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Lady Helen Wemyss 1580–1629 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1580

Birth Location: Wemyss Castle, East Wemyss, Inverclyde, Rires, Fifeshire, Scotland

Death Date: 1629

Death Location: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Father: Rev Wemyss

Mother: Christian Jamesoune

Spouse(s): Walter Lettyr, Dr Lowe, Sir Lowe

Children(s): John Scotland

The story of Lady Helen Wemyss began in 1580 in Wemyss Castle, East Wemyss, Inverclyde, Rires, Fifeshire, Scotland. Lady Helen Wemyss married Dr Peter Lowe, Sir Peter Lowe, Walter Stirling Of Lettyr, and had children including John Sterling Burgess Of Scotland. Lady Helen Wemyss passed away in 1629 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of Lady Helen Wemyss began in 1580 in Wemyss Castle, East Wemyss, Inverclyde, Rires, Fifeshire, Scotland.
  • Lady Helen Wemyss married Dr Peter Lowe, Sir Peter Lowe, Walter Stirling Of Lettyr, and had children including John Sterling Burgess Of Scotland.
  • Lady Helen Wemyss passed away in 1629 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Rev Wemyss
1557–1615
Birth Location: Wemyss Castle, Fife, Schottland
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Christian Jamesoune
1561–1612
Birth Location: Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Walter Lettyr
1567–1656
Birth Location: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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Dr Lowe
1550–1610
Birth Location: Glasgow
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Sir Lowe
1575–1610
Birth Location: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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Children(s)

John Scotland
1614–1647
Birth Location: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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Lady Wemyss's Ancestors

Self
Lady Wemyss
1580–1629
Birth Place: Wemyss Castle, East Wemyss, Inverclyde, Rires, Fifeshire, Scotland
Parents
Rev David Wemyss
1557–1615
Wemyss Castle, Fife, Schottland
Christian Jamesoune
1561–1612
Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Grandparents
David (Wemyss I "With The Birken) Flowers"
1536–1595
Wemyss, Fife, Scotland
Lady (Cecilia Ruthven of) Wemyss
1540–1589
Ruthven Castle, Ruthven, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland.
William (Jameson) (Jamieson)
1540–1630
Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Agnes (Jamieson) Patterson
1545–1661
Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Sir ++
1513–1575
Margaret OTTERBURN
1517–1567
JOHN JAMERSON\JEMERSON\JAMESON\JAMIESON
1500–1569
MARGARET HILL
1490–1562
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Wemyss
1496–1544
Lady Lady
1492–1526

Lady Wemyss's Descendants

1.
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Lady (Helen) Wemyss (abt 1580–1629) m. Walter (Stirling of) Lettyr (25 Jun 1567–1656) m. Dr (Peter) Lowe (1550–1610) m. Sir (Peter) Lowe (abt 1575–1610)
  1. 1. John (Sterling, Burgess of) Scotland 1614–1647 m. Janet Neilson 1616–1648
    1. 1. William Sterling 1637–1719 m. Elizabeth Sawtelle 1638–1675 m. Mary Hubbard-Sawyer 1674–1720 m. Ann Nichols-Neale 1637–1705 m. Mary Blaidsdale-Stowers 1641–1681
      1. 1. Capt (Daniel) Sterling 1673–1747 m. Mary Marvin 1666–1744
        1. 1. John Starlin 1702–1790 m. Jane Ransom 1714–1802 m. Abigail Pratt 1702–1731

Lady Wemyss's Timeline

2 Records

1580
abt 1580
Birth of Lady Helen Wemyss in Wemyss Castle, East Wemyss, Inverclyde, Rires, Fifeshire, Scotland
Wemyss Castle, East Wemyss, Inverclyde, Rires, Fifeshire, Scotland
1629
1629
Age 49
Death of Lady Helen Wemyss in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1580
    Event Place: Wemyss Castle, East Wemyss, Inverclyde, Rires, Fifeshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1629
    Event Place: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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