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Sir John Lord Wemyss 19th GGF 1513–1571 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1513

Birth Location: Wemyss, Firth of Forth, Northern Scotland, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 25 January 1571

Death Location: Elcho Castle, Easter Elcho (South Bank of River Tay), Rhynd, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom

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Spouse(s): Margaret Tud

Children(s): Lord Darnley, Agnes Jackson, John Wemyss, Marjorie None, Mary Stuart, David Wemyss, Sir Wemyss, Marjorie None, Daughter Wemyss

In 1513, Sir John Lord Wemyss 19th GGF entered the world in Wemyss, Firth of Forth, Northern Scotland, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, born to David Wemyss And Margaret Scotland. Sir John Lord Wemyss 19th GGF married Margaret Douglas Countess Of Lennox Or Harbottle Baroness Of Ashwell Thorpe 4Th Countess Of Lennox Dtr Of Scottish Dowager Queenmnargaret Tud, and had children including Agnes Hillocks Jackson, Daughter Wemyss, David Of That Ilk Wemyss, Elizabeth Robert Janet Wemyss, John Wemyss, Lord Henry Stewart Lord Of Darnley, Marjorie, Mary Stuart, Sir David Wemyss. Sir John Lord Wemyss 19th GGF passed away in 1571 in Elcho Castle, Easter Elcho (South Bank of River Tay), Rhynd, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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  • In 1513, Sir John Lord Wemyss 19th GGF entered the world in Wemyss, Firth of Forth, Northern Scotland, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, born to David Wemyss And Margaret Scotland.
  • Sir John Lord Wemyss 19th GGF married Margaret Douglas Countess Of Lennox Or Harbottle Baroness Of Ashwell Thorpe 4Th Countess Of Lennox Dtr Of Scottish Dowager Queenmnargaret Tud, and had children including Agnes Hillocks Jackson, Daughter Wemyss, David Of That Ilk Wemyss, Elizabeth Robert Janet Wemyss, John Wemyss, Lord Henry Stewart Lord Of Darnley, Marjorie, Mary Stuart, Sir David Wemyss.
  • Sir John Lord Wemyss 19th GGF passed away in 1571 in Elcho Castle, Easter Elcho (South Bank of River Tay), Rhynd, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Sir GGF
1513–1571
Birth Place: Wemyss, Firth of Forth, Northern Scotland, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Sir GGF's Descendants

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Sir (John Lord Wemyss 19th) GGF (1513–25 January 1571) m. Margaret (Douglas Countess of Lennox or Harbottle, Baroness of Ashwell Thorpe, 4th countess of Lennox, dtr of Scottish Dowager QueenMNargaret) Tud (1515–1567)
  1. 1. Lord (Henry Stewart, Lord of) Darnley 1545–1567
  2. 2. Agnes (Hillocks) Jackson 1542–1593
  3. 3. John Wemyss 1538–1572
  4. 4. Marjorie 1535–1609
  5. 5. Mary Stuart 1542–1587
  6. 6. David (of that Ilk) Wemyss 1535–1556
  7. 7. Sir (David) Wemyss 1536–1596
  8. 8. Marjorie 1547–1593
  9. 9. Daughter Wemyss 1540–1593

Sir GGF's Timeline

7 Records

1512
Nov 1512
Birth of Sir John Lord Wemyss 19th GGF in Wemyss, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Wemyss, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
1513
1513
Birth of Sir John Lord Wemyss 19th GGF in Wemyss, Firth of Forth, Northern Scotland, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Wemyss, Firth of Forth, Northern Scotland, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
1513
1513
Birth of Sir John Lord Wemyss 19th GGF in Wemyss, Firth of Forth, Northern Scotland, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Wemyss, Firth of Forth, Northern Scotland, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
1558
21 February 1558
Age 45
Sir John Lord Wemyss 19th GGF was married in Wemyss, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Wemyss, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
1571
25 January 1571
Age 58
Death of Sir John Lord Wemyss 19th GGF in Elcho Castle, Easter Elcho (South Bank of River Tay), Rhynd, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
Elcho Castle, Easter Elcho (South Bank of River Tay), Rhynd, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
1575
13 Jan 1575
Age 62
Death of Sir John Lord Wemyss 19th GGF in Elcho Castle, Easter Elcho (South Bank of River Tay), Rhynd, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
Elcho Castle, Easter Elcho (South Bank of River Tay), Rhynd, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
1644
20 Apr 1644
Age 131
Sir John Lord Wemyss 19th GGF was baptized in Dunfermline,Fife,Scotland
Dunfermline,Fife,Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Nov 1512
    Event Place: Wemyss, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1513
    Event Place: Wemyss, Firth of Forth, Northern Scotland, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1513
    Event Place: Wemyss, Firth of Forth, Northern Scotland, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 20 Apr 1644
    Event Place: Dunfermline,Fife,Scotland
    Record Source: Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 21 February 1558
    Event Place: Wemyss, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Craig-fudy, Gloucestershire, England
    Record Source: UK, Extracted Probate Records, 1269-1975

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Coldingham
    Record Source: Burke’s Family Records (Indexed)

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Jan 1575
    Event Place: Elcho Castle, Easter Elcho (South Bank of River Tay), Rhynd, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] UK, Extracted Probate Records, 1269-1975
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 January 1571
    Event Place: Elcho Castle, Easter Elcho (South Bank of River Tay), Rhynd, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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