Barclay Ii Old Laird Of Cullerney, and had children including Beatrix Barclay, David L Barclay 7Th Laird Of Colairnie Viii, John Barclay, Margaret Barclay. Lady Margaret Wemyss passed away in 1609 in Cullerney Creych, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • Lady Margaret Wemyss was born in 1535 in Perth, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom, the child of Sir John Vii Wemyss Knight Of Wemyss Lord Of Wemyss 1St Earl Of Wemyss And Lady Margaret Erskine.
  • Lady Margaret Wemyss married Sir David Barclay Ii Old Laird Of Cullerney, and had children including Beatrix Barclay, David L Barclay 7Th Laird Of Colairnie Viii, John Barclay, Margaret Barclay.
  • Lady Margaret Wemyss passed away in 1609 in Cullerney Creych, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Lady Wemyss's Ancestors

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Lady Wemyss
1535–1609
Birth Place: Perth, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
Sir John VII Wemyss Knight of Wemyss, Lord of Wemyss, 1st Earl of Wemyss
1513–1571
Wemyss Hall, Cupar (Fife) Scotland
Lady (Margaret) Erskine
1515–1572
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Grandparents
Sir (David Laird of) Wemyss
1496–1544
Wemyss Hall, Cupar, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Lady (Katherine Kate) Sinclair
1492–1526
Wick, Caithness, Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom
John Erskine
1487–1555
Nisbet, Roxburghshire, Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom
Margaret Campbell
1485–1555
Lochow, Argyllshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Lady Wemyss's Descendants

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Lady (Margaret) Wemyss (1535–13 January 1609) m. Sir (David Barclay II, Old Laird of) Cullerney (1530–9 August 1587)
  1. 1. David (L. Barclay, 7th Laird of Colairnie) VIII 1557–1613 m. Helen Balfour 1561–1616
    1. 1. Lord (Francis David Barclay VIII, Knight of Collairnie 8th Lard of) Collairnie 1576–1657 m. Lady (Isabel Euphema) Leslie 1590–1625
      1. 1. Sir (Robert Bruce Barclay, Burger, Member of Scottish) Parliament 1619–1681 m. Margaret (Lady de Bruce) (Walker) 1621–1681
        1. 1. Isabella (Maxwell) Barclay 1636–1705 m. Rev. (George Walker,) DD.MA 1635–1690
  2. 2. Beatrix Barclay 1560–1587
  3. 3. John Barclay 1561–1601
  4. 4. Margaret Barclay 1562–1587

Lady Wemyss's Timeline

2 Records

1535
1535
Birth of Lady Margaret Wemyss in Perth, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
Perth, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
1609
13 January 1609
Age 74
Death of Lady Margaret Wemyss in Cullerney Creych, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Cullerney Creych, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1535
    Event Place: Perth, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 January 1609
    Event Place: Cullerney Creych, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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