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Peter Wemyss 1806–1872 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: ABT 1806

Birth Location: South Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Death Date: 1872

Death Location: Tynemouth, Northumberland

Father: Robert Weymss

Mother: Christina Sharp

Spouse(s):

Children(s):

The story of Peter Wemyss began in 1806 in South Leith, Midlothian, Scotland. Peter Wemyss passed away in 1872 in Tynemouth, Northumberland.

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Biography

  • The story of Peter Wemyss began in 1806 in South Leith, Midlothian, Scotland.
  • Peter Wemyss passed away in 1872 in Tynemouth, Northumberland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Robert Weymss
1773–1810
Birth Location: West Wemyss Fife Scotland
RW
Christina Sharp
1769–
Birth Location: Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland
CS

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Peter Wemyss's Ancestors

Self
Peter Wemyss
1806–1872
Birth Place: South Leith, Midlothian, Scotland
Parents
Robert Weymss
1773–1810
West Wemyss Fife Scotland
Christina Sharp
1769–
Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Grandparents
John Whymss
1728–
West Wemyss Fife Scotland
Rebecca Anderson
1743–1777
Tranent, East Lothian, , Scotland
Great-Grandparents
John Henderson
1697–1766
Janet Wood
1706–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Henderson
1676–1755
Margaret Bruce
1679–1759

Peter Wemyss's Timeline

2 Records

1806
ABT 1806
Birth of Peter Wemyss in South Leith, Midlothian, Scotland
South Leith, Midlothian, Scotland
1872
1872
Age 66
Death of Peter Wemyss in Tynemouth, Northumberland
Tynemouth, Northumberland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: ABT 1806
    Event Place: South Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1872
    Event Place: Tynemouth, Northumberland
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