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William Wemyss 1796–1859 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20/10/1796

Birth Location: West Wemyss Fife Scotland

Death Date: 1859

Death Location: Scotland

Father: John Whymss

Mother: Rebecca Anderson

Spouse(s):

Children(s):

William Wemyss was born in 1796 in West Wemyss Fife Scotland, the child of John Whymss And Rebecca Anderson. William Wemyss passed away in 1859 in Scotland.

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Biography

  • William Wemyss was born in 1796 in West Wemyss Fife Scotland, the child of John Whymss And Rebecca Anderson.
  • William Wemyss passed away in 1859 in Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Whymss
1728–
Birth Location: West Wemyss Fife Scotland
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Rebecca Anderson
1743–1777
Birth Location: Tranent, East Lothian, , Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Wemyss's Ancestors

Self
William Wemyss
1796–1859
Birth Place: West Wemyss Fife Scotland
Parents
John Whymss
1728–
West Wemyss Fife Scotland
Rebecca Anderson
1743–1777
Tranent, East Lothian, , Scotland
Grandparents
John Henderson
1697–1766
Fordell Manor, Dunfermline, Co Fife, Scotland
Janet Wood
1706–
Tranent, East Lothian, , Scotland
Great-Grandparents
William Henderson
1676–1755
Margaret Bruce
1679–1759
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Bruce
1664–1725
Mary Christian
1665–1725

William Wemyss's Timeline

2 Records

1796
20/10/1796
Birth of William Wemyss in West Wemyss Fife Scotland
West Wemyss Fife Scotland
1859
1859
Age 63
Death of William Wemyss in Scotland
Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20101796
    Event Place: West Wemyss Fife Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1859
    Event Place: Scotland
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