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Sir James Wemyss 1641–1715 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Jan 1641

Birth Location: Burntisland, Fife, Scotland

Death Date: 12 Nov 1715

Death Location: Preston, Lancashire, England

Father: David Wemyss

Mother: Anna Balfour

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The story of Sir James Wemyss began in 1641 in Burntisland, Fife, Scotland. Sir James Wemyss passed away in 1715 in Preston, Lancashire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Sir James Wemyss began in 1641 in Burntisland, Fife, Scotland.
  • Sir James Wemyss passed away in 1715 in Preston, Lancashire, England.

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Sir Wemyss's Ancestors

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Sir Wemyss
1641–1715
Birth Place: Burntisland, Fife, Scotland
Parents
David Wemyss* 2nd Earl of Wemyss
1610–1679
Wemyss Castle, Firth Of Forth, Fife, Scotland.
Anna Balfour
1611–1649
Burleigh, Kinross-shire, Scotland
Grandparents
John (Earl of Wemyss) Wemyss
1586–1649
Wemyss Castle, East Wemyss, Inverclyde, Rires, Fifeshire, Scotland
Jane ("Jean") Gray
1589–1640
Grey House, Angus, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Sir (Robert Arnot Lord 2nd Baron of Burleigh) Balfour
1574–1663
Newton Star, Fife, Arnot, Midlothian, Scotland,
Margaret, (Baroness Balfour of Burleigh) Balfour
1585–1639
Burleigh, Kinross-shire, , Scotland
Great-Grandparents
John Wemyss
1557–1624
Mary Stewart
1565–1622
Robert Arnot
1551–1640
Margaret Averie
1555–1640
Sir Balfour
1555–1619
Dame Balfour
1559–1625
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir WEMYSS
1513–1571
Margaret Otterburn
1515–1567
Robert Arnott
1508–1765
Euphamie Abercrombie
1499–1580

Sir Wemyss's Timeline

2 Records

1641
Jan 1641
Birth of Sir James Wemyss in Burntisland, Fife, Scotland
Burntisland, Fife, Scotland
1715
12 Nov 1715
Age 74
Death of Sir James Wemyss in Preston, Lancashire, England
Preston, Lancashire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Jan 1641
    Event Place: Burntisland, Fife, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Nov 1715
    Event Place: Preston, Lancashire, England

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