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Lord John Wemyss 1513–1571 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1513

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

Death Date: 25 January 1571

Death Location: Elcho Castle, Elcho, South Bank of River Tay, Scotland, United Kingdom

Father: David Wemyss

Mother: Katherine Sinclair

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In 1513, Lord John Wemyss entered the world in Rhynd, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom, born to David Wemyss And Katherine Sinclair. Lord John Wemyss passed away in 1571 in Elcho Castle, Elcho, South Bank of River Tay, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • In 1513, Lord John Wemyss entered the world in Rhynd, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom, born to David Wemyss And Katherine Sinclair.
  • Lord John Wemyss passed away in 1571 in Elcho Castle, Elcho, South Bank of River Tay, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Lord Wemyss's Ancestors

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Lord Wemyss
1513–1571
Birth Place: Rhynd, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
David Wemyss
1494–1544
Wemyss Hall, Cupar, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Katherine Sinclair
1492–1526
Caithnessshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Lord (David Wemyss Sr. II) Knight
1470–1513
Wemyss Hall, Cupar, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Lady (Euphemia) Sinclair
1482–1511
Cupar, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lord Wemyss's Timeline

2 Records

1513
1513
Birth of Lord John Wemyss in Rhynd, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
Rhynd, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
1571
25 January 1571
Age 58
Death of Lord John Wemyss in Elcho Castle, Elcho, South Bank of River Tay, Scotland, United Kingdom
Elcho Castle, Elcho, South Bank of River Tay, Scotland, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1513
    Event Place: Rhynd, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 January 1571
    Event Place: Elcho Castle, Elcho, South Bank of River Tay, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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